URSA Awards 2014
Competition

"Reach Beyond The Stars"

Category 6


Large Bear or Bud -
13
" to 20" dressed -  Any materials


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6.1

6.1
Babette Richelieu is an 18" OOAK made of curly white faux fur with subtly tinted  inner ears and cashmere paw pads. Face has been scissor sculpted and needle felted. Glass eyes, faux eyelashes and a floss smile. 5-way disk and cotter pin jointed with wired arms and glass beads for weight in her legs. OOAK outfit consists of a pink charmeuse dress, pantalettes and handmade hat. Trims include wired pink ombre ribbon, champagne feathers, white laces and pink glass seed beads and faux pearls.


Laura Majusiak

Cobblestone Creations - United States

 

6.2

6.2
Fern is a 15" tall bear created from a soft yellowish-lime/green tipped faux fur. Glass eyes with eyelashes, wool felted nose, a Perle cotton mouth and yellow Ultra suede paw pads. 5-way jointed and filled with poly-fil. Fern is wearing a hand made pinafore dress, a flower pendant necklace, and a wired flower bow, carrying little spring flowers which all coordinate together.


Michelle Waldron
Holt Hill Bears - United States

 

6.3

6.3
Horatio is an OOAK bear 20" tall. Made from golden, distressed, vintage English mohair with camel, German wool felt paw pads. Dark smoky topaz English glass eyes, a black Perle cotton embroidered and waxed nose. Black Perle cotton stitched mouth and claws. Centre seam head gusset. 5-way nut and bolt jointed along with heavyweight polyester filled. Horatio is wearing a two piece, hand made navy blue velvet and white cotton sailor suit.

Brendan Daly

Brendan's Bears - United Kingdom

 

6.4

6.4

Captain Jack O'Lantern is 15" tall without his hat. Made with rust-brown German mohair and has shaded wool felt paw and foot pads.  Black German glass eyes and has a waxed and buffed embroidered nose. 5-way jointed and is filled with high-loft fiberfill and stone pellets.  His pirate hat is trimmed with gold gimp braid, has "gold and diamond" buttons and a huge orange ostrich feather. His matching lined vest is also adorned with gold gimp braid, "gold and diamond" buttons and lace sleeves. Captain Jack has a handsome lace frill cravat around his neck, and is wearing a satin orange bandana and a metal pumpkin bell necklace.  His black yarn "dreadlocks" hair is attached to his hat. OOAK.


Erin Roy

Bears*n*Bling - Canada

 

6.5

6.5
Captain Rondel Bannister, Steampunk Airship Pirate, stands 15” without his leather tricorn hat. Black glass eyes. Ruby centers in his copper eye patch. OOAK. Made of airbrushed, sand-colored mohair with 100% wool paw pads. Nose and mouth are waxed black Perle. Free-standing with poly-fil and steel shot stuffing; 5-way jointed with wire armature for battle. Armed with a ray gun, sword and spy glass. Leather armor with copper spots protects his left shoulder.

Wanda Carson

Carson Creations - United States


 

6.6

6.6
Woody is an OOAK mohair bear in a dark golden, sparse mohair and is 14" tall. 5-way jointed bear who is filled with poly-fibre, poly-pellets and steel shot.  Paw pads are of a dark beige wool felt which have been stitched in Perle cotton. Black glass and his nose and mouth is in Perle cotton, his nose is waxed with black beeswax.  Woody is wearing check shorts which have vintage braces. Woody is a traditional style of bear and has been slightly aged with shading.

 

Kathryn Gugniewicz

Bear Patch Bears - United Kingdom

 

6.7

6.7

Joyful PhD is 15” tall including her hat. Made with white, short-pile mohair. 5-way jointed with Lockline in arms. Pale-pink ultra-suede paw pads, glass eyes and an embroidered nose. She is wearing a PHD graduation gown made with satin and a hand-made hat of velvet and golden braid. Ready to receive applause for her well-achieved honour. 

 

Angela Yip

Purple Bean Bear - Hong Kong

 

6.8

6.8

Sweet Violet stands 13" tall and made of German mohair. Fully jointed with air brushed features. Glass eyes, wool felt paw pads and wired arms.  She wears a vintage style coat and bow-trimmed beret, made of Italian wool while holding a bouquet of vintage millinery flowers.

 

Sue VanNatten

Bearlooms - United States

 

6.09

6.09

Sage is a Shaman who is made from white mohair and has felt paw pads. 5-way jointed. 15" tall and filled with heavy weight polyester fibre and has some steel shot in his tummy and feet. Sage has hand painted green glass eyes and a needle-felted nose and beard. Stitched claws and his muzzle has been needle-sculpted and airbrushed detailing. He wears a black velvet cloak, wire-wrapped Malachite pendant and a triskele circlet. His stave is tipped with crystal quartz and he has an herbal pouch around his waist. Embroidered with Uruz (the rune of health and strength).

Kat Hartley

Brierley Bears - United Kingdom


 

6.10

6.10

The Tin Man is an 18" bruin that is fully articulated with Locline in arms and legs. Offset black/white glass eyes. Mohair has been hand-dyed to obtain a tin color representation. The "tin" clothing has been fabricated with a variety of materials including nuts and bolts. He even has his heart under his armor. OOAK and part of the newest character to join the Oz Collection.

Beverly White

Happy Tymes Collectibles - United States

 

 

 

6.11

6.11

Mystic is created from two different complimentary colors of mohair. German mauve glass eyes matching one mohair. Hand embroidered golden nose matching the other mohair. Two colors of leather paw pads. A variety of colored Swarovski crystals run down the front and all the way up the back to his neck. 13 1/2" tall.

Barbara Koop

Barbee's Bears - United States

 

 

6.12

6.12

Jefferson was Inspired by Victorian Steampunk art and is made from golden mohair. Embroidered feet. Natural stuffings, woodwool, cotton fibre, glass beads and steel balls for weight. Features have been airbrushed and needle-sculpted. Jefferson is wearing a hand made  shirt made from vintage fine broderie anglais lawn with vintage lace around the neck and cuffs. His trousers are striped ticking and his coat is black linen trimmed with dark forest green silk and embroidered in shades of gold. Jefferson's hat is a felt top hat with vintage watch parts attached to it.

Dawn James

Hugs Unlimited - United Kingdom

 

 

6.14

6.14

Valencia is 13.5" tall and made from German felted mohair. 5-way jointed. Curved arm design and stuffed with poly-fil and pellets. Glass eyes with needle felted eye shadows. She has fancy colored wool felted hair.  She wears a pink silk and ivory chiffon dress with embroidery flowers and white coral beads with white coral beads and embroidery flowers headband.

Dilys Pang

Dilys Bear and Craft Designs - China


At a Glance - All Entries in Category 6


6.1
Babette Richelieu


6.2
Fern


6.3
Horatio


6.4
Captain Jack O'Lantern


6.5
Captain Rondel Bannister

6.6
Woody

6.07
Joyful PhD

6.8
Sweet Violet

6.9
Sage

6.10
The Tin Man

6.11
Mystic

6.12
Jefferson

6.14
Valencia


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