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URSA Awards 2009 Competition "Reach Way Beyond The Stars" |
Category 12
Animal Kingdom -
Any medium, any size.
Large photographs are shown so you can see and judge each bear's details.
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Entries are in order by the date they were received.
Vote for your favorite - see link at the bottom of this page.
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| Andriyko is the Ukrainian
traditional name for man. This 5 1/2 inch, 14 cm light brown rabbit has
suede paw pads and 5 disk joints. One-of-a-kind. He has dark brown glass
eyes and his nose is embroidered black than brushed with rose paint. He
was made using two synthetic colors and a medium cashmere pile fabric.
Oksana Skliareko |
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| Aeetos and Leukos are one-of-a-kind realistic
eaglet siblings each measuring 5" tall and 5-way jointed. They are
created from German Schulte alpaca which has been scissor sculpted and
hand shaded for realistic coloring. Each eaglet has extensively needle
sculpted faces and their beaks made out of Ultra-suede. Aeetos and
Leukos feet are Ultra-suede with black polymer clay claws. Each food is
wired separately allowing them to grasp multiple things. The eaglets sit
in a hand-made nest made with air dry clay, twigs and feathers.
Krista Griffiths |
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| Bubba the Bunny is 12 inches
from his feet to the top of his ears. He is made with a silver mohair
with brown backing. Bubba has black glass eyes with white accents and
upper and lower eyelids. His ears are wired for posing and his nose is
brown Perle cotton with hand shading. He holds a bunch of carrots which
are made from orange colored velvet with needle sculpting and green cord
carrot tops. Bubba is cotter pin jointed and is filled with poly-fil
with steel shot added for extra weight.
Sarah Cousins |
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| Cat Salad is inspired by Darby
Conley's comic strip 'Get Fuzzy'. Bear, is a cartoonist and owner of the
pets, who is 22" tall and made of short pink mohair. Wool felt pads.
Black glass eyes and a pull string growler. He is wearing a black mohair
wig and a tee-shirt labeled "Big Pink". Shadow box measures 10 x 10 x 4
and frames the cartoon. Cat is 6" tall and made of white and black
upholstery velvet. Hand painted button eyes. He wields gardening tools.
His hat is a clay flower pot from which he has dumped the house plant.
Horrified dog is 6" tall and made of brown cashmere and painted button
eyes.
Victoria Dewbre |
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| Mr. and Mrs. Warren are 4.25 or 11 cm
tall. They are both made from Schulte Mohair, Alpaca blend in a cream
shade. Their paw and footpads are in a coffee cream Ultra-suede and are
sculpted. They have black glass eyes with white Ultra-suede surrounds
and have extensive needle and scissor sculpting. Both are 5-way cotter
pin jointed with hand-crafted black clay noses and whiskers. They are
stuffed with poly-flock and wool stuffing. Their ears have been wired.
Mr. Warren wears a red wool felt waistcoat and Mrs. Warren has an red
organza tutu with straps. Susan Leigh |
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| Li'l Stinker is a one-of-a-kind skunk
measuring about 12 inches long and has a wired tail. He has an
extensively needle felted face and paw pads with light amber glass eyes.
He is filled with a combination of wool, poly-fil and steel shot.
Kim Russell |
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| Tyson is a one-of-a-kind anime-style
tiger measuring 8.5 inches. He is made from an orange 1960's vintage
upholstery velvet with thick white plush on his chest and the sides of
his face. He has a needle felted nose, mouth, eyelids, paws and feet.
The needle felting was done using orange, black and white wool. His
striping is all hand done using copic pens. He is fully 5-way jointed
using cotter pin, hardboard disk joints and his tail is wired.
Tyler Crain |
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| Cloris the Crow is 20 inches tall and
made with black mohair and gold broadcloth. She is stuffed with
polyester poly-fil and weighted with glass pellets. Her eyes are brown
glass. Cloris' straw hat is adorned with black tulle, feathers and a
vintage brass button. She wears homespun striped bloomers, a floral
cotton dress and a homespun scarf fastened with a vintage rhinestone
earring. Audrey Howell |
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| Lion-Nus is a 17 inch lion with a
laid back posture. His body, arms and legs are made from a honey colored
mohair. His mane is a long pile honey mohair with chocolate brown tip.
His inner ears, eyelids, muzzle and paw pads are beige cashmere fabric.
Lion-Nus has large golden green, hand enameled glass eyes and a big
button shaped nose which is embroidered with brown Perle cotton.
Lion-Nus' muzzle and paw pads have been needle sculpted and shaded with
dark brown airbrushed detailing. He is fully cotter pin jointed and
filled with a polyester stuffing. Jacqui Ellerton |
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Franklin is a 17" tall pink flamingo made of
mohair and synthetic fabric. He has hand painted glass eyes with
airbrushed details. His head is jointed and legs have wire armature and
polyester fiber-fil. Art Rogers |
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At a Glance - All Entries in Category 12
 12.1 Andriyuko |
 12.2 Aeetos & Leukos |
 12.3 Bubba |
 12.4 Cat Salad
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 12.5 Mr & Mrs Warren |
 12.6 Li'l Stinker |
 12.7 Tyson |
 12.8 Cloris |
 12.9 Lion-Nus |
 12.10 Franklin |
Two more categories. Please continue voting. |
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Vote now for your favorite in Category 12 |
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1 - We Little Bare Bears, 5"
& Under
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2 - We Little Outfitted Bears, Under 5" ◊
3 - Medium Bare Bears 6-11" ◊
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4 - Medium Outfitted Bears 6-11" ◊
5 - Large Bare Bears 12-16" ◊
6 - Large Outfitted Bears 12-26" ◊
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7 - Needle Felted Bear or Bud ◊
No Category 8 this year ◊
9 Crochet Bear or Bud ◊
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10 - Far Out Fairies, Angels, Exotic ◊
11 - Clowns, Halloween & Costumed Bear or Bud ◊
12 - Animal Kingdom ◊
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Furry Pals, Cats & Dogs ◊
15 Christmas Theme, Father Christmas and Santa Claus ◊
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