Robert Hurlburt

Toymaker Santa

Keepsake Artist Robert Hurlburt left a family tradition of working in the industrial trades to do something creative. What Robert brought with him from that background is the technical eye he uses to scrutinize each of his creations.

Robert Hurlburt

Description

24th in the series.

Toymaker Santa loves hi-tech toys, and this year he's testing out a new gift delivery system with a drone! This playful Christmas tree ornament features the jolly old elf taking his creation for a spin around the toy factory.

  • Artist: Robert Hurlburt
  • Released: 2023 (Ornament Premiere)
  • Retail Price: $19.99 USA/$25.99 CAN
  • Material(s): plastic
  • Dimensions: 2.14" w. x 5.07" h. x 2.2" d.
  • SKU: QXR8047
  • Produced in: Sri Lanka
  • Production Date(s): 

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24th in the series.
Toymaker Santa loves hi-tech toys, and this year he's testing out a new gift delivery system with a drone! This playful Christmas tree ornament features the jolly old elf taking his creation for a spin around the toy factory.

  • Artist: Robert Hurlburt
  • Released: 2023 (Ornament Premiere)
  • Retail Price: $19.99 USA/$25.99 CAN
  • Material(s): plastic
  • Dimensions: 2.14" w. x 5.07" h. x 2.2" d.
  • SKU: QXR8047
  • Produced in: Sri Lanka
  • Production Date(s): 

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2023-07-25T23:42:50-06:00July 14th, 2023|
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The Artist at Work

Every artist in the Keepsake studio was involved in creating The Artist at Work. Each one added his or her own personal creative touch!

Keepsake Artist Contributions

Design concept – Tom Best
Art direction – Anita Marra Rogers

Base, desk, and table structure – Robert Hurlburt
Design on side of desk – Tom Best
Design around edge of base – Allie Robillard

Santa – Tracy Larsen

Mary’s Angel (in Santa’s hand) – Jake Angell

On desk:

Nellco clock – Nello Williams
Bird (cardinal) – Emma Leturgez-Smith
Santa mug – Tammy Haddix
Plate of goodies – Sharon Visker
Playful Penguin – Kristina Gaughran
Snowtop Lodge ornament – Joanne Wright
Toy train – Orville Wilson
Toy car – Rodney Gentry
Cookie Cutter Mouse (on back) – Nina Aubé

Sketches on drawing table:

Gnome for Christmas – Gregor Benedetti (SNEAK PEEK)
Rocking Horse Memories – Matt Johnson (SNEAK PEEK)
Noble Nutcracker (Snowfall Prince) – Terri Steiger

On floor:

Puppy with red bow – Anita Marra Rogers
A Pony for Christmas – Debra Nielsen

Description

Santa Claus is a very busy man, designing special gifts for all the nice girls and boys on his list. Delight in his personal workspace with this incredible Christmas tree ornament. Every artist in the Keepsake Studio was involved in creating the handsome piece, crafting each element with his or her own personal creative touch. Intricate detailing in the desk, toys and pieces resembling beloved Keepsake Ornament designs makes this decoration perfect for celebrating 50 years of Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments.

  • Artist: See Keepsake Artist Contributions
  • Released: 2023 (Ornament Premiere)
  • Retail Price: $49.99 USA/$69.99 CAN
  • Material(s): plastic
  • Dimensions: 3.5" w. x 4.76" h. x 3.37" d.
  • SKU: QGO2827
  • Produced in: Sri Lanka
  • Production Date(s): 

A ho-ho-whole lot of help
Read how every artist in the Keepsake Village contributed to this year’s Santa’s Workbench studio ornament.

As part of our big 50th anniversary celebration, the Keepsake Village has been hard at work collaborating to create a very special studio ornament depicting Santa’s Workbench, shown above.

As you know, these studio-created ornaments are a team effort. With the merging of so many details and artistic styles, along with the number of design decisions to be made, these studio pieces take time to develop. This one, for example, was started in July of 2021 when Tom Best created the initial concept.

Anita Marra Rogers, the lead artist for the piece, was responsible for taking the idea and determining which elements would be designed by which artist based on their specialties.

