22.

Sick Boy

Artist's comments: They say that "A rose by any other

name would smell as sweet".  But my question to you is,

does this also apply to bears? Usually bears have cute,

exotic or human names - everything from Ted to Fred,

Cappucino to Caesar has been used as a bear name by

some bear artist.  But, would you still like a bear that

didn't have an attractive name?  This bear is called Sick

Boy, after the character from the book and film Trainspotting. 

This is not a name that I personally would have chosen,

but sometimes you don't get any options...sometimes

a newly-brewed bear just looks at you and says, "This

is my name,  get used to it!" I feel that this bear has

definitely gone above and beyond the boundaries of "normal"

names for bears!  Now, ask yourself...can you see past an

unattractive name and find the bear that "bears" it, might be

appealing?  Can Sick Boy smell as sweet as Ted or Cappucino?

15cm/6" tall, hand-dyed Schulte mohair, olive green glass

eyes, leather eyelids, randomly embroidered nose, fully

cotterpin jointed, polyfil and steel shot stuffed.

Homebrewed Bears
Leith Macdonald

23.

Buggle

Needle felted from Merino/Silk blend in beautiful light green. 

His wings are handmade from liquid Fimo and antennae

painted to match his lovely green.  Buggle sits 3" tall not

including his antennae.  He is the prototype for my new

Faerieflies series.

Felted Bear, The
Alecia Edwards

24.

Ichi (means One in Japanese)

Artist's comments: I finally decided to try an Anime bear.

Thought it was a good name since she is the first one I did

amd her name means One in Japanese.  Peach sparse mohair,

wool felt paw and foot pads, German glass eyes with white

surrounds/  Peach bows at her ears and around her neck,

polyfilled with lots of glass beads, 11" tall  with most of it

in her head!

Sunnie Bears
Sonya Shaw

25.

Little Lord Dickens

Needle felted from hand dyed New Zealand Corriedale wool,

wool felt sewn body, filled with glass beads and polyfil.  He

is a big, happy felted smile with buck teeth, black glass eyes,

wool felt covered nose, disk jointed neck and thread jointed

limbs.  Little Lord Dickens has curly blonde hair, rosey cheeks

and wears his very own vintage look key. He measures 5" tall.

by Kaz
Kaz Wilson-Compt

26.

Sweetheart

Only 3 inches tall. fully jointed, disk jointed head, made

from very nice mohair blend.  Facial futures are embroidered,

nose embroidered and waxed, mini knitted dress, knitted

by artist in blue color matching to her wonderful blue eyes. 

Embroidered flowers decorate her dress and head. 

ThReAdTeDs
Berta Hesen-Minten

27.

Suzikyu

Artist's comments: The name Suzikyu doesn't mean

anything in Japanese, as far as I know, and if it does,

it's purely coincidental! Suzikyu was named after her

creator, who, while given the same of Susan, has fond

memories of being called Suzie-Q as a child.   7" tall,

Suzikyu is a fashionable and trendy preteen sort of beary

beauty.  She dresses in the latest styles including mini

skirts and midriff-baring tops.  She loves her comfy little

ballet flats with the pretty flowers.  Her roomy bag can

hold all the necessities a busy little girl-bear might need.

Suzikyu was designed after the Japanese style, but with

modifications that include longer arms and legs.  She and

her clothes were crocheted from high-quality Angora mohair,

and her shoes are cotton chenille.  She has black glass eyes,

embroidered and shaded features, cotter-pin and disk-jointed

head, arms, and legs. 

Bluebeary Treasures
Sue Pendleton

28.

Tawainai (means "Silly" in Japanese)

17" tall, created from off white and black Schulte mohair,

wool felt paw pads, ntique shoe button eyes with white

and grey wool felt tucked behind them.  Nose sculpted

of fimo with white "shadow" to add character.  Airbrushed

eye patches and highlights around nose for a sweet innocent

look.  Fully jointed with hardboard discs and locknuts, stuffed

with combination of excelsior and glass pellets for weight,

simple red bow around his neck.

Kim Endlich

29.

Asuka

This little bear is full of personality! Crocheted from blue/multi

colored 100% Alpaca thread, ightly brushed, scissor sculpted

and shaded.  2-3/4" tall, black glass eyes , vintage shoe button

nose, cotter pin jointed head, arms and legs are string jointed
for 100% posing, wearing multi colored ribbons which suit her

exuberant personality! Firmly stuffed with 100% cotton Filling.

Sammi Lutterotti
SammiBears

30.

