Thanks so much for your advice.
I will continue sending out emails I guess, and I will try to see if there are any events that I could attend.
I will definitely go to the toy fair again and this time I guess try networking better.
Seems like a catch 22 when getting exposure to the field as you kind of have to be in it.
Maybe I should start with some fine art/ sketching classes at the local community college so I can get exposure through teachers/students?