“Each artist in the Keepsake Studio had a part in it, so I wanted to make sure a little of everyone’s personality or styling came through,” she tells us. From traditional sculptors to artists who create computer renderings, Anita wanted to bring together all the aspects of the studio.

Hearing her talk about the process might make your head spin. But, thankfully, she had Art Director Kurt Gaulke to help determine how each part of the ornament’s intricate design could work together in harmony.

“After the concept was chosen,” Anita says, “Robert Hurlburt crafted the structure of the whole thing, and Tracy Larsen was assigned to sculpt Santa in the same styling he has used for past club-exclusive ornaments.”

Tom Best chimed in to say that “the basic idea of Santa at his workshop drafting table came from Kurt, our art director, along with Jim Tronoski.”

And if you’re thinking the idea seems like the perfect fit for a 50th anniversary piece, you’d be right. The assortment of toys and ornaments displayed across his desk were all meticulously designed by artists throughout the studio.

“Every item at his drafting table is a nod to past ornaments throughout Keepsake Ornament history,” Tom adds.

While discussing this undertaking, Anita let us in on a sneak peek you won’t want to miss

“On top of Santa’s desk, you’ll find some drawings he’s been working on for future products,” she says.

That’s right. You won’t just have an amazing ornament created by the entire Keepsake Studio, you’ll also get a glimpse of ornaments yet to come.

“A true labor of love.” For Keeps 22 Spring 2023: 7.

NOTES:

  • Issued in celebration of Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments 50th Anniversary.
  • Little Puppy Love is Anabella, a friend of Anita’s.

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Santa Claus is a very busy man, designing special gifts for all the nice girls and boys on his list. Delight in his personal workspace with this incredible Christmas tree ornament. Every artist in the Keepsake Studio was involved in creating the handsome piece, crafting each element with his or her own personal creative touch. Intricate detailing in the desk, toys and pieces resembling beloved Keepsake Ornament designs makes this decoration perfect for celebrating 50 years of Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments.

A ho-ho-whole lot of help
Read how every artist in the Keepsake Village contributed to this year’s Santa’s Workbench studio ornament.

As part of our big 50th anniversary celebration, the Keepsake Village has been hard at work collaborating to create a very special studio ornament depicting Santa’s Workbench, shown above.

As you know, these studio-created ornaments are a team effort. With the merging of so many details and artistic styles, along with the number of design decisions to be made, these studio pieces take time to develop. This one, for example, was started in July of 2021 when Tom Best created the initial concept.

Anita Marra Rogers, the lead artist for the piece, was responsible for taking the idea and determining which elements would be designed by which artist based on their specialties.

“Each artist in the Keepsake Studio had a part in it, so I wanted to make sure a little of everyone’s personality or styling came through,” she tells us. From traditional sculptors to artists who create computer renderings, Anita wanted to bring together all the aspects of the studio.

Hearing her talk about the process might make your head spin. But, thankfully, she had Art Director Kurt Gaulke to help determine how each part of the ornament’s intricate design could work together in harmony.

“After the concept was chosen,” Anita says, “Robert Hurlburt crafted the structure of the whole thing, and Tracy Larsen was assigned to sculpt Santa in the same styling he has used for past club-exclusive ornaments.”

Tom Best chimed in to say that “the basic idea of Santa at his workshop drafting table came from Kurt, our art director, along with Jim Tronoski.”

And if you’re thinking the idea seems like the perfect fit for a 50th anniversary piece, you’d be right. The assortment of toys and ornaments displayed across his desk were all meticulously designed by artists throughout the studio.

“Every item at his drafting table is a nod to past ornaments throughout Keepsake Ornament history,” Tom adds.

While discussing this undertaking, Anita let us in on a sneak peek you won’t want to miss

“On top of Santa’s desk, you’ll find some drawings he’s been working on for future products,” she says.

That’s right. You won’t just have an amazing ornament created by the entire Keepsake Studio, you’ll also get a glimpse of ornaments yet to come.

“A true labor of love.” For Keeps 22 Spring 2023: 7.

