URSA Awards 2009 Competition
"Reach Way Beyond The Stars"
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URSA Awards 2009 Competition "Reach Way Beyond The Stars" |
Final
Round of Voting
Vote for your ONE favorite from
the finalist in the 13 URSA Categories.
The top 3
winners from
each category are shown.
Each has won an URSA Award but not until
the announcement in the
October issue of Bears&Buds' Webzine
will the artists know which place!
Entries are in order by
their original category numbers
and not by placement.
Your one vote helps determine the URSA
Major Award winner!
Wonderful prizes for the top
27 winners in this final round!
Pick your ONE favorite from the top winners!
Voting link is located at the bottom of this page.
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Category 1 - Wee Little Bare Bears and Buds |
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 1.1 Babe is a one-of-a-kind miniature Shar Pei puppy measuring 5” long from nose to tail and 3.5” from the top of her head to her toes. Babe is created out of miniature bear Cashmere and is then hand shaded for realistic coloring. Each one of Babe’s wrinkles has been needle sculpted by hand. She features 10 mm black glass, open and close eyes, open and close mouth, and a one piece body design with a jointed head. Babe has an inner armature in each leg, spine and tail, which allows her to achieve many realistic poses. Babe has realistic baby puppy claws on each of her needle sculpted toes. She is weighted with steel shot for a nice hefty feel, and has been extensively needle and scissor sculpted to obtain her realistic features. Krista Griffiths |
 1.3 Tango is 5 inches tall and is made from faux fur. His paw pads are made from a patterned leather-like upholstery fabric with needle sculpted with shaded toes. Tango's face has been extensively needle and scissor sculpted. He has black eyes with thread detailing and a stitched and waxed nose. He is stuffed with poly-fil and steel shot.
Terrie Kalaputas |
 1.6 Booh is just under 5 inches standing. He is made from alpaca with detailed needle felted paw pads. He has a stitched and waxed nose that has been coloured by hand. Needle sculpted facial features and light amber glass eyes. He is designed to sit or stand and is filled with a combination of wool and poly and steel shot.
Kim Russell
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Category 2 - Wee Little Outfitted Bears and Buds |
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 2.1 Seaman is 5-way disk jointed. He is 2.5" or 6.5 cm tall and has black glass eyes, nose is embroidered in black and wax. He was made from a white medium pile cashmere fabric and wears a sailor hat and collar. Oksana Skilareko
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 2.3 Soggy Bottom Boy is 3.8 inches and made from silk with mini cashmere paw pads. He has German glass eyes with molded eye-lids. He is fully jointed and stuffed with fibre-fil and steelshot. Soggy Bottom Boy has an open mouth with molded teeth and tongue. He's wearing a handmade cap, shirt and pants.
Natascha Sabo
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 2.4 Marc Andre - Flower Elf stands 3 inches tall. Completely hand sewn from mini bear fur and has 5 cotter pin joints. He has hand painted facial features as well as an embroidered noise and mouth. Marc Andre's eyes are made of glass and his paw pads are made of faux suede. His outfit consists of a real acorn cap which sports a naturally-shed parrot feather. Donna Griffin |
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Category 3 - Medium Bare Bears and Buds |
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 3.4 Rosanna is 10 inches tall and is made from two types of faux fur. Her body is a soft pale pink and her tummy and head are made from a bright white fabric with long guard hairs. Her paw pads are Ultra-suede with needle sculpted and shaded toes. Rosanna's face has been extensively needle and scissor sculpted. She has hand painted dark blue eyes with thread detailing and a stitched and waxed nose. She is stuffed with poly-fil and steel shot.
Terrie Kalaputas
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 3.5 Benson is 7" tall and made of mohair with vintage German glass eyes. He has a needle felted muzzle, eyelids, and nose which has been waxed. Detailed leather paw pads with epoxy clay claws. 5-way jointed and wired for gentle posing. He is filled with wool, polyester, BBs for added weight.
Joanne Livingston |
 3.10 Jessie is an 11 inch traditional style mohair bear. She is made from dense, swirl effect mohair in peach and pale pink color. Her paw pads are made from a pale peach suede fabric. Jessie has shiny black glass eyes and a D-shaped, black embroidered nose. Inside her tummy is a squeaker. Jessie is cotter pin jointed and filled with a polyester stuffing and is wearing an aged vintage picture tag.
