Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Thanks everyone for your comments -I love reading them. He reminds me of Sid from Ice age!
The eyes are dolls eyes and have a tube like spout on them -Wish you could get these eyes with wires so they could be stitched .Very difficult to fix in, had to use glue as well as stitching .

I love your work -very different.xx

His name is Wirligig and he is 16" tall without his hat. He has unique manikin eyes with top and bottom leather eyelids. These were extremely difficult to do. Hope you like him and will excuse him being a bit ugly!!!sometimes ugly can be beautiful I told him!!!
http://www.bearpile.com/item/60218

I love his expression xx

15 inches (38.1 centimeters)

Bimbo is one of my newly designed dogs -His face pattern I have taken great care and time in designing -I have given him chops that you can get a finger up inside and has given the face a three dimensional look. I am very pleased with the way it has turned out.
Bimbo is slightly aged and has a waxed nose and boot button eyes with white under felt.He is made from a felted mohair and is cotter pin jointed,
His clown suit is made from Laura Ashley material and silk with hand made pompoms.He is O.O.A.K.

Hobart has a hand sculpted porcelain face and a wonderful long mohair body -I have needle felted his paw pads and claws-Hope you like him? He is 23" tall

Thanks Pauline xx

O'l Sea Dog Sam is one of my newly designed dogs - I am pleased with the way that his face has turned out with his large jowls that you can put your finger up inside.I have designed this pattern over and over again trying to obtain this shape head and am now pleased with the way it has turned out.Hope you like it too? he measures 16" without his hat.
O'l Sea Dog Sam is made from a German mohair in two colours and I have shaded his face and body with patches of dark brown. He has large English glass eyes with white under felt and an embroidered nose.He is cotter pin jointed.
O'l Sea Dog Sam wears an aged sailor suit in cotton and linen which is removable.
Hope he makes you smile as he gave me a lot of pleasure creating him.
http://www.bearpile.com/item/59013

Really lovely creation -I love Ellies x

I have also been experimenting with puffy cheeks -I have made a double skin and stuffed them -bit hard to explain but you can put your finger up inside the cheek.

I have got hooked on making dogs - I have tried to make large jowls and with a lot of wasted mohair have finally succeeded -- tried a Boston terrier  ? He is on his way soon to America.

Ringo Raccoon
By JO BEARS Jo Nevill -----My latest Raccoon

11 inches (27.9 centimeters)

Ringo Raccoon has a hand sculpted porcelain face with very detailed colour firing and beautiful set in dolls eyes .He is one of my more realistic animals with a little bit of sweetness thrown in. Hope you like him?
http://www.bearpile.com/item/58170

Lovely xx

Thanks Carol xx

Nicolini is one of my old loved clown/jester series .
http://www.bearpile.com/item/57923

Gorgeous xx    

Lovely -very talented xx  

Thanks Carol and Sheree xx

Pan Pan is one of my little 7/8 inch pandas with a porcelain face
He is up for adoption on bearpile
http://www.bearpile.com/item/57316

Little Buzzzz is 7" tall with a porcelain hand sculpted face
See him on bearpile
http://www.bearpile.com/item/57591

Pumpernickle  is one of my old loved clown series
see him on bearpile
http://www.bearpile.com/item/57811

Bertoldi is one of my old loved clown series
http://www.bearpile.com/item/57707

Absolutely wonderful     

I have just put one on bearpile in the orphans section .
Jo xx