URSA Awards 2014
9th Annual
Competition

"Reach Beyond The Stars"

Category 11

Polar Bear - All sizes, all materials.

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11.1

11.1

Filippo was created using Schulte alpaca fur. 20.5” standing. His paw pads are made from leather and claws are hand sculpted from epoxy clay. Filippo has open-close hand painted glass eyes. His nose is hand sculpted from silicone. He has open-close mouth with epoxy sculpting clay with teeth and a silicone felt tongue. 5-way jointed bear that is filled with poly-fil and steel pellets. He has a plastic spine with a steel and brass armature in his paws so he can be posed in many ways. OOAK and completely hand made.

Svetlana Khaborova

The World of Our Bears - Russia

 

11.2

11.2

Tango is a 14.2” tall polar bear and with white faux fur. Black German glass eyes, open-close eyes with leather eyelids. Nose and paw pads are hand sculpted with black polymer clay. Arms and legs can bend and his neck is less stuffed so he may have a lot of different poses. Open-close mouth is finished with black leather while the inner mouth has pink fabric. 6-way jointed including double jointed neck. Stuffed with wool and poly-fil and tummy is stuffed with soft pellets.

 

Annalisa Taddei

The Tuscany Bear Maker - Italy

 

11.3

11.3

Lale is an OOAK who is 38 cm tall. Made from sheep’s wool with white paw pads. Shading with latex and claws are hand made from Cernit. Open/close eyes. Black German glass eyes with leather eye-lids. Nose is hand made from epoxy clay. Open mouth with leather lips, hand made teeth from Cernit with an Ultra-suede tongue. 4-way jointed with a plastic skeleton from head to tail while arms and legs are wired. Stuffed with fiberfill and pellets.

Heike Hilkenbach

Loppi-Bären - Germany

 

 

11.4

11.4

Bros are created using soft and dense Schulte alpaca, The Bros are 18" (45cm) standing. Paws pads are made from genuine leather. Claws are handmade from Fimo. Hand painted glass eyes with leather lower eyelids and fur upper eyelids. Noses are hand sculpted from Fimo and covered genuine leather. Bros can open/close their eyes as well as their mouth with Fimo teeth and a tongue. The tongues are made from suede. 5-way jointed and are filled with fiber-fil and rubber pellets. Each has a plastic spine in arms, legs and body with a copper armature in their paws so their arms, legs, torso can be bent and posed. OOAK

 

Marina Osetrova

Russia

 

At a Glance - All Entries in Category 11


11.1
Filippo

11.2
Tango

11.3
Lale

11.04
Bros

 

 

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  14 - What Does The Fox Say? - All sizes (8)   72 Artist competing from 19 Countries
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