URSA Awards 2015
10th Annual
Competition

"Reach Beyond The Stars"



Category 5

 

Large Bare Bear or Bud, 13" to 20" -  Undressed. Any materials.

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5.1

5.1

Winter is 16” OOAK bear made with Blue Fox and Alpaca real fur.
5-way jointed. Glass eyes and his nose is made from Sculpey. Paw pads are ultra-suede. Stuffed with poly-fill and plastic pellets for weight. The charm he is wearing is a vintage earring.

Pamela Simpers - Pamela Simpers Creations
Vermont, USA

 

5.2

5.2

Blue Ivy is a OOAK nature bear 13" tall. Made from a light blue faux fur. Paw pads are made from a grey quilt fabric with ball design. Claws and nose are made from black epoxy sculpt. Black German glass eyes and black leather eyelids. Open mouth with teeth and tongue. 4-way jointed and has a skeleton from head to tail and in her legs. Stuffed with plastic pellets and synthetic fabric.

Miranda Rolfes - Miraberen
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

 

5.3

5.3

Brumko was created using faux fur. 19” standing. Paw pads are leather. Claws are hand sculpted from epoxy Sculpty. Open-close hand painted glass eyes. Nose is hand sculpted from silicone. Open-close mouth with clay teeth. 5-way jointed. Filled with hollow-fiber and steel pellets. Plastic spine and a steel and brass armature in his paws for posing ability. OOAK and 100% hand made.

Svetlana Khabarova - Our Bears

Moscow, Russia

 

5.4

5.4

Leonidas the Lion is 18" tall and from long French Tissavel fur. His mane is made from a longer French Tissavel fur with a dark tip. 5-way jointed, and stuffed with Fiber-fil and steel beads. Star burst eyes and an embroidered nose. Copic highlighted areas on his face. Leonidas has huge feet and a long tail.

Sandy Czaja - Notchlok Bears
Arizona, USA

 

5.5

5.5

Pepper is 15" tall and made from a leopard print, French Tissavel fur. Face inlay is European plush and paws are made of mocha Korean Tissavel. 5-way disc jointed. Mauve clay nose and hand-painted brown glass eyes with gold flecks. Airbrushed, embroidered, and meticulously needle-sculpted facial features. Hand appliquéed mauve leather paws with a tan satin bow. Stuffed with poly-fil and pellets for weight.

Jill Johnson - JillyBears
California, USA

 

5.6

5.6

Ermione is a 13.3" bear made with light pink and brown Tissavel faux fur. Black German glass eyes with leather eyelids and eyelashes. Nose is hand sculpted in brown polymer clay. Paw pads are pink viscose then thread sculpted. Stuffed with wool, poly-fill and steel balls.
5-way jointed with double cotter pin neck. She wears a head band made of roses and laces.

Annalisa Taddei - The Tuscany Bear Maker
Tuscany, Italy

 

5.7

5.7

Michael is 12.5" (32cm) tall OOAK, created from a two-color faux fur. Paw pads are Ultra-suede. Body from head to tail is a Lockline skeleton for ease of posing. Heavy as he is stuffed with a combination of sawdust, Poly-fil, mineral granules, metal beads, and rubber granules. Glass eyes, nose and claws are polymer clay.  Around his neck hangs a talisman and a symbol of Ukrainian independence. trident. The Trident is one of the oldest Ukrainian talismans. Vladimir the Great and Yaroslav the Wise designed the monogram "Liberty". Connecting three ideas: "1. Father/God. 2. Mother/Good. 3. Son/the Truth.

 

Natalia Petelina - Natalia Petelina Creations

Odessa, Ukraine

 

 

5.8

5.8

Jack Frost is a OOAK 20" bear created from a plush mongolian fur with a synthetic inset muzzle. Ultra-suede paw pads are applique trapunto-sculpted. 5-way jointed and filled with a combination of polyfill and pellets. Extensive needle and scissor sculpting. Hand-embroidered perle cotton nose. White eye base beneath hand painted German glass eyes. Lightly shaded. Jack Frost wears a triple ribbon bow attached with a satin cord and carries his own frosted snowflake.

Brenda Parker - BrendaBears
Wyoming, USA

 

5.9

5.9

Golden Bear is 14" tall and made of an old-gold matted mohair. Fully jointed. Hand stitched wax nose and black glass eyes. Ultra-suede, bright gold paw pads. Stuffed with poly and plastic pellets. Around his neck he has a bell collar with an orange bow and a little gold buffalo charm.

Ingrid Gluppe - Ingrid's Bears
Ontario, Canada

 

5.10

5.10

Maui is a dark chocolate brown Alpaca bear, with realistic qualities.
14" tall and is traditionally jointed to arms and legs with inner wiring for posing. Her neck and spine are armatured with Lockline for posing ability. Hand-painted brown glass eyes, set in a pale ivory wool needle felted face with eyelids and leather cording. Her nose shaped, shaded and glossed to seal. All paw pads have been needle felted with wool and hand made taxidermy claws securely inserted. Stuffed and weighted.

Pamela Forster - Bungalow Bears
Manchester, United Kingdom

 

5.11

5.11

Butterball is 15" tall and made from long pile faux fur in cream color with a darker tip. He has half cashmere paw pads, 5-way cotter pin jointed. Stuffed with Poly-fil and steel balls for weight. Hand shaded. English black glass eyes and a shaded Perle cotton nose.

Lynn Bowie - Madabout Bears
Dalry Ayrshire, Scotland

 

5.12

5.12

Ginger is 16" tall and created from a recycled red fox fur coat. Paw pads are a light rusty suede. Dark amber glass eyes and a hand-embroidered brown Perle cotton nose. 5-way jointed and stuffed with polyester fiberfill. She wears a golden orange ribbon tied in a bow around her neck.

Jane Woodard - Heir Bears
Florida, USA

 

 

 

5.14

5.14

Hickory Dickory Dock is 12" tall and is made with a mousey grey German mohair. German glass eyes and a black embroidered nose.

His mouse tail is made with brown braided yarn. 5-way jointed and filled with high-loft poly-fil and glass pellets. Hickory is wearing a stylish "antique gold" chain with three "clock" charms around his neck, a cuckoo clock, a clock face with Roman numerals and a
wind-up key.

Erin Roy - Bears*n*Bling
Ontario, Canada

 

 

 

 

 

5.15

5.15

Dahlia is 17" tall and made of soft purple/white tipped faux fur. Needle felted muzzle with a big needle felted nose. Black glass eyes with eye whites. 6-way jointed with cotter pins, featuring a double neck joint. Wool felt paw pads, along with ear inserts. Stuffed with poly-fil and glass granules for weight. She wears a purple silk ribbon around her neck. 100% hand sewn.

Sandra Marie Pape - Bear Hugs Originals
Florida, USA


At a Glance - All Entries in Category 5

5.1
Winter


5.2
Blue Ivy

5.3
Brumko


5.4
Leonidas

5.5
Pepper


5.6
Ermione


5.7
Michael


5.8
Jack Frost

5.9
Golden Bear


5.10
Maui


5.11
Butterball

5.12
Ginger

5.14
Hickory Dickory
Dock

5.15
Dehlia

 

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