ART & DESIGN

PHOTO ESSAY

Vinyl Fantasy

A showcase of designer toys

By Pedro Mendes | Photographs by Steve Carty

May 11, 2005

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TreeDweller, Nathan Jurevicius, Australia (2004).

ScaryGirl, the title and subject of Aussie illustrator Nathan Jurevicius’s toy line, is a misshapen orphan searching for the truth about her parents. In her travels, she meets various shady and mysterious characters, including the two-faced lady of the forest, TreeDweller (pictured). Despite her wise and benevolent appearance, TreeDweller lures lost souls into the forest and feeds their brains to hungry trees.