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.
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.
Each Tyber Kat is signed, dated & numbered and comes with a certificate of authenticity and irresistible `purrsonality' all it's own.
As an added service to our collectors we are always pleased to accept commissioned portrait orders. These are scultped & painted from client's photos & provide an excellent means of forever immortalizing their beloved cat. Real whiskers (shed naturally) from our live cats, & those of friends, relatives, customers and cat shelters are collected and used for Portrait Katz.
We welcome you to our fantasy world of `Katz' where quality, exclusivity & satisfaction are absolutely guaranteed. Let us help you begin your own private collection today.
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.
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