The above picture is of one of my many other artist bears. He was made by Tacha of Bearly Treasures, as far back as 2002 I believe. However I acquired him fairly recently - he'd been in my local teddy bear shop for quite some time and I took pity on him! He's made in a traditional style with large feet and paws, long limbs, a protruding snout and a slight hump on his back. He's fairly small - he measures just over 7" tall when standing. He has lovely long sparse mohair which is a rich blond/gold colour and he is mainly soft-filled but has steel shot / pellets in his tummy. He's quite easy to pose because of this and he is quite a little character!
I have been unable to find the artist online, so I can only assume she is either no longer making bears or just hasn't set up a website yet! This seems to be the case with a lot of the lesser-known artists, although I have noticed a lot of them now sell their creations on eBay (and probably other internet auction sites as well). If you want to search for artist teddy bears you'll find quite a few if you search using the term OOAK - meaning one of a kind! Many budding artists have low starting prices for their bears (and other animals they make) so these auctions can be a good way to build your collection without spending a massive amount of money!
I will be profiling some of my other artist bears at a later date, because I don't have them all at my house and am therefore unable to photograph them all at the moment; some are with my parents due to space constraints etc. At this rate I'm going to have to buy a 5 bedroom house to comfortably house all of my bears. Yikes! :D
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