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The Toyroom Online


Emergence by Justin Lovato

It’s been awhile since The Toyroom Gallery shut its doors on Sacramento’s K-Street Mall. But that hasn’t stopped Craig Maclaine.

Still showcasing (and selling) incredible work, the Toyroom Gallery online has prints from Shepard Fairey, Dave Kinsey, Justin Lovato, Bask, Jeff Boyes, David Choe  . . .  Just click over for new arrivals.


Regeneration by Dave Kinsey

Students: sell your wares or start an art collection  . . .


‘Sarah’ by Annie Purpura, silver gelatin print

The brain child of Vincent de Sarthe, CollegeArtOnline is a one stop source for starting a reasonably-priced art collection.

Featuring work by recent college grads or professors (only these two groups can sell at the site) – CollegeArtOnline can be a career launching pad or cultured resource for a lonely wall. Drop by, see what catches your fancy/matches your credenza.


‘No, I Don’t Even Know Your Name’ by Josh Bernstein, india ink & digital print


‘29’ by Becca Ahlf, digital photography

Found via Nylon, August 2009

Not Ben Franklin


Photographic Quaker Oats advertisement, 1897

I always thought the Quaker Oats guy was Benjamin Franklin.

He actually started as a printer’s cut – clip art, in today’s terms – that was selected to go on the Oats packaging to show ‘purity.’ Quakers always looked pure, let’s sell some oats with that in mind.

Benjamin Franklin was really smart, not quite pure though.


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