2.

Ariella 

Artist's comments: This is my first ever crocheted bear

of this size.  Most of my pieces are normally much smaller!

16" tall, Ariella is an original, one-of-a-kind Marion Fraile

creation designed without a pattern! Born from soft white

chenille thread with features stitched in black thread,  Her

eyes are  glass in a soft brown shade with black pupils. Body

is stuffed with white polyfil and her limbs are sewn on loosely

to allow easy posing.  D isc and cotter pin attached head

so she moves easily for a natural look.  Ariella's clothing

consists of romper-style pants hand crocheted of variegated

thread in several soft baby pastel shades and vest crocheted

from eyelash thread in a dustry rose shade.  Both pieces, as

well as the head band with five crocheted buds made from the

same thread and the pants, have matching green/blue edge.

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Marion Fraile

3.

Tequila

Artist's commments: My inspiration for Tequila began with

a vintage wool child’s Mariachi suit.  I decided the suit

would look best if I could prevent cutting it down too much

- which meant it would need to create a bigger bear to wear

it! Of course, it had to be JUST the right bear, to fit into it. 

I tried a new technique on Tequila, too. Instead of using felt

backing behind his glass eyes, I hand painted the eye details

before setting the eyes. I also gave Tequila Loc-Line armatures

in his arms, legs AND neck for total flexibility.  Tequila is 29”

tall, made of sparse rust mohair, aged wool felt paw pads,

Center head seam and longer muzzle for vintage appearance.

German glass eyes, hand painted details for adorably innocent

expression.  Burnt orange wool Mariachi suit has loads of white

decorative trim and a matching child sized velvet sombrero, hand

made bow tie to match.  Wears black shiny patent leather lace-up

boots and carries real maracas from Mexico.  Tequila also decided

he needed a "voice" so I installed a growler!

Sunnie Bears
Sonya Shaw

4.

Captain Cruise

Artist's comments: The Captain was my donation to the

Children's Aid Teddy Bear Gala and will be featured in their

calendar of artist bears.  He turned ouy larger than my

usual bears and I had to tweak the pattern as I was

creating the bear. I made two sets of legs when I saw

his feet were too small, the first time.  Captain Cruise

serves aboard the HMS Hibernation, a very special

cruise ship.  Contrary to popular opinion, bears don't

really hibernate in the winter.  They cruise the South

Pacific, instead, under the stewardship of Captain Cruise,

who is an imposing 18" tall!  This stately bear is made

from dense, long wavy mohair fabric.  Long face with deep

set black glass eyes, navy blue nose matches his elegant

suit jacket.  Jacket is cut short in the front and swoops

into a short set of tails in the back.  It features gold

epalettes and gold buttons adorned with anchors and

white stripes on the sleeves.  Crisp white shirt frame

his handsome face.  Outfit is completed by navy hat

trimmed with gold and white trim and adorned with gold

star.  Cotter pin jointed head, screw and lock nut jointed

limbs, needle sculpted, trimmed and shaded paw pads.

Binkibears
Aina Ferris

5.

Beowulf, Dragonslayer 

20" tall, fully jointed, ancient Old English literature Nordic 

folk hero character, luxuriantly and boldly stained alpaca, 

custom crocheted mohair cloak clasped with a "jewelled"

dagger - insignia of his prowess,  ruggedly wrought grey

wool yarn pouch with bone and amber closure slung across

chest, inside of the pouch are meaningful  objects, symbols

of the dragon's demise - fiery blood-red beach glass stones,

crazed glass cabochon and polished fossil stone. 

Fool's Gold Bears
Laure Weltsch

6.

Lonneke

A towering, 47" tall bear, fully jointed, stands on her own,

filled with sheeps wool and mineral pellets in her feet and

body, German tipped mohair brown/beige, wears cotton

trousers, knitted pully, leather children boots, furry coat.

Mick Bears

7.

Chrytsella Peacock Smythe, Golden Persian
Artist's comments: Metaphysical Chrystella dabbles only

in white magic, deciphering mystical cards to reveal life's

mysteries.  20"  tall, 3" long Golden Persian mohair with

alpaca accents, airbrushed, scissor trimmed and needle

sculpted details.  Bent arms and legs have rusty gold

alpaca paws,   Beautiful face features horsehair whiskers,

embroidered pink perle cotton nose and mouth, hand

painted luminescent aqua marine glass eyes, and ultra

suede eyelids.  Double-jointed neck and Loc-Line spine,

weara satin turban with periwinkle brooch, silver/crystal

necklace, organdy bag, burnout velvet black cloak with

antique bronze highlights and shimmering peacock/wild

rose raised motif. Gently stuffed and soft to the touch,

she can cuddle in your arms.

Mary's Secret Garden
Mary Wimberley

8.

