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Lori Ann Gorton Jul 17, 2009

HHHEEELLLOOO to all! My name is Lori Gorton and I am a brand new artist.....this is my very first bear out of my own pattern and style.     . I have been wanting to make bears for a while...and I am finally getting it going! THANK YOU to ALL who have been such a great support and help to me..you KNOW who you are!   

This is "Bandit". He is 16" and I made him out of black denim...( I have no idea why I chose this material for a first bear...I don't know when I will do it again!). I am a big fan of black bears even though they are so hard to photograph. He has a black leather muzzle, hand painted gold glitter glass eyes, 5 way jointed (cotter pins), and stuffed with fiber fil and lots of plastic pellets for a great weight. Bandits nose and eyelids are hand clay molded( I always liked clay). His nose is gloss painted, and his mouth also has handpainted detailing. I had a blast making him! ( a LONG time coming after moving and being so busy with my boys!   ).  I am so so happy to finally get my very first bear done. I only sewed one other time in my life....and that was 2 months ago when I made a bear out of my friends pattern. THANK YOU FOR TEACHING ME!!   So Bandit is my very first Blue Sky Bear! Comments/suggestions/helpful hints I will surely appreciate it! A very happy new bear artist...Lori

lapousmor Jul 17, 2009

           

First of all, welcome on board, Lori!

I have to say your black bear is really very appealing to me. I am in love!         
He has such a great look!

Well done!

I look forward to see more of your bears when time comes!

Beary hugs,
Sophie.

TamiL Jul 17, 2009

Welcome to the wonderful world of Bear Making,
he is wonderful, love the black concept!!!

Birgitta's bears Jul 17, 2009

Amazing bear you had made, he is gorgeous!

hugs
Birgitta

Kessy Jul 17, 2009

Oooooooooh Lori love him! sneaky you xxx       :clap:

bearyfun732 Jul 17, 2009

very nice bear!   and your choice of materials is not strange at all, just creative.

Tracy Jul 17, 2009

:clap:  :clap: Great job, Lori!  i love the black color scheme and that shape to his muzzle is wonderful!    Keep them coming!!

binglebears Jul 17, 2009

Welcome!  And as for your bear--COOL BEANS!!   :clap:  :clap:  :clap:

Warmly,
Cheryl

Lori Ann Gorton Jul 18, 2009

Thank you everyone for your wonderful kind words, support and encouragement! I dont know how to post back individual comments or I would ( if someone would tell me that would be great! So I thank every single one of you for your wonderful posts..they mean so so much to me! I have been checking all day!  ...Lori

desertmountainbear Jul 18, 2009

What a wonderful bear.  What I like about the no fur look, is that you can really see what a good job you have done designing his pattern.  He has very nice proportions and a well shaped muzzle.  Good for you, can't wait to see more.
Joanne

NatalyTools Jul 18, 2009

Hi Lori,
I am glad to see you here  :hug:

I know how hard to photograph black bears,

and I hope that soon we will see new
  creations  :clap:

Lori Ann Gorton Jul 18, 2009

Thank  you so very much  Joanne!

Hello Nataly!  Suprise!   I am so happy to be here! I have been wanting to make bears for so long. I am very excited! Great to be here with a great bunch of people!

kallie214 Jul 18, 2009

Lori you did an AMAZING job! Not only did you pick materials that would show every little flaw (and you managed to pull it off perfectly!), but you chose a color that is extremely hard to work with as well as photograph....once again, you did an AMAZING job!!

Welcome to the wonderful world of bear artisty!

Bear Hugs,

Kim

valewoodbears Jul 18, 2009

Very nice bear, quite striking, well done! Welcome to bear world 

Pauline

Bear Hearts Jul 19, 2009

Hi Lori!

I'm so happy that you joined Teddy Talk!   Bandit is really terrific.   Such a wonderful job and congratulations on creating your first pattern!

:hug:
~Robert

Melisa Nichols Jul 19, 2009

Wow! You did an awesome job!        I'm looking forward to seeing more!  :clap:

aerianna Jul 19, 2009

He looks great Lori!!!I love the eyes and nose you did on him! Black denim is such a creative choice and it looks great! Congrats on completing your first bear...it is addicting isn't it?

Aeri

scruffiebears Jul 19, 2009

Well done on your first bear. He is fabulous.

Lori Ann Gorton Jul 21, 2009

wow Thank you so so much all of you! I am absolutely thrilled with all your wonderful feedback thank you so much Kim for all you wrote!

Thank you Pauline!

Thank you Robert!! Suprise!   I joined!!  thanks so much! Glad you like him!

Thank you Melisa!

Thank you AERI! I am sooo happy you like him too! totally different then Bernie...  Thanks so so much for everything my dear  friend! .

Thank you Susan!

Thank you Brenda!

All of your support means the world to me!!..maybe you have an idea! You alll have encouraged me to start my next one as soon as I can!

Big warm hugs and thank yous..
Lori