NOTES:

  • Issued in celebration of Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments 50th Anniversary.
  • Little Puppy Love is Anabella, a friend of Anita’s.

  • Artist: See Keepsake Artist Contributions
  • Released: 2023 (Ornament Premiere)
  • Retail Price: $49.99 USA/$69.99 CAN
  • Material(s): plastic
  • Dimensions: 3.5" w. x 4.76" h. x 3.37" d.
  • SKU: QGO2827
  • Produced in: Sri Lanka
  • Production Date(s): 

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2023-07-24T11:13:09-06:00July 14th, 2023|
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Announcement: Artists Retirement

Celebrate Our Keepsake Village

Here in the Keepsake Village, we’re all about celebrating milestones and memories, and now we’re celebrating some of our dear friends and colleagues.

Keepsake Ornament Artists Joanne Wright, Robert Hurlburt, Tracy Larsen, Anita Marra Rogers, Rodney Gentry and Nina Aubé each has announced their retirement. Collectively, these six artists have a combined 238 years of service, knowledge and expertise at Hallmark. We’re very thankful for the artists’ years of creative work-just as we’re thankful for the great enthusiasm with which it’s been met by our Keepsake fans and consumers.

This isn’t an ending; it’s the beginning of an exciting next chapter. Our retiring artists will have more time with family, more time to travel, more time to pursue the directions that their creative minds always have led them in. And we’ve not seen the last of them! All are invited to continue contributing along with the larger Keepsake Artist community by creating exciting new content, including fan-favorite series and characters. Likewise, we in the Keepsake Village look forward to the next 50 years as we continue to infuse the studio with new talent, artistry and innovation that we can’t wait to share with all of you!

Retiring Artists

“Celebrate Our Keepsake Village.” For Keeps 22 Summer 2023: 8.

2023-05-31T17:39:28-06:00May 26th, 2023|
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1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1

A Keepsake is much more than an ornament. It’s a little work of art, created by a real person with a real passion to tell a big story. From the people and things you love, to memories of the past, to the anticipation of something new.

Your Keepsake honors and celebrates everything that makes the holidays special–joy, togetherness, family, and friends.

When you hang a Keepsake, you’re hanging the story of you. Happy hanging!

Description

33rd in the series.

Add a classic to your tree and relive the days of rumbling muscle cars. This 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 features details like split hood scoops and a fastback roofline with wheels that turn. Die-cast metal car is painted in the classic Medium Green Irid body color with black stripe accents. Year-dated 2023 on rear license plate, this classic is sure to stand out on the tree!

  • Artist: Robert Hurlburt
  • Released: 2023 (Ornament Premiere)
  • Retail Price: $21.99 USA/$27.99 CAN
  • Material(s): die-cast metal
  • Dimensions: 1.56" w. x 1" h. x 4" d.
  • SKU: QXR8157
  • Produced in: Vietnam
  • Production Date(s): 

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33rd in the series.
Add a classic to your tree and relive the days of rumbling muscle cars. This 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 features details like split hood scoops and a fastback roofline with wheels that turn. Die-cast metal car is painted in the classic Medium Green Irid body color with black stripe accents. Year-dated 2023 on rear license plate, this classic is sure to stand out on the tree!

  • Artist: Robert Hurlburt
  • Released: 2023 (Ornament Premiere)
  • Retail Price: $21.99 USA/$27.99 CAN
  • Material(s): die-cast metal
  • Dimensions: 1.56" w. x 1" h. x 4" d.
  • SKU: QXR8157
  • Produced in: Vietnam
  • Production Date(s): 

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2025-03-18T01:07:22-06:00April 21st, 2023|
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Batmobile™

This distinctive, one-of-a-kind glass ornament celebrates 100 legendary years of entertainment from Warer Bros. Studios.  Each ornament is hand-blown in Poland by expert artisans and issued in limited quantities to honor this momentous milestone.

Description

Celebrate 100 years of storytelling from the Warner Bros. Studios and hit the road with the Caped Crusader with this blown-glass Batmobile Christmas tree ornament. Equipped with gadgets galore, Batman's souped-up supercar was perhaps the most well-equipped car in history, as iconic as the 1966 Batman Classic TV Series itself.

