Allyson Vought began her career in art like most children, finger painting or crayons on the wall and of course the obligatory hand in the clay or mud, the usual kids stuff. Unfortunately her talent would lie dormant for much of her adult life. In 1973 Allyson sculpted her first piece as a get-well offering for her significant other. Manipulating the clay, there soon appeared a caricature of a bunny rabbit holding flowers. This proved to be so popular; other critters were soon popping up as gifts for friends.

Allyson's love of Disney's Fantasia, and the rich history of the Disney Studio was the inspiration for her first sculptures. Allyson began creating bronzes of her sculpts that were offered as limited editions through the Disneyana convention and Walt Disney World.

Her most recognized work (sadly no longer there), and the one that is still her favorite, is the 10 character panels for the Warner Brothers flagship Store in NYC. Each panel measured 10' long by 5' high and depicts Warner Brothers animation thru the years. She likes to call it her Mt. Rushmore of projects.

Looking for new outlets for her creativity and always seeking inspiration from other mediums, she was inspired by the colorful vintage tiles found on Catalina Island. Used on buildings and structures all over the island, and sold as souvenirs to the many tourists that frequented there, they were a unique art form that personified the Catalina culture. Sadly, the Catalina Island tile and pottery plant ceased to exist after the 1930's and it was almost a lost art form for many years. Taking photographs and studying the technique Allyson thought "what a great medium, how do I turn it into my animation art"?

After many trial and errors over the course of the next two years the Animation Art Tile was born in 1988. All of Allyson's Art Tiles are made with the same old world technique known as "cuerda seca" or dry-line that was used by the Catalina Tile Company.