Hector Rabbit

Artist's comments: This rabbit is a progression of my earlier

rabbits. I have added felt discs to the eyes for added depth

and scissor sculpted eyebrows. This is the first time I have

used Fimo to make his carrot accessory.  I also stenciled

carrot prints onto his handmade waistcoat.  Made from taupe

faux fur, wired ears and arms for posing, features shaded

with oil paints and fine fabric markers to accentuate his

expression.  Footpads made of contrasting faux fur, glass

eyes, cotter pin jointed, stuffed with heavy poly fibre and

steel shot in his body and woodwool/poly fibre in his head.

Three 'O Clock Bears

9.

Sweet Pea

Lovely, 17" tall girl bear, wears a cute little vintage dress,

coat and bonnet.  Made with luscious wavy white mohair,

ultra suede paw pads, airbrushed face.

Lemmon Bears
Joan Lemmon

10.

Franz

19" tall, made of German mohair, extensively needle

felted face, inner ears, and paws, armatured arms, deeply

detailed eyes and leather nose.  Embellished with airbrushed

details all over.

Luxembears

Judi Paul

11.

Zandermis, Bears of the Teddy Bear Clan" Series

This OOAK series is a clan of bears that lived in the days

before the ice age - forest dwellers that existed together

in harmony and had a great love for their land.  The clan

had a highly developed society that relegated social status

within the clan community - everyone had their place and

lived accordingly.  The head of this Clan was a great Father

Bear named Zandermis. Wise Zandermis, was loved by all

because he would do anything for his clan.  He would walk

for many miles and sometimes days to atttend secret tribal

gatherings with other great Father Bears.  Father Bear

Zandermis, the first in the "Bears of the Teddy Bear Clan"

series, the Walking Bears.  Made from recycled sheared

beaver furm ever-so soft.  Hand paintedFace, hands, and

feet are sculpted clay.  Glass, violet colored eyes enhanced

for realism.  Face and ears have been enhanced with red

sable mink fur, ears decorated with tiger eye stones and

carved bone.  Fully 5-way jointed with armatured arms,

double jointed neck, can be posed to sit or stand.  Wears

spotted rabbit-skin cape that honors his clan status. He

also has a belt to carry his knife and medicine bag.  Proudly

wears a necklace made of tiger-eye stones and red bear

claws that remind him of a young man's first hunt. In the

necklace center, hangs the clan's symbol, passed down

from generation to generation.  His staff designates his

lineage and leadership and was taken from a tree in the

village, that grew strong as he did. This staff is decorated

with carved bone and feathers and topped with the stone

of vision. 23: tall, comes complete with all items shown.

Kassity Allison

12.

Porter

28" tall. dressed in his military uniform and ready to seek

new adventures. One of a kind center seam bear made from

wonderful light brown Shulte mohair, wool felt paw pads, BIG

German glass eyes, nose and mouth are hand stitched, facial

features hand painted in black and brown tones.  Fully jointed

with hardboard discs and locknuts, needle sculpted face for

more deatiled jowls, stuffed with combination of excelsior and

pellets, wonderful off white Navy style jacket with a light blue

rank insignia on the arm, off white hat, hand crocheted light

blue scarf. Wears a button that says "Inspire"!

Kim Endlich

13.

Trudi and her Trousseaux
23" tall Trudi is made from old English tan mohair with

vintage leather paw pads, black glass eyes, black hand

stitched nose., filled with blend of fiber-fil, excelsior, glass

beads.  Wears vintage slip and bloomers.  Comes with

trousseau, which includes vintage pieces, in an old

suitcase. Trousseau contains: dress with pin, coat,

bed jacket, knitted cardigan with matching hat, oriental

mat, pair of boots, pearl collar, three hankerchiefs, pair

of stockings, jewelry box (containing faux pearl necklace

and two pins), perfume bottle, silver plated brush and

comb, fan, book, doll and toy rabbit. 

Jacquie Pollitt's Threadbears
Jacquie Pollitt

14.

Edith

22” tall, made of distressed mohair, pretty in white organdy

frock, flowered hat and pearl necklace, seashell pin completes

her outfit.  Stuffed with poly-fil and plastic pellets, airbrushed

accents.  She is the best cake maker in town. German chocolate

is her specialty and she is planning to serve that cake at her

next bridge party. 

Bainbridge Bears
Donna Hinkelman

15.

MacBeth

Artist's comments:  Definitely one of those "once in a lifetime"

bears! This gorgeous 29" tall bear created of string mohair

and has butter soft leather paw pads.  Amber colored eyes

with pupils. Soft air brushing and loads of character lovingly

added.  His gorgeous kilt outfit was hand made in Scotland

in the colors of the MacBeth clan.  Jacket from child's suit

altered to waist length in back and pointed front waist.  His

bagpipes even work! He has a MacBeth pin on his scarf and

a large kilt pin to hold his kilt closed.  A sporran (little rabbit

fur bag) circles his waist and holds his treasures. MacBeth

weighs a substantial 12-½ pounds. 

Sunnie Bears
Sonya Shaw

16.

