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2006 URSA Awards
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Category 3 - Bear/Bud 6"-15" Undressed: Page 3 of 4
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The Journey Beyond...
Reaching Outside the Box!
We bestow upon you, our readers, as collectors and enthusiasts,
the privilege to choose the artist you believe, has ventured beyond
where others have dared to tread, blazing trails to the next age of fine
bear art, knowing the path less traveled can become the road to follow!
You will vote for the ONE creation per category, which you believe
possesses the indefinable quality to free you and others, from earthly
ties - the piece that cries out for recognition - pulling at your heartstrings
while revealing hidden aspects of the artist who created it.
URSA is not just another name for bear or a constellation, URSA is an
acronym for the criteria, by which we ask readers to judge each entry:
U nparalleled Beauty
R arity of Vision
Style beyond Compare
A rtistic Merit & Craftsmanship
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41.
Eza
Born from luxurious blonde curly Schulte long haired mohair,
completely hand-stitched, fully 5-way jointed with disks and
cotter pins, padded with excelsior polyfill and wool, German
green eyes, nose and claws embroidered with brown cotton
thread. Wears a removable colarette crocheted from thread.
13" tall standing.
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Constantin
Cute as a button and such a ham! He loves to pose for his
photos! 8" tall bear toddler, crocheted from blend of four
different and unique threads, 5-way jointed, black glass
eyes, hand crocheted collar with an adorable little duck-
shaped bell attached to it for the perfect accent.
bearkidzTM
Marion Fraile
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Kashmir, Bichon Frise
Artist's comments: The Bichon Frise is a small, sturdy, white
powder puff of a dog whose merry temperament is evidenced
by his plumed tail carried jauntily over his back and dark-eyed
inquisitive expression. The exact origins of this vivacious and
affectionate breed are unknown, but I have always found them
quite capivating. By the 14th Century, sailors had introduced
the Bichon Frise to the island of Tenerife in the Mediterranean
region, and by the 15th Century, it was a royal favorite. The
ultimate companion dog, this breed is also used to herd sheep
in Norway. My tribute to this wonderful little dog is personified
in my little Kashmir. Kashmir is 10" tall sitting on her haunches.
Her coat is dense Schulte mohair brushed and feathered to resemble
the coat of the real Bichon Frise. Her eyes are black German glass
with hand painted halos around the eyes which gives her that inquiring,
dark-eyed, alert expression so typical of this breed. Kashmir wears
her own faux choke chain collar and engraved name tag.
Bear Necessities Originals
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Gou Mang, Panda Girl
Artist's comments: Gou Mang is the name of the Chinese
Messenger God who brings Spring and happiness. I wanted
to design a little bear that fit that name and also epitomized
the season. This darling little, 8.25” tall, Panda girl was
the result of that wish! Made from very luscious, imported
mohair, silk, alpaca blend fur in hand dyed bone and violet
colors. Completely designed and hand sewn and by artist,
in her own center seam design. armatured arms for added
flexibility and posing, 5-way disc jointed, wobble jointed
neck, hand sculpted nose, imported hand blown glass eyes,
bone colored ultra suede paw pads, gently polyfil stuffed,
weighted for hefty feeling, features shaded for character,
matching, silk ribbon bows on her head. Hucklebeary Patch
JoAnne Harnden
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Puff by Elke Block
Artist's comments: This puppy evolved from my desire to create
a collectible dog that would look realistic enough to fool people
on April's Fool's day! After I made him, I took him shopping with
me to see how people would react to him in a food store or restaurant.
He brought about a lot of smiles and comments. 9" high and 15"
long including his tail, glass eyes, made of 1-1/2" pile Schulte
mohair, fully jointed including his tail, for full posing. Posed on
small chinchilla blanket.
Edinburgh Imports, Inc
Kimberly Foster
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Sweet Violet by Virginia Jasmer, Jazzbears
9” full of soft, fluffy mohair so luxurious you won't want to put
little Sweet Violet, down. Ultra suede paws, fully jointed with
all the exquisite detailing always found on Virginia's creations.
Just Bears & Stuff
Pat & Dennis Twitchell |
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Thora, Himalayan Kitten
Artist's comments: Made with extra love in memory of Beth
Senecal's beloved Thor who was always a source of comfort
and love. Fully jointed, 9" tall, Himalayan kitten created in
various tones of alpaca fur, dark brown wool felt ears, wobble
neck for tilting and posing, face and body carefully scissor-
trimmed to create her realistic silhouette, head partially
plucked around muzzle and under eyes to further define her
shapely, sculpted face. Needle sculpting gives her a distinct
feline personality. Notice her deeply set eyes and well-defined
mouth and muzzle. Dark nose and mouth are embroidered
with tatting thread and airbrushed as is her whole face and
body. Fabric piecing and airbrushing create the dark Himalayan
"points". Thora's beautiful glass eyes are hand painted in layers
to create sparkling mixture of blues and are accented with
ultra-suede eyelids with dark eyeliner.
Mary's Secret Garden
Mary Wimberley
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Dot
11'' tall, OOAK teddy bear, fully jointed with 5 cotterpin joints,
fur is sand Schulte mohair hand dyed in an old pink color with
the backing staying pinkish sand because of the dying process.
