Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

"don't touch my puppy!"  :crackup:
lovely 

Thank you very much, to you too!
I hope this new year will bring you many happy moments 

Congratulation! Lucky you 
Please hare pics with us as soon as the new addition arrives  :clap:

He has such an adorable expression! Congrats, lucky you!  :dance:

Thanks for sharing! He is so funny! And those bear are soooo cute. I wish I could keep one in my jacket too.

Oh my!! That's a beagle! I think they are the cutest when they are puppies. I have a girl beagle too, I love my Fay with all my heart. Thanks for posting     

Dear all teddy bear friends
I hope you had a sweet and happy Christmas.

Here is a pic of my latest addition to the collection, Simeon by Kim Endlich, which is my Christmas present! He is a traditional style bear, almost 50 cm tall.
He is very sweet and has a great personality. I hope you like him as much as I do.
I wish you all the best for the 2011 beginning.  :bday:

I wanted to start a topic with the same suject. I'll use Jane's one to wish you:

M e r r y  C h r i s t m a s
H a p p y  N e w  Y e a r

got lost? Oh poor lil thing, I'd cuddle him forever! 

They are lovely together!!! You got your Christmas present earlier!
Eat the cake creations are so unique and particular. They have great personalities.
Congrats  :clap:

V.

Hi Thomas! Thanks for sharing! This was really cute. I had never heard about Paddington videos on youtube. I watched several. In addition this is a very good exercise  to pratice my english. The speaker has a lovely english accent. 

Mia I love your pictures around China!!! I've been to Japan, but I'd love to come to China too!

I love those happy faces! I'll be there in front of my pc at 3pm (local time!!) 

:crackup:

I'm really happy your Cooper is getting better. He is supercute with that t-shirt too. When my cat had a surgeon and had stiches on her tummy I had to put a newborn onesie on her. And I had to make a hole for the tail too. Of course I bought a pink one! 

Hi Thomas, thanks for your info!
I'll go to Covent Garden for sure, as I'll stay in Piccadilly.

I know I can't miss to go to Witney's! I saw some pics and it's so cool! I'm trying to have a tight schedule for those days, so maybe I could have some time to go out of London.
I travel a lot, so maybe it'll be for the next time.

:hug:

Hi! I've found out that Steiff did some bears with "sash". For example there is one made for "the fall of the wall" memorial. But of course they have Steiff buttons in ears.

As you can see from the link, souvenir bears from Berlin have often the sash with "Berlin" written on it:
http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie … 0354687179
So,  I think that the best hypothesis is that he is sounvenir bear or a memorial bear from Berlin. Additionally, the teddy bear is the symbol of the city of Berlin.

You'r right! At the very first sight I thougt it was a plush!

Oh my, I love those ears.... I can hardly see them        My cat is starting getting jealous 

Dear Peter they are wonderful! Nutmeg has a very cute nose and I love Amos's fur. He looks like a very hugable bear  :clap:

lucky bears dad! 

Hi Becky, hall
This topic looks very interesting.

I think that the mainly difference is that taxidermy is done by scientists, biologists... taxidermy's aim is to describe nature in the most realistic way by stuffing dead animals. This is a shame I can't understand it; it has always been in the human being the willingness to show its supremacy on nature, taxidermy is an example. I hope none will ever stuff one of us with straws to show how we looked like 

On the other hand, when we speak about an art work, we usually speak about a personal interpretation of something; it could be a sensation, a issue, an animal...
If we speak about teddy bear artists, perhaps we have to define different categories: traditional classic teddy bears, vintage bears, anime bears, and realistic bears or other animals.
I think that realistic teddy bear have nothing to do with taxidermy, because first the process of creation is different and they are created for two completely different aims. One process is scientific (= "barbaric") the other one is artistic.

Then from a collector point of view, the rest is a matter of taste.
I prefer traditional teddy bears (in mohair or viscose, no fur) because I have to take them to bed every night 

I apology if I hurt someone, this is just my personal opinion.

Best
V.

"I wish I waaaaas a tedd beear"
That song keep coming back in my head!

Very cute film, thanks for sharing
Best
V.

Hi Claudia
I'm the foreign replier here. I'm Italian and I do not speak German; English is my second language. After this introduction I have to say that your web site is easly navigable and I could understand everything. It would be nice to read also something in "about me" page :)
I hope it helps

Dear Sue
Thanks. I know Witney shop, I'm in contact with them. Unfortunately they are about 1 hour and 15 min far away from London. I'll be in the city just for a couple of days, for work and I don't think I'll have much time going around... 
Anyway I have to visit Witney ones, it looks like the collectors dream shop 

Best

V.

Dear all

thanks for yor warm welcome! I'll post in New Member section too.
Gemma, thanks for the advice. I know prices would be higher. That's way I've never bought a bear from a shop, always from artists. 

Hello everybody!
I'm new here. I'm happy to have found this place where to share my love for teddies.
I'm a teddy bear collector.
I hope this is the right category where to post this.

I'll be in London at the end of the month, will you suggest me some bear shops? I collect artists bears, LE and ooak.

Thanks so much!

Valentina