Jacqui Ellerton |
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Category 4 - Medium Outfitted Bears and Buds |
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 4.3 Lacey Petrelli is a white tipped mohair kitten with wool felt ears standing 9" tall and jointed. She is needle sculpted, scissor trimmed and airbrushed with an embroidered nose and mouth and white horsehair whiskers. Hand-painted blue glass cat eyes that have upper and lower leather eyelids. Lacey Petrelli has painted toes and paw pads on plucked, needle sculpted, airbrushed paws. Lacey wears a blue felt hat with assorted vintage trims, feathers, netting and flowers. Her dress is made of blue gathered lace with an overlay of black net. Mary Wimberley
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 4.5 Mariasha is 10 inches tall and hand sewn from German curly kid mohair. All parts of body are double jointed. Glass German eyes are hand painted using acrylic paints. Nose is stitched and polished. Paws and pads are made from flock fabric. Mariasha is shaded. The shirt is hand knitted from cotton yarn and embroidered with tulips, She is one-of-a-kind.
Tatiana Scalozub |
 4.6 Daisy is a honey blonde, 11 inch Schulte mohair teddy bear that is 5-way jointed and with matching Ultra-suede paw pads. She's wearing a hand made cotton print, smocked dress with a crochet collar and white piping around the sleeves. She is stuffed with poly-fill and weighted with plastic pellets. Daisy has black German glass eyes and a large embroidered black nose. A variegated wired ribbon is tied around her head. Jan Cuming
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Category 5 - Large Bare Bears and Buds |
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 5.2 Kato is a one-of-a-kind tiger cub measuring 16” long nose to tail. Kato is created out of imported Belgian plush and then airbrushed in many layers for realistic coloring. He has hand painted 18mm glass eyes that open and close. 5 joints and an inner armature in each leg, spine and tail that allows him to achieve many realistic poses. Kato is weighted with steel shot for a nice hefty feel. Kato has been extensively needle and scissor sculpted to obtain his realistic features. Krista Griffiths |
 5.3 Tecah is made of white alpaca with inlaid wool felt paw pads which have hand-made, hand applied clay claws. He has topaz glass eyes, a hand stitched nose with an open mouth, which has a faux suede tongue. Tecah is filled with fiber-fil, glass beads and love.
Jacquie Pollitt
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 5.8 Surprise is a one-of-a-kind creation standing 20 inches tall. She is made from hand dyed mohair that is a light teal with dark strands and a white backing. She has mauve colored glass eyes backed with wool felt. Her nose is hand embroidered and waxed. Paws are unique with a reverse trapunto method using wool felt. Surprise is cotter pin jointed and stuffed with poly-fil and BB's. She wears a ribbon ruffle made from ombre ribbon which coordinates with her fur and eye color. Air brushed facial features and paws. Alison McKee eTeddys - USA
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Category 6 - Large Outfitted Bears and Buds |
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 6.2 Medoro is 11 inch tall and he is made from two kinds of rare, dense, slightly curled, tipped mohair. Medoro has black German glass eyes with white felt under. Nose is hand sculpted in polymer clay without the use of a mold. Paw pads are made from cashmere and finished with brown cotton Perle. He is stuffed with poly-fil, wool and steel shot. He sits in a nest made in amur-peppervine lined with green straw and blackberries around the side.
Annalisa Taddei |
 6.3 Molly is one-of-a-kind and entirely crocheted from a variety of different yarns without the use of any pattern. She stands 13” tall and has black German glass eyes with needle felted whites. Her nose is hand-stitched, waxed and sealed. Safety enclosed steel shot in her tummy gives her a nice weight. Her head is cotter pin jointed; her limbs are sewn on and move freely. She wears a yellow and white checkered dress, a bow in her hair and a tiny duck bell around her neck. Marion Fraile |
 6.8 Oscar Wildefox is made of mohair and alpaca, standing 17” tall with wired and jointed including a double jointed neck. Oscar is trimmed, needle sculpted and hand painted. He has hand-painted glass eyes in double-lid eyelids, dimensional toes and paw pads, black horsehair whiskers and an embroidered nose and mouth. Over a black brocade silk vest, Mr. Wildefox wears a red damask silk riding jacket with a black velveteen collar and pocket flaps. His red linen lapel is hand embroidered in black and gold. Oscar wears a black velveteen riding cap with a leather buckle chin strap and hat band. He carries a classic black riding crop.
Mary Wimberley
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Category 7 - Needle-felted Bears and Buds |
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 7.3 Polar Bear is 7" long and 3" tall which is completely needled felted with a double joined neck and joined legs. Gloria Chan Gloria Handicraft Studio - Hong Kong  |
 7.4 Ting is a 7.5 inch little white tiger cub which is solid needle felted and in a static pose. Her body is turning to reach out with her front leg hosting a blue butterfly while balancing herself on three feet. Ting has premium glass eyes. Incorporated in the stripes on Ting’s chest is the Chinese symbol for the Year of the Tiger.
