Category 3 URSA Awards 2010 Competition by Bears and Buds

3.2

3.2
Hendrix is a one-of-a-kind in a series and measures 6” (15cm). He is made from an alpaca/mohair blend with Ultra-suede paws. His face and paw pads are needle-sculpted and painted and the glass eyes feature eyelids; uppers are alpaca/mohair, lower Ultra-suede). The embroidered nose adds to his character. Hendrix is 5-way cotter pin jointed and filled with wool. Glass beads in the tummy for add weight. He is designed to lie back with his paws with the legs in the air. He comes with a sewn-in tag and a certificate of authenticity.

Silvia Durrer
durrerBears and More - Australia

3.3

3.3
Lily is 10 inches tall and is made of faux fur. Her face has been extensively needle sculpted, scissor sculpted and shaded. She has hand painted glass eyes with sparkling highlights and thread detailing. Lily has an embroidered and waxed nose. She has Ultra-suede paws and feet with embroidered toes which have been needle sculpted and shaded. She is filled with poly-fil and steel shot.

Terrie Kalaputas
Terries Bears - Canada

3.4

3.4
Ridley is 10 inches tall and made from a genuine antique German mohair, which has been aged and stained in all the appropriate places to give the appearance of an early bear, there is even the odd patch of fake darning. He has authentic black Victorian shoe button eyes and a black embroidered thread bare nose and not forgetting his thread bare claws. This traditional style bear has a hump, hockey stick shaped arms and long straight legs. Ridley is fully jointed and has Darren's usual trademark, a handmade worn out label on one of his foot pads.

Darren Ellerton
Furgotten Bears - England

3.5

3.5 Yashi is 8.5 inches tall with bent legs and likes to sit. This design is 35 pieces containing a double jointed neck and open mouth. Created from black and silver recycled mink fur and fully lined to last a lifetime. Yashi has suede silver paws to match his belly and face. His eyes are black glass. His nose is hand sculpted for clay with a wire shank sewn in for strength. He has a soft pink tongue and his cheeks have been scissor sculpted to form a round fluffy face. Helen Gleeson Bare Cub Designs - Australia

3.6

3.6 Melody Bear is a bear with a musical movement inside her body. When the music is played, her head will move around. She has an open mouth with a pink tongue. Needle felted around the glass ball eyes, two jointed arms and is made of German mohair. Melody is 8.5 inches tall when sitting. Needle sculpted paw pads. She is stuffed with Poly-fil and glass pellets. Isabella Man Muimui Bear - Hong Kong

3.7

3.7 Prescott is 7 1/2" tall and made of mohair. He has glass eyes and is 5-way jointed. Arms and legs are wired for posing. Detailed leather paw-pads. Claws made of epoxy clay. Needle felted face, muzzle, nose, eyelids. Mohair has then been firmly rooted into felt strand by strand and trimmed for a natural appearance. Felted nose has been sealed and sanded. Face has been gently shaded with inks and acrylics. Filled with wool, polyester, silicone pellets and copper bbs for weight. Joanne Livingston Desertmountainbear - USA

3.8

3.8 Winston is a 9.5" dog made out of a brown/gold/white Japanese mohair. He has black glass eyes, a hand-stitched black nose, hand-sculpted mouth and he is fully jointed. Winston is stuffed with the finest polyester fibers and steel shot for weight. Winston has airbrushed black spots and shading around his eyes, nose and in his ears. Tyler Crain Teds 'n Such - USA

3.9

3.9 Calliope was created from a honey tan color kid mohair. Calliope measures a chubby 9 1/2 inches tall. Her deep brown eyes are blown-glass German doll eyes and have epoxy clay lids. Her nose is also sculpted from epoxy clay. Calliope has wire armature in her arms for posing, and is 5-way disc jointed. Her paw pads are needle-sculpted Ultra-suede, with 5 little toes on each foot. She is stuffed with Poly-fil, steel shot, and plastic pellets. She was shaded with oils. Calliope wears a collar of looped yarns to complement her fur and eyes. Tracy Lee ThimbleBeary Originals - USA

At a Glance - All Entries in Category 3

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3.1

3.1 Piper is 10” tall Bull Terrier puppy in the seated position. She is a one piece body design with a jointed head and she was designed to sit in a lazy puppy style. She is made out of mini cashmere and is extensively needle sculpted. Piper has open/close eyes and mouth, a hand sculpted nose which is sculpted directly onto her muzzle and individually applied paw pads and claws. Piper has an inner wire armature and is filled with poly-fil, poly-pellets and steel shot. Krista Griffiths K Pawz Creations - Canada