We are pleased to introduce you to Tyber Katz. Tyber Katz are museum quality skillfully made wooden art dolls, produced in small, signed & numbered limited editions by Oregon artists, Peter & Patricia Tyber. Destined to become cherished heirlooms, these beautiful, sensitive dolls are finding a niche among ever increasing numbers of cat lovers and doll collectors worldwide.
Each Kat's head & paws are expertly carved from solid blocks of Lindenwood by Peter Tyber. They are then intricately handpainted (including the captivating eyes which appear to be glass) by his wife, Patricia. Thus no two are exactly alike. After a protective coating, the parts are joined to a stuffed muslin body. The lifelike finishing touch is the long abundant, individually inserted, horsehair whiskers.Each Tyber Kat is signed, dated & numbered and comes with a certificate of authenticity and irresistible `purrsonality' all it's own.
As well as being a perennial favorite in art galleries & boutiques across
the U.S. & abroad, Tyber Katz received the 1990 Niche Award for Excellence
in American Crafts. They have been featured in `Country Living', `Cat Fancy',
`Collectors Showcase', and `Dolls', `Country Folk Art', and `Pocketbook
on Cat', a Japanese magazine. `Catmopolitan', the 1988 bestseller
parody by Ilene Hochberg showcased a Les Chats Tyber Family and `The Santa
Doll Book' in 1991 by Ann Bahar featured the Tyber's sold out edition of
Father Kristmas & The Santa Klaws Kat from the Fat Kat Collection. `Cat
Collectibles' by Pauline Flick, Quintet Publishers 1993, London, England
featured Fat Kat & a Prairie Group as highly collectible museum pieces.
`Storybook Dolls' by Ann Bahar will include Puss N' Boots and the new
edtion The Cat & the Fiddle.
In 1998 Enesco Corp. introduced a line of finely sculptured felines carved by
Peter Tyber, Limited to one year of production (1998)called "TYBER CATS".
In 1999 United Design introduces three new Tyber Katz Lines of Cat Collectibles:
"TALLTAILZ"; "GRINSKI BOXES "and "TEAPOT CATZ".
Singingtree Farms of Montana releases a wonderful version of our Newborn Kitten
Doll.
Sculpting & carving in a wide variety of mediums had always
been an exciting & enjoyable adventure for Peter Tyber. He had a natural
talent for it that was always encouraged form an early age. Pat likewise had
excelled in drawing and painting & by the time they met they had already
developed their own unique but complimentary styles.At that time Peter sculpted
unusual abstract sculptures & Pat painted big & bold abstracts. In 1983
Peter was carving wooden bird sculptures & Pat was taking commissions for
cat portraits. Pat suggested that Peter try carving a wooden cat head &
paws for a doll, as a Christmas present for a niece or nephew. Pat painted the
parts and sewed up a muslin body for it, stuffed it, made some overalls &
shirt for him & they both became so attached to him they couldn't possibly
give him away. A year later they made up eight to sell and found that the public
also found them irrestible, the Katz were in demand & the rest, as they
say, is history.
A List of Editions Handmade by Tyber Katz
From 1983-2003 All dolls were hand signed with a date
and numbered on the base of the neck.
Here are links to
Pricelist 1 for Pricelist
2 some Pricelist
3 of the editions. Slide show of Tyber Katz Below:
ALL Dolls & IMAGES
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