Marge Wiese
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 7.5 Panda Cub in Tree is 10” tall including tree. Both panda and tree are needle felted and have wire armatures for easy posing. His paws have needle felted detail and tiny nails. The cub has hand painted details, open mouth with pink tongue and black glass pupils with felted brown irises. He holds a piece of bamboo. The tree with base is totally needle felted and hand painted to give the look of bark and little flowers are added for color.
Johni Jacobsen
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Category 9 - Crocheted Bears and Buds |
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 9.1 Hannah is one-of-a-kind and entirely crocheted from a variety of different yarns without the use of any pattern. She stands 12” tall with black German glass eyes and needle felted white in her eyes, her shiny nose is made from glass. Safety enclosed steel shot in her tummy gives her a nice weight. Her head is cotter pin jointed; her limbs are sewn on and move freely. She wears a crochet sweater dress with matching shoes and hair band. The dress is adorned with a crochet bear and two wooden buttons.
Marion Fraile
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 9.3 Shenandoah stands nearly 5 inches tall and is crocheted with two stands of size 80 tatting thread in three shades of green. He is non-jointed and has black onyx beads for eyes. His blanket is crocheted in the Tunisian simple stitch using #80 tatting thread and embroidered with the Chinese symbol of the horse. The saddle and bridle are single crocheted in #20 Cebelia while the trappings are made with 1/8" yellow ribbon and 6mm brass rings. Phyllis Swanson - USA
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 9.4 Madeline is a crocheted miniature teddy bear crocheted with a blend of three different threads, in shades of pale beige. Madeline stands 3.75 inches and is 5-way jointed. Madeline has gentle shading accents and complete with accent claws and a tiny teddy bear tail. Madeline wears a removable pink and white crocheted dress, adorned with a little crochet and thread sculpted rose. She sits on a hand embroidered the rug. Marge Wiese
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Category 10 - Far Out: Fairies, Angels, Exotic Creatures |
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 10.1 Twink is 3 3/4 inches tall and is made from patterned vintage long pile upholstery fabric. His paw pads are Ultra-suede with needle sculpted and shaded toes. Twink's face has been extensively needle sculpted, scissor sculpted and shaded. He has hand painted sparkling eyes with thread detailing and a stitched and waxed nose. He is stuffed with poly-fil and steel shot.
Terrie Kalaputas
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 10.3 Bee Bear is 12 inches tall and made of yellow colored German mohair. She has a double jointed neck and fully jointed body. Paw pads are mohair too. She has hand made and painted wings and the wings can flutter when you pull the little button by her neck. Her face, hood and outfit are hand painted while the flower is made from clay. String brown mohair was used to make her hair then accented with red woo needle felted on top. She is stuffed with poly-fil and glass pellets. Gloria Chan |
 10.4 Serendipity is a 7" mohair jointed fairy bunny with wired limbs and a double jointed neck. Hand painted violet glass eyes in eyelids, micro-polar fleece ears, embroidered nose and mouth and white horsehair whiskers complete her face. Serendipity is hand painted, needle sculpted, scissor trimmed and airbrushed. She wears a pink petal gown with a tulle underskirt and matching headdress. Her large iridescent wings are wired and veined and she holds a glittered egg fairy wand while she sits on a 6" x 4" embroidered and appliquéd felt tuffet which can be a pin cushion.
Mary Wimberley
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Category 11 - Clowns and Costumed Bears and Buds |
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 11.1 Merlino is 11.4 inch tall wizard with black German glass eyes with white felt under them. His black and white mohair is dense. Merlino's feet and hands are needle felted in white merino wool. Nose is hand sculpted in polymer clay without molds. He is stuffed with poly-fil, wool and steel balls. The owl is needle felted with black German glass eyes with wired claws. The hat is in blue felt with yellow stars.
Annalisa Taddei |
 11.2 Captain Zinfangar stands an impressive 35 inches tall and made of mohair with matching paws and feet. He has hand painted glass eyes with eyelids, black waxed nose, fiber stuffed with pillow of BB's in rump. He is 5-way jointed with armature in his limbs. Face is scissor sculpted and shaded. Captain Zinfangar wears a costume is made of suede material, his vest is gold with small colored medallions, gold trim and buttons which are handmade. The Captain sports a wool tricorn hat with gold trim with hand dyed ostrich feathers. His jabot and cuffs are ivory lace and his boots are black leather. He carries an antiqued telescope, brass and copper boatswain whistle, brass compass, antiqued sword, and medal pins. Melissa Zemeski |
 11.5 The Rodeo Clowns consists of 3 pieces; Golly who is 20" tall, made of wool felt and has a jointed head and wears a cowboy print shirt, suspenders, trousers, drover's cuffs and custom boots. Teddy is 15" tall, fully jointed, made of golden mohair and has a needle felted face. He sports leather drover's cuffs, a cowboy hat and custom boots. Their handsome steed stands 19" at the withers and is 23" long. Constructed of a "flea-bitten" mohair over a sturdy frame. Realistic hoofs, horse hair mane and tail and wears a leather mini replica saddle. The team proudly carries the American flag.
