URSA Awards 2015

9th Annual
Competition

"Reach Beyond The Stars"

 

Category 7

Huge Hugs - Bears or Buds. 21" and greater. All materials and all sizes.

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7.1

7.1

Hesketh is OOAK, 27” tall and made from mink brown, dense, distressed, Helmbold mohair with a white inset body front in dense, ratinee, Schulte mohair. sand colored Ultra-suede paw pads have trapunto detail. Black English glass eyes, dark brown Perle cotton embroidered nose then waxed, and mouth. 5-way nut and bolt
jointed and heavy weight polyester filled.

Brendan Daly - Brendan's Bears
Oxforshire, United Kingdom

 

7.2

7.2
Amadeus is a 23” seated OOAK grizzly bear; 30” in length. Made from variegated brown Tissavel fur. German glass eyes are hand painted brown. The nose, claws, tongue and mouth are hand sculpted resin clay. The muzzle is needle felted wool. The eyelids and paw pads are leather. The eyes are made to open and shut. 6-way jointed. The arms and legs are attached with Lockline armature, metal bolts, washers and locknuts. Stuffed with poly fiberfill batting. Collar is made from silk and satin fabric. Amadeus is wearing a handmade antique wooden necklace.

Yolanda Levy - YoYo Bears
California, USA

 

7.3

7.3
Victoria is 25" tall and made of synthetic fabric. Glass eyes, 5-way jointed and excelsior filled. She wears vintage clothing re-cut to custom fit her and head piece custom designed. Waxed nose

Celia D. Baham - Celia's Teddies
California, USA

 

7.4

7.4

Adrian is 34" tall and was created using plush. Leather paw pads can bend. Claws are handmade from Fimo. Adrian has special eyes with lower eyelids and fur upper eyelids. Hand sculpted nose from Fimo is covered leather. Open/close eyes and mouth. Tongue and teeth are made of Fimo. 5-way jointed and stuffed with fiber-fil and rubber pellets. Plastic spine in arms, legs and body for posing.

Marina Osetrova - Marina Osetrova Creations

Moscow, Russia

 

7.5

7.5
Dolly the Sloth is 24" tall sitting and her legs are 31" long. Body is made of 2 tones of blonde wispy synthetic fur. Nose is made of a soft peach fleece knit and claws are made of white velour. Nose is subtly shaded and she has expressive eyelids. Upper arms are jointed and legs are fixed in place. Wears a yellow satin bow.

Jill Johnson - JillyBears
California, USA

 

 

 

7.6

7.6
Marilyn is 24" and made from up-cycled curly lamb fur. Alpaca fur on her face and inside ears. 5-way locknut jointed with armatured arms. German glass eyes with accents. Embroidered nose. Extensively scissor sculpted face. Ultra-suede paw pads which have been tufted and airbrushed.

Diana Watts - Di Bears

Florida, USA


At a Glance - All Entries in Category 7


7.1
Hesketh


7.2
Amadeus


7.3
Victoria

7.4
Adrian

7.5
Dolly the Sloth


7.6

Marilyn

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