German black glass eyes, embroidered and waxed nose, black
perle cotton embroidered mouth, plucked muzzle. Face slightly
scissor sculpted and carefully needle sculpted, then painted
and shaded. Paw pads shaded beige wool felt, excelsior wood
wool and polyester filled, weighted by small mineral pellets.
Acid Attic Bears
Marion Klein
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Eliana
Artist's comments: Eliana is my inspiration bear. Her name,
Eliana, is Hebrew for "My God has answered" and she represents
a miracle that changed our lives. She is 14" tall and handmade
from string mohair which I have dyed with walnut hulls. She has
antique shoe button eyes, embroidered nose and mouth, poly/
pellet filled, felt paw pads, five-way cotter pin jointed, bouquet
of roses around her neck and mustard seed pin.
Nina Potter
Potterhouse Bears |
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Pretty Polly
Artist's comments: Inspired by the lovely rose, Pretty Polly,
and also by Robin's daughter’s first-born girl, Polly. 12”
tall, made of peach string mohair, bolted wood joints, ultra
suede paw pads, safety eyes, polyester and wool stuffing,
straw hat trimmed with Pretty Polly roses, free-standing.
Photo of Pretty Polly rose included with the bear. Limited
Edition of 200 pieces.
Robin Rive
Brigitte Rive
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51.
Starburst
Unique teddy bear made of hand-dyed mohair in rainbow
colors, glass eyes, handstitched hose, white wool felt toes,
polyfil/plastic pellet/steel BB's stuffing, locknut/bolt joints.
Teds`n Such
Tyler Crain |
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Barnum, the Clown
Artist's comments: Barnum was inspired from some fabric
and the little elephant on wheels that I found. He is 14" high,
without his hat, made from long curly golden mohair backed
with dark brown, cashmere velvet sculpted paws that match
his muzzle, filled with polyester fibre and has pellets in his tummy.
Sue Brotherwood
Brotherwood Bears |
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Spike
Artist's comments: Spike, standing 14" tall, is one of those
bears that literally jump off the piece of fabric. While fabric
shopping one day, we came across this wonderful spiked
piece of synthetic...and with but a moment's hesitation...
the name SPIKE came to mind and shortly thereafter...
he was born! Most fabrics inspire us but this one BEGGED
to be created. As his fabric had SUCH character...we had
to give him extreme proportions from his HONKING big
feet with pulled toes, to his huge hands, all the way up to his
thread sculpteded face. Drybrushed details accent his eyes.
Keeping in tradition with his extreme proportions, he needed
a nose with attitude, so we sculpted one from polymer clay
to match his personality.
Bear Guys
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Jack
This soft mohair panda stands 10” tall, made of shades of toffee
and autumn rust, distressed leather paw pads. Jack is stuffed
with poly-fil, plastic pellets and BB’s for added weight. German
glass eyes.
Beth Anne Martin
Bears by Beth Anne |
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Pierre
9" cuddly bear made from two tone plush high quality fabrics
in an animal print that defies definition - just like Pierre! 5-way
jointed, filled with polyfil, glass eyes give him an air of authority,
Cees Bears
Celia Newboult |
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Honey Poo
6-3/4 " tall standing. artist's own center seam design, made
from beautiful, oh so soft, french veloure synthetic in wonderful
gold color, embroidered sealed nose, wired arms for super posing
possibilitles, ultra suede paw pads with needle sculpted toes,
honey bee necklace made from two different sizes of jingle bells
and hand painted.
Hibernation Station, The
Ellen Barnett
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Forest
14"tall mohair grizzly bear. His snout and inner ears are hand
painted with acrylic paints for a "woodsy" look. Forest lives
deep in the woods, and is made from sage colored, one inch
long, very thick and soft mohair. Paw pads from light gray
colored ultra suede, jointed head, arms and legs ( joints are
wooden with lock nut bolts), premium black glass eyes,
embroidered nose and paws.
KimBerly Dobstaff-Sharrot
KimB Kreatures |
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Miuchi (means "Friends" in Japanese)
11" tall and one of Kim's Out Of the Box Japanese-style bears.
Fully jointed with hardboard discs and locknuts, stuffed with
combination of excelsior and glass pellets for added weight.
His look is completed with a clown hat and matching balloon
with wool felt backing, two tone neck ruffle and matching pom
pom on his hat.
Kim Endlich
Friends "Fur" Life Bears |
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Gollie Love
12" Golly bear of all-Schulte mohair stands proudly, ready
to present his love a beautiful bouquet of velvet pansies.
His eyes seem to be saying "will she love these and me?
Gollie Love's colors match his flowers and also the beautiful
double bow at his neck! His true love will certainly see that
he wanted to look perfect, just for her!!
Jazzbears
Virginia Jasmer
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60.
Deter, the Monkey
Artist's comments: Deter is very difficult to measure as you
can probably see in the photos, He can't hold still for even
a minute! My best guess is 13.5" tall. He is fully wired, arms,
legs and tail, and very flexible as a good monkey, should be.
Made from short dense varigated Alpaca with needle felted
face, hands and feet. Black onyx beads eyes.
Just Another MJ Bear
Mary Jo Sichak
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Cat 10a - Trinkets & Treasures: Page 1
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