Anneloren Nann
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Category 12 - Animal Kingdom Creatures |
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 12.1 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 |
 12.2 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 |
 12.6 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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Category 14 - Furry Pals: Cats and Dogs |
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 14.1 Rosita is an 11 inch tall pug dog that is made with short white Schulte mohair. Her mohair has been distressed and painted with brown and black acrylic colors creating an aged look. Eyes are black shoe buttons and her nose is hand stitched with black cotton Perle, then waxed. Paw pads in Schulte mohair and hand-painted. She is stuffed with poly-fil, wool and steel balls. Rosita wears a pink dot grosgrain ribbon and a crochet rosette that compliments her vintage doll dress. Annalisa Taddei |
 14.2 Bella is a one-of-a-kind realistic Weimaraner puppy who measures 7” long nose to tail. Bella is a one piece body design with a jointed head, created with imported Belgian plush which is then airbrushed in many layers for realistic coloring. She features hand-painted glass eyes that open and close. Bella has an inner armature that allows her to achieve many realistic poses and she is weighted with steel shot for a nice hefty feel. Bella has been extensively needle and scissor sculpted to obtain her realistic features. Krista Griffiths |
 14.3 Lola Laughs is the size of a 2 week old kitten. Her front legs and her head are jointed. Lola's back legs are armatured for posing. She has the stance of wobbly young kitten. Lola is created from very soft, fine, Belgium plush. Her eyes are black glass set in handmade eye sockets. She has an open mouth smile with an Ultra-suede tongue and vintage costume pearl milk teeth. Her fur is hand colored with pink toes and a pink belly like a real kitten.
Karen Lyons |
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Category 15 - Christmas Theme Bears and Buds |
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 15.1 Tyler Tom Squirrel is a mohair and alpaca jointed 9” squirrel with wired limbs. His head and feet are needle sculpted and scissor trimmed with plucked paws and individually painted toes. Golden brown eyes are hand painted and sit in leather eyelids. His nose and mouth are embroidered and his whiskers are made of black horsehair. Tyler Tom wears a green wool felt tail coat with embroidered edges and a red and white striped hat and scarf trimmed with antique green fringe. Tyler Thom pulls a small green sled with an enormous acorn on top. Mary Wimberley
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 15.2 Kringles was created from a tipped plush synthetic in shades of brown. He measures 13” from his toes to the tip of his ears. His face is extensively scissor sculpted with a hand stitched nose and light shading. Leather eyelids accent his premium glass eyes. He is fully jointed with additional armature in his arms and legs for extra posing. His paw pads are scissor sculpted with embroidered claws. He is stuffed with poly-fil and pellets for a nice heavier weight. Kringles is wearing a velvet Santa's hat. His wooden sled holds his velvet Santa bag loaded with toys. Brenda Parker |
 15.3 Holly is an 8 inch teddy bear made with natural Schulte short pile mohair. She has German glass eyes and is fully jointed. All dressed and ready for her Christmas party she wears a hand-made felt jacket with blanket stitched edging and a tulle skirt. Blanket stitching around Ultra-suede paw pads. She is stuffed with Dacron and glass pellets for balance and weight. Jan Cuming |
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FYI: There were no entries in Category 8 and we don't have a Category 13 |
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At a Glance - All Entries in the Final Round - vote for just ONE.
 1.1 Babe |
 1.3 Tango |
 1.6 Booh |
 2.1 Seaman |
 2.3 Soggy Bottom Boy |
 2.4 Marc Andre |
 3.4 Rosanna |
 3.5 Benson |
 3.10 Jessie |
 4.3 Lacey Petrelli
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 4.5 Mariasha |
 4.6 Daisy |
 5.2 Kato |
 5.03 Tecah |
 5.08 Surprise |
 6.2 Medoro |
 6.3 Molly |
 6.08 Oscar Wildefox |
 7.3 Polar Bear |
 7.4 Ting |
 7.5 Panda in Tree |
 9.1 Hannah |
 9.3 Shenandoah |
 9.4 Madeline |
 10.1 Twink |
 10.3 Bee Bear |
 10.4 Serendipity |
 11.1 Merlino |
 11.5 Captain Zingangar |
 11.5 Rodeo Clowns |
 12.1 Andriyko |
 12.2 Aeetos & Leukos |
 12.6 Li'l Stinker |
 14.1 Rosita |
 14.2 Bella |
 14.3 Lola Laughs |
 15.1 Tyler Tom |
 15.2 Kringles |
 15.3 Holly |
Look for the URSA Awards announcement in October's Bear&Buds Webzine |
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