along with the other beautiful wooden toys i've shared recently, i've also had the pleasure and honor of collecting through the years a few things from master woodworker, bill bluhm, of heartwood arts. a waldorf father himself, he is a gifted artist in the truest sense of the word. here are a few of our cherished heartwood arts toys (you can see which ones are older and more 'loved', as the wood has aged and turned a bit darker and richer in color)...
big kingdom castle set
king and queen
gnome home
mamas, papas and children
bridge
to honor the work of this amazing artist and in appreciation for all beautifully handmade, lovingly created, waldorf toys...i've started a new little flickr group i'm calling 'waldorf play' (as a companion to my 'waldorf home' and 'waldorf festivals' flickr groups). please come and join me there and share photos of your treasured waldorf toys with us!
yours in celebration of the beauty of waldorf toys,
shelley
Shelly
ReplyDeleteYour wooden toys are beautiful!!
Thanks for posting these pictures! You do have the most beautiful toys. I actually called Bill Bluhm a few weeks ago to order some of these lovely pieces, what a really nice man. I love your collection!
ReplyDeleteMy son will be receiving a Bill Bluhm gnome home for Christmas that I purchased from Nova. I know he will love it. I bought him the ostheimer bridge set to go with, but that is a great bridge you have here.
ReplyDeleteYou are truly the queen of beautiful toys!
ReplyDeletesuch beautiful work made with so much love
ReplyDeletehope you had a wonderful holiday with your family shelley!♥