Sylvia Toy

I am a lifelong artist.

I am listed in the African American Visual Artists Database. (http://aavad.com/artistbibliog.cfm?id=7820).

I was a professional actor and playwright for 17 years.
I founded Jump! Theatre Company in 2005.
I have been a performance artist for 22 years.

I never go out the door without a video camera.

I make performance art movies.

It is better to travel well than arrive. (Buddha)

I wish that I had not only figured that out, but also said it first. Never mind - at least I figured it out. Finally. This past week, my journey was very rocky and I was really angry about it. At my father of all people, who not only has been dead since 1998, but had Alzheimer’s since 1983.

That’s right, last week I was mad at a man whose hangups have been gone for 30 years. Please spell my name right when you quote me: “When your parents die, so do the hangups that made them fuck up your childhood.” Think about that!

Google search ‘mad at my father’: About 115,000,000 results (0.29 seconds) 

Me & Lucy At Work …

and making progress. I had to go back to Britex today for more FabricTac and was about to check out when padded bra insets caught my eye. Lucy’s tush! While her pectoral and abdominal muscle groups dry, I will work on her quadriceps, gluteal muscle group…

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Artist’s Life 101: Overwhelmed
It is so interesting, isn’t it, how issues, conflicts, & or decisions pertaining to areas of your…View Post

Artist’s Life 101: Overwhelmed

It is so interesting, isn’t it, how issues, conflicts, & or decisions pertaining to areas of your…

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Lucy’s legs skin is here - back to work
“10 Things Cavemen Did That We Should Still Do Today”: It makes me smile & makes me think.
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Lucy’s legs skin is here - back to work

“10 Things Cavemen Did That We Should Still Do Today”: It makes me smile & makes me think.

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Sad Brick Ant Farm: Sky from Sylvia Toy on Vimeo.

I have nothing to say about this video except thanks, Universe for this beautiful little city block of wildness. Outdoor footage shot at Sue Biermann Park in San Francisco, CA