Very Fat Lion
5″x5″ acrylic, 2010. I don’t actually buy that many stuffed animals, but every once in awhile a truly special beast will make its presence known to me and I just have to have it. Such was the case last week as my husband, daughter and I wandered around our local Job Lot in search [...]
James
8″x10″ acrylic, 2010. James is undoubtedly the most media-savy stuffed robot you will ever meet. He presides over Lisa’s coffee table while she blogs with wit and charm about social media and modern entrepeneurial issues. About 12 inches tall and made from red cable-knit yarn, James scares Lisa’s guests by being [...]
Bunny Rabbit
8″x10″ acrylic, 2010. A million thanks to Melissa at www.suburbanbliss.com for hosting the custom toy portrait giveaway that resulted in this painting! There were an amazing 448 comments/entries, and almost all of them wrote a brief description of a quirky, beloved toy that deserves to be imortalized. I wish I could [...]
Gwen’s Doll
8″x10″ acrylic, 2010. I was so happy to make this painting for little Gwen, daughter of our good friend Bob. She is just enough ahead of our Sonja in age that Bob has been passing down some pretty hefty essentials to us as the kids have grown! In fact when I [...]
Original, Affordable Works of Art by Jennifer Maher
A painting of a favorite toy makes a unique, enduring gift for the child in your life (or yourself!)

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