  • Artist: Robert Hurlburt and Orville Wilson
  • Released: 2023 (Ornament Debut)
  • Retail Price: $119.99 USA/$159.99 CAN
  • Material(s): hand-blown glass
  • Dimensions: 6.49" w. x 2.16" h. x 2.42" d.
  • SKU: QEP3049
  • Produced in: Poland
  • Production Date(s): 

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Celebrate 100 years of storytelling from the Warner Bros. Studios and hit the road with the Caped Crusader with this blown-glass Batmobile Christmas tree ornament. Equipped with gadgets galore, Batman's souped-up supercar was perhaps the most well-equipped car in history, as iconic as the 1966 Batman Classic TV Series itself.

  • Artist: Robert Hurlburt and Orville Wilson
  • Released: 2023 (Ornament Debut)
  • Retail Price: $119.99 USA/$159.99 CAN
  • Material(s): hand-blown glass
  • Dimensions: 6.49" w. x 2.16" h. x 2.42" d.
  • SKU: QEP3049
  • Produced in: Poland
  • Production Date(s): 

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2023-10-22T18:14:10-06:00April 16th, 2023|
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Santa’s Ornament Treasures

Robert Hurlburt

For Keepsake Artist Robert Hurlburt, Hallmark began as a family affair–his brother helped bring him into the company. “He and I knew that we wanted to do something creative rather than what our family traditionally did, which was working in an industrial trade,” he says. What Robert brought with him from that background is the technical eye he uses to scrutinize each of his creations.

Tom Best

Known from an early age as “that kid who could draw,” Tom Best seemed destined to become an artist. What started as doodles and sketches for his friends and classmates eventually led to more masterful works of art, always intended to make someone smile. Now a pillar of the Hallmark Keepsake Studio, Tom has happily evolved into “that guy who makes ornaments.”

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Member Exclusive

Lift the lid and remove the upper tray to see the ornaments below.

  • Artist: Robert Hurlburt and Tom Best
  • Released: 2023 (April)
  • Retail Price: FREE (Valued at $24.99 USA/$31.99 CAN)
  • Material(s): plastic
  • Dimensions:
  • SKU: QDB1009
  • Produced in: Sri Lanka
  • Production Date(s): 

Coordinating Ornament

Jolly Old St. Nick
Member Exclusive




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Member Exclusive
Lift the lid and remove the upper tray to see the ornaments below.

  • Artist: Robert Hurlburt and Tom Best
  • Released: 2023 (April)
  • Retail Price: FREE (Valued at $24.99 USA/$31.99 CAN)
  • Material(s): plastic
  • Dimensions:
  • SKU: QDB1009
  • Produced in: Sri Lanka
  • Production Date(s): 

Coordinating Ornament

Jolly Old St. Nick
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2023-04-03T05:30:44-06:00April 1st, 2023|
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Announcement: Six Beloved Hallmark Keepsake Artists Retire

Robert Hurlburt
(45 years)

Rodney Gentry
(44 years)

Joanne Wright
(42 years)

Six beloved Hallmark Keepsake artists Robert Hurlburt, Rodney Gentry, Joanne Wright, Tracy Larsen, Anita Marra Rogers, and Nina Aubé each has announced their retirement. Collectively, these six artists have a combined 238 years of service, knowledge and expertise at Hallmark. Though they will no longer be active at Hallmark day to day, these beloved artists will always be a part of the Keepsake family and will continue contributing to the larger Keepsake artist community by creating exciting new content for fan-favorite series and characters. We are grateful for their rich legacy of artistry and wish them all the best in their next chapter!

Tracy Larsen
(36 years)

Anita Marra Rogers
(36 years)

Nina Aubé

Nina Aubé
(35 years)

2023-03-31T21:18:36-06:00March 30th, 2023|
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A Jedi Returns

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A single X-Wing landing in the docking bay. The emergence of a cloaked figure with a black-gloved right hand. A green lightsaber igniting in a dark corridor. A lone Jedi Master defeating an entire squadron of Moff Gideon's Dark Troopers. All leading to the thrilling reveal of a legendary hero. Star Wars fans of all ages will love this Christmas tree ornament depicting the epic return of Luke Skywalker from the Disney+ original series The Mandalorian.

