URSA Awards 2025

20th Annual
Competition

"Reach Beyond The Stars"

 

 

Artists from 8 countries are competing.
Australia Austria
Germany
Hong Kong
New Zealand
 
Scotland Ukraine U.K. USA  

 


Category A

Bears or Buds Celebrating 20 years! - Dressed in party outfits, all materials, all sizes.

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A1

A1

Gloria is a 16" tall bear made from white and brown German mohair and pink felt. Stitched nose and mouth with glass bead eyes. Cotter pin joints and stuffing is polyester fiber and glass pellets. The arms can bend. Her coat, clutch bag, hat and belt are made from recycled nylon canvas! OOAK.


Man Yin Venus Chui - Venus Crafts
Swansea, Wales - United Kingdom

 

A2

A2

Baby Liberty is a 4.7" (12cm) tall bear is completely crocheted from head to sole with effect yarn blue, white, red. The face is crocheted from fine mohair wool, sculpted and painted. Black glass eyes, 5-way jointed and an embroidered, waxed nose. The soles are made of cashmere and are sculpted. White stars were sewn onto the blue yarn and 20 crocheted hearts for the URSA's 20th anniversary.

Maier Silvia - Maisi-Baeren
Offenhausen,  Austria

 

 

A3

A3

Life of the Party is a 7” tall fun-loving fox made from rust, white and black Xtra long miniature fabric.  5-way jointed with nuts/ bolts, wired, then filled with a combination of pellets and fiber.  His lidded amber eyes are German glass, and his features were embroidered and needle sculpted. 
He carries a bunch of balloons and wears a glittery ruffle with matching party hat.

Judith Anderson - Ashenberry
Indian Lake Estates, Florida - USA

 

 

A4

A4

Nigel is a 9" (23mm) tall wolf-bear made from a dense mohair with a hand dyed brown string pile. Brown paw pads with pulled toes.  His face has been sculpted, and scissor trimmed Hand painted blue glass eyes and black hand embroidered nose. He has black hand crafted nails! Filled with Poly and plastic pellets. A wolf bear true to his nature with suede teeth and a bushy tail. OOAK


Alaine Ferreira - Bearflair
Tapping, Western Australia

 

 

A5

A5

Ambrushka is a 23.5" (60 cm) tall bear made from hand dyed dense mohair. Fully jointed. Glass pellet and polyester filled. Completely hand stitched. Glass eyes. Embroidered nose. Hand painted face. Hand stitched patchwork lace jacket, a crochet hat and jacket are bead and vintage leaves embellished. Velvet and raw silk dress with hand dyed lace. OOAK

Marnie Pantano - Love Bears All Things
Murrumbeena, Victoria - Australia

 

 

A6

A6

Quilling Bear is 9.25" (23cm) made of felt with German glass eyes. Stitched nose, button jointed arms, with armature inside the arms for posing. Feet are needle sculpted. Stuffed with poly-fiber. Dress is made of felt and appointed with lace and quilling flowers. The bear has an internal music box. OOAK

Venci So Shan Na - Art square
Hong Kong

 

 

A7

A7

Pippa is 7" (17.5cm) tall hippopotamus made from German Viscose with needle felted face details and hooves. 5-way jointed. ​Her face, ears and hooves have hand colored and have airbrushed accents. She wears an artist made peach lace sundress with a peach flower on her ear. Pippa has brown resin eyes accented with long eyelashes. She is weighted with steel beads. OOAK

Michele Freeman - Eden and Friends, LLC
Keller, Texas - USA

 

 

A8

A8

Audrey is a 3.15" tall bear crocheted from soft, fluffy yarn. Stuffed with natural wool, and her glass eyes are handmade. The head is movable on a cotter pin joint, and the limbs are reinforced with a wire armature. She wears an elegant evening dress made of vintage crepe and hand-sewn shoes made of genuine leather.

Viktoriia Deputat - MopsHandMade
Potsdam, Germany

 

 

A9

A9

Bojangles is a 16" tall alpaca mohair cat with needle felted face and accents. Stands on his own.  Five-way locknut jointed. Ultra suede tufted paws. Artist made clothing and embellishments. OOAK

Diana Watts - Dibears
Naples, Florida  - USA

 

 

A10

A10
Flynn is a 13.5” tall dapper cat, ready to celebrate. Made from vintage leopard print faux fur. Vintage hand blown glass cat eyes. 5-way jointed. He wears a deep orange wool felt top hat and carries a black and gold cane. OOAK

Jan Cuming - Jinglebears NZ
Wellington, New Zealand

 

 

A11

A11

Forever Green is an 11" tall bear made with short pile mohair, five-way jointed, glass eyes, embroidery nose, armature in arms. In celebration of URSA’s 20th anniversary, he is wearing a handmade hat featuring a rainbow cake with a candle and a matching bling bling bow, and presenting a Happy Birthday billboard. OOAK

Angela Yip - Purplebean Bear
Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR of China

 

 

 

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