Storytime Collection

Introduction

The Storytime Collection is catching on as a popular collectible. Collectors are excited about the creativity and afordablity of the Disney figurines. This website seeks to be provide detail information on the Storytime Collection, the artist Robert Olszewski, and his related Disney works.

The Concept

Robert Olszewski has been given the rights to make figurines from 9 Disney stories. The 9 stories are Snow White, Pinocchio, Bambi, Peter Pan, Cinderella, Dumbo, Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and the Beast. He will make figurines telling the story from beginning to end. Bob will make a maxium of 4 figurines from each story each year.

Olszewski Studios will keep the edition size low, between 2000 to 3500, price between $45 and $195, and the number of authorized dealers low. To find a dealer, check the complete Dealers List.

The Collection

Robert Olszewski introduced the Storytime Collection to the collectible world at the International Collectibles Exposition at Rosemont, Illinois in July 2000. He introduced 10 Disney miniature figurines ,a set of figurines from Goldilocks, and a set from Hansel and Gretel. The first miniature figurines arrived at the retail stores in October 2000. More pieces have come out in 2001 and 2002. The above figurine, Time to Wash, won the 2002 Figurine of the Year for Olszewski. Two cameo sold out in 2002, It's a Pixie from Peter Pan and Fireside Thoughts from Winnie the Pooh. Click here to see the list of Storytime figurines.

Latest News

Olszewski Studios had a great event at Disneyland, where he introduced Sleeping Beauty Castle, the first piece in the Disneyland Main Street USA collection. The piece sold out immediately. This collection is a Disneyland exclusive. Click here is see the latest news.

History

Robert Olszewski has been making miniature figurines since 1978. He was the premier artist for the Goebel Miniature Studios in the 80's and early 90's. Robert started his own Studio in 1994 and began the Storytime Collection in 2000. Click here to see the full biography of Robert Olszewski.

Robert begins the design of the miniature sculpture in wax. He then makes a master mode in sterling, from which all the production modes are made. Each figurine is cast in the production modes and hand painted. Click here to get a detail description of the making of a Olszewski miniature.

Robert Olszewski work can be divided into 4 parts, pre-Goebel, Goebel, Olszewski Studios, and Storytime. Robert created small edition size miniatures before he joined Goebel in 1979. None of them consists of Disney subjects, so they will not be chronicled here.

Between 1979 and 1994, Robert made many figurines for Goebel, about 30% of which are Disney. They are listed under Goebel Disney. It is interested to note that while at Goebel Miniature Studios, he created the WDCC Dress for Cinderelly and designed the first miniature for Disneyana Convention in 1994. He left before completing the Mickey Self Portrait, so another Goebel artist finished it.

Between 1994 and 2000, Robert evolved his craft. He perfected the use pewter instead of bronze to make his figurines. Robert learned to use different shades of white to create a western effect or a porcelain effect. So now he can paint pewter and resin to look like porcelain. He evolved his cameo concept that became the Storytime Collection and theater concept that became the Disneyana Convention miniature. Click here to see his the Olszewski Studios Disney Jewelry Boxes.

In this same period Olszewski made miniature figurines for Disney's Enchanted Places collection.

The final step was to find a factory in China to make the Storytime figurines. He found a good one in 2000. This lower the average price of his figurines from $800 to $100. High quality and low cost are what he is offering in the Storytime Collection.

In December 2002, Olszewski introduced the Disneyland Main Street USA collecton.

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