  • Artist: Robert Hurlburt
  • Released: 2022 (Ornament Debut)
  • Retail Price: $29.99 USA
  • Material(s): plastic
  • Dimensions: 2.77" w. x 3.7" h. x 4.45" d.
  • SKU: QXI7526
  • Produced in: 
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A single X-Wing landing in the docking bay. The emergence of a cloaked figure with a black-gloved right hand. A green lightsaber igniting in a dark corridor. A lone Jedi Master defeating an entire squadron of Moff Gideon's Dark Troopers. All leading to the thrilling reveal of a legendary hero. Star Wars fans of all ages will love this Christmas tree ornament depicting the epic return of Luke Skywalker from the Disney+ original series The Mandalorian.

  • Artist: Robert Hurlburt
  • Released: 2022 (Ornament Debut)
  • Retail Price: $29.99 USA
  • Material(s): plastic
  • Dimensions: 2.77" w. x 3.7" h. x 4.45" d.
  • SKU: QXI7526
  • Produced in: 
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2022-04-30T08:41:45-06:00April 18th, 2022|
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The World’s Most Magical Celebration

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50th Anniversary


Magic

Commemorate The World's Most Magical Celebration with this stunning Christmas tree ornament. The Walt Disney World design features Cinderella's Castle with an iridescent finish and shiny metallic gold accents in honor of the theme park's 50th anniversary. Press the button to see a beautiful light show with fireworks as music from "When You Wish Upon a Star" plays (battery-operated).

  • Artist: Robert Hurlburt
  • Released: 2022 (Ornament Debut)
  • Retail Price: $47.99 USA
  • Material(s): plastic
  • Dimensions: 2.49" w. x 5.59" h. x 3.87" d.
  • SKU: QXD6626
  • Produced in: 
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50th Anniversary


Magic
Commemorate The World's Most Magical Celebration with this stunning Christmas tree ornament. The Walt Disney World design features Cinderella's Castle with an iridescent finish and shiny metallic gold accents in honor of the theme park's 50th anniversary. Press the button to see a beautiful light show with fireworks as music from "When You Wish Upon a Star" plays (battery-operated).

  • Artist: Robert Hurlburt
  • Released: 2022 (Ornament Debut)
  • Retail Price: $47.99 USA
  • Material(s): plastic
  • Dimensions: 2.49" w. x 5.59" h. x 3.87" d.
  • SKU: QXD6626
  • Produced in: 
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2022-05-02T21:11:11-06:00April 17th, 2022|
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Glinda the Good Witch™

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Magic

As a wide-eyed Dorothy takes in her new surroundings in a colorful land somewhere over the rainbow, Glinda the Good Witch appears before her, traveling in a glowing bubble. Press the button on this Christmas tree ornament featuring the beautiful, friendly enchantress to see it light up (battery-operated).

  • Artist: Anita Marra Rogers and Robert Hurlburt
  • Released: 2022 (Ornament Debut)
  • Retail Price: $29.99 USA
  • Material(s): plastic
  • Dimensions: 4.58" w. x 3.9" h. x 4.58" d.
  • SKU: QXI7203
  • Produced in: 
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Magic
As a wide-eyed Dorothy takes in her new surroundings in a colorful land somewhere over the rainbow, Glinda the Good Witch appears before her, traveling in a glowing bubble. Press the button on this Christmas tree ornament featuring the beautiful, friendly enchantress to see it light up (battery-operated).

  • Artist: Anita Marra Rogers and Robert Hurlburt
  • Released: 2022 (Ornament Debut)
  • Retail Price: $29.99 USA
  • Material(s): plastic
  • Dimensions: 4.58" w. x 3.9" h. x 4.58" d.
  • SKU: QXI7203
  • Produced in: 
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2022-04-16T22:24:57-06:00April 16th, 2022|
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