Jed

Artist's comments: 43cm (17") tall Jed, very cool, calm

Chakra surfer bear, was inspired by a similarly mannered,

dedicated surfer, my husband, Jed, one of the most well

balanced, energetic people I know. This is the first time

I have used more than one gemstone as a bear's theme. 

I have also never created a clothed bear.  It was very

interesting to work with completely different man-made

material like neoprene, as part of the actual bear! You

will never see Jed just in the "fur" because he is very

modest! Jed's Sterling Silver Chakra pendant is set with

seven faceted gemstones depicting the colours of the

seven major energy centres of the body, believed to help

promote vitality and good health. This theme flows through

his design.  His main body and half of each arm and leg

are made from black neoprene, simulating the effect

of a real wetsuit, with a polar bear logo depicted on his

left shoulder.  Strong hairy arms, head and legs made

of thick, dense, pure white German mohair with black

neoprene paw pads, German glass handpainted eyes

match the seven sparkling colours in his pendant, perle

embroidered nose and mouth.  Inside his body, he has

seven different gemstones, all matching his Chakra

colours,  Jed comes with his own surfboard so he is all

ready to hit the surf! He is completely hand sewn and

is filled with steel shot, pellets and polyester to give

him real presence and a strong, loving hug!

Gemstone Bears

Lesley Stone

17.

Miss De Rose

Artist's comments: Miss De Rose was created with roses

as a theme, reflected in her name, dress and hat.  Created

for the International Rose Show in Osaka, Japan, May 2006.

18” tall, 5-way jointed Golly, black cotton fabric, safety eyes,

polyester and wool stuffing, wears removable dress and knickers.

Romantic rose patterned floral dress trimmed with lace, hand

dyed pink straw hat trimmed with vintage roses and hat veiling.

Limit Edition of 120 pieces.

Robin Rive
Brigitte Rive

18.

Amanda Jane

Amanda Jane is 18", made with dense curly sand colored

mohair.  Needle felted face, paw pads and feet,  Hand painted

glass eyes, fully wired so her arms and legs are posable,

stuffed with polyfill, ressed in pink patterned shorts and top

and has a satin bow on her ear.

Just Another MJ Bear
Mary Jo Sichak

19.

Reginald Rabbit (AKA "Topper")
Artist's comments: Reginald Rabbit or "Topper " (as his friends

call him) is an OOAK, specially jointed bunny who is the first

in his size and style to wear clothes.  After I had finished him,

he reminded me that I had a wonderful drawing of a bunny  who

was wearing a rather unique outfit. He said he thought it was high

time I actually made the costume and he couldn't think of a better

rabbit to wear it, than himself! Topper has five joints including

his double-jointed neck, which combined with his curved arms

and paws make him fabulously fun to pose! Made of realistic

imported German and Belgian plush, airbrushed in earth tones

for realistic coloring. Detailed scissor and needle sculpting on

face, paws and feet.  Deep set, big brown eyes with slightly

droopy lids accented by eyeliner and airbrushed eye shadow,

covered leather nose, Belgian plush/flannel extra long airbrushed

lop ears, individually sculpted and airbrushed paw pads with painted

toes.  Primarily wool felt costume reminiscent  of an old fashioned

joker.  Hand dyed vest, black purl cotton hand embroidered blanket

stitch edging, bow tie and hat band made from embroidered tapes.
He is somewhat a traveling fool with his walking stick, patched outfit

and carefree attitude, yet his double-breasted Regency inspired tails,

collar and good luck, small pocket "Butterfly Fob", speak of another

life entirely!

Mary's Secret Garden
Mary Wimberley

20.

Maddie

20" tall, made of rust colored curly mohair, wool felt paw

pads, amber German glass eyes with whites and sculpted

eyelids, sweetly hand stitched perle cotton nose and mouth.

Maddie is dressed as a proper little girl bear should be in her

sunflower dress with matching bows in front of her ears.

Underneath, she wears a net half-slip crinoline to give her

dress fullness and frilliness.  She has on pale green panties,

white socks and will you just look at those precious shoes!

White baby shoes with hand painted sunflowers, tied with

green and white ribbons.

Sunnie Bears
Sonya Shaw

21.

April Flowers

Sweet faced. 17" tall beauty in ivory Alpaca, poseable arms,

blue glass eyes. lovely features shaded with pink and peach,

weighted for standing.

Three 'O Clock Bears

Clarissa

Artist's comments: I wanted to do something completely

different from our usual gollies. Clarissa is a totally new,

free-standing design, made of felt and featuring a shaped

nose, face and hands. She is different from most other gollies

because she is a girl and has removable dress and knickers.

5-way, bolted wood jointing for easy posing, safety eyes,

polyester/ wool stuffing.  Removable red tartan with herbal

dyed cotton, lace trimmed pinafore with matching knickers.

Limited Edition of 120.

Robin Rive
Brigitte Rive