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| "We are pleased to inform you that your fishes have reached here in good condition and obtained a high reputation among our customers because they are so beautiful....... " Niki Tiki ,Tokyo "Congratulations on making such a perfectly beautiful
salmon with such elegance and character. I could not be more thrilled
with it...." "I am thrilled to bits with the seal ! He is wonderful
- such a cheeky, inquisitive look. I feel any minute he's going to
follow me across the room - so full of life. He will be a treasured
possession...........”
Seal in Beechwood "It is difficult not to talk in superlatives about
your fish. Long may they continue....."
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"Snake is utterly beautiful.... maybe I shall wear him round my neck when I go to Oxford......he will be the pride of the collection......."Iona Opie. "you our so nace for mikin the toy fish. Thankeyuo
for the toy fish. you our clever for mikin the toy fish and it must
have tock a hoaer to micke......." "Thank you very much for my beautiful seal, which
arrived safely today and has caused much jealousy around the office....."
"I decided to give the fish to my son as a Christmas
present. I would like you to know that this has made me the most
popular mother in the United Kingdom, if not the Western World....." "I would normally hesitate to describe anyone as a genius but I think that in the field of wooden toys Jeff Soan is such a being. He has looked anew at an established simple toymaking technique, available to any one who cared to think about it and done wonderful, beautiful things with it, stretching it to new limits with great sensitivity. He seems borne along like a surfer in full flow, skillfully extracting every bit of creative energy from his wave of 'wobbly wood'..."John Gould |
"The sea otter is the best thing I've ever seen".............Katie, 8½
"I was actually in search of a new sofa and ended
up buying the octopus and the full sized crocodile. It's not very
comfortable but very much more interesting..... "
"The Mermaid I ordered as a wedding present arrived
safely. When we opened the box and saw the wonderful flow of her
douglas fir hair, the beautiful shape of her body complete with
rubber nipples and elegantly curving tail we knew we couldn't part
with her! So here she stays and our friends get champagne instead........."
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Winged
Mermaid