Akina

Artist's comments: I found a small fabric scrap one of my mom's

60's dresses.  I was tempted by the unusual combination of bright

orange, hot pink, green and white. I played with it, combining vintage

orange rayon and a peaches-and-cream long pile fabric.  This is a very

unusual piece for me, for many reasons. I didn't have a specific idea

n mind when I started and that was probably a limit in designing the

bear, but gave me a lot more freedom to experiment. So I tried new

things, such as eyelids and painted eyes. The colors are also unusual,

becouse normally, I'm more attracted to earth and blue tones.  Made

with peaches-and-cream long pile fabric and bright orange vintage

rayon. She's built over a wire armature. Brown glass bead eyes with

eyelids, partially painted. Vintage cotton dress with glass beads, 

crocheted scarf and flower accents.  She's only 5,5 cm high.

I Piccolini
Gaia Bordicchia

31.

Sabreena

Sits 2.75" high at the ear, firmly needle felted from Merino/Zephyr

blend roving making her soft as a kitten (surprise), then fluffed

slightly to make her a little fuzzy.  Beautiful black German glass

eyes which sit under her lovely pink polymer clay nose making

her a Japanese Anime style siamese kitten. Detailing done strictly

by needlefelting except that for hand shading on accent areas such

as eyes and nose bridge.  Jointed head can be posed however you

like! Everything else has been felted into position.  Weighted in her

tummy to make her feel like she just had a big bowl of milk and

best of all - she has no claws to use on your furniture!  Sabreena

can be a bit mischievious!

Felted Bear, The
Alecia Edwards

32.

Fizgig

Needle felted from dark blue New Zealand Corriedale Wool

with a fabric body, fabric covered button nose matches his

body which is filled with glass beads. Disk jointed neck,

thread jointed limbs, big blue and brown 'real' eyes, hair

fluffed in a crazy, oddball way.  Fizgig has felted yuk, yuk

teeth, happy smile, plaid neck tie, measures 4" tall.

by Kaz
Kaz Wilson-Compt

33.

Greenpeace

A very calm character, he enjoys surfing, hanging out,

eating pizza and being nice to people.  Greenpeace has

an extraordinarily large head, which required some cunning

to attach to his tiny body.  He is styled somewhat like

a "standard" anime bear, but the "big head/small body"

concept has been pushed to the limit.  The addition of

eyelids gives him a more focused and "human" gaze

than is generally found in anime bears.  Greenpeace

also features a unique nose in my signature woven

pattern for that extra touch of individuality.  15cm/6"

tall, hand dyed Schulte mohair, upholstery velvet inner

ears, amber glass eyes, leather eyelids, fully cotterpin

jointed, stuffed with polyfil and steel shot.

Homebrewed Bears
Leith Macdonald

35.

Kumiko 
Crocheted from deep purple colored 100% Alpaca thread,

lightly brushed and scissor sculpted.  2-3/4" tall, Kumiko

has black glass eyes and vintage shoe button nose,

Sammi Lutterotti
SammiBears

36.

Little Pink

5.9" tall, unusually coloured bear with very non-traditional

look.  As such, she feels herself to be a bit of an outcast and

doesn't quite fit in with most of the other bears.  Her heroine

is the pop singer Pink, who not only has the same name but

is also a thoroughly modern girl!15cm standing, hand dyed

Schulte mohair, ultra suede inner ears, glass eyes, randomly

embroidered multicoloured nose, fully cotterpin jointed, polyfil

and steel shot stuffed.

Homebrewed Bears
Leith Macdonald

37.

Dali

16" tall (not including his WIRED ears), created of curly golden

honey colored Schulte mohair, wool felt paw pads, antique shoe

button eyes with white and light green wool felt backing.  Sculpted

fimo nose, highlighted facial features with handpainted accents. 

Dali is fully jointed with hardboard discs and locknuts, stuffed with

combination of excelsior and glass pellets for added weight.  Look

completed with a clown hat and light green bow around his neckm

matching pom pom on top of his hat.  Bow and hat accented with

light green button topped with darker green button.

Kim Endlich

39.

Miuchi (means "Friends" in Japanese)
One of my Out Of the Box series of Japanese style bears.

Miuchi is fully jointed with hardboard discs and locknuts,

stuffed with combination of excelsior and glass pellets

for added weight.  Wears a clown hat and matching balloon

with wool felt backing. He has a two tone neck ruffle and

matching pom pom on his hat.  Created fram tan Schulte

mohair with wool felt paw pads.

Kim Endlich

40.

Ikkywong Two
A real cutie made from textured upholstery fabric.  Measures

just over 3" tall, hand painted eyes, cotterpin jointed neck,

string jointed limbs.  Filled with polyfill/steel shot for extra

weight.

Cees Bears
Celia Newboult