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    TOY STORY

    Oct 24, 2019 4 minutes
    Words Heather Dixon |
    Photographs Mark Bolton

    isitors to toy-maker Manda McGrory’s V coastal studio shouldn’t be surprised if she answers the door with a full-size swan tucked under her arm. Not a real-life, hissing, spitting variety, but a soft and cuddly version that epitomises Manda’s world of nature-inspired make-believe.

    From her tiny self-built cabin at her home on the Isle of Wight, Manda absorbs herself in the art of soft-toy creations that include everything from Christmas reindeer wrapped in scarves, to foxes, rabbits and badgers fully clothed for a wintry windswept day on the beach. Her compact work space is

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