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Behind the scenes at the Taiwan Teddy Bar Association, continual work is being done, to keep the focus on the teddy bear world. Not only has BAAT been born, but other challenges are taking place.
As all 2008TBOC participants are aware, WAG was in the pipeline, many very curious about what this was. WAG has been replaced by BAAT- Bear Artists at Home, of course it should read BAAH, however teddy bears have their own minds and we were not going to argue with them.
We are now requesting artists interested in being a BAAT participant to please contact us.
Requirements: Short profile, pictures of your work environment- home and town, pictures of your pets, family.
Cost: Free (We do ask that everyone continues to help us “keep the Bears in Focusâ€
To see and view what BAAT does view http://www.twtba.org.tw/BAAT/index.htm
Matilda Huggington-beareJust popped in on that link Lynette......
yeah right . My home doesnt even look that good let alone my workroom.....plus thats a quilters room not an artists studio. 
Baird'sBears
Photograph my workroom? Not a chance-- :doh: I can barely walk in here!
I have no idea who that work room belongs too- it for sure is not mine. I do start all all neat and tidy, somehow it ends with a 1001 things all over.
Lynette
Baird'sBears
Still, it's a great idea, Lynette! :dance:
I doubt that total neatness counts as much as showing potential collectors how much complicated labor and expensive STUFF are involved in making bears.
And people unfamiliar with artist bears or soft sculpture can be clueless.
For example, one of my writing students was admiring my "Sludge"--lots of flattering exclamations of "Wow" and "Incredible" and "What high quality work!" :redface: (modest blush).
It felt like the praise of a real connoisseur.
Then he spoiled it all by asking, "But how do you get the fur on?"
EJ's CraftsLynette, this is a neat idea. But I don't think there is even a waste basket in the room and the shelves only have a little fabric on them. Hummmmmm. This person can not be a fabricholic or furholic like all of us. I don't think my craft room was this neat even when I set it up. My daughter visited me over last weekend (she lives 2000 miles from me) and all she said was "why do you think you need more fur, you shelves are full"....I don't think she understands that there is never enough!
Remember pictures need not be of where you work- notice in my pictures- you do not even get a glimse of my workroom.
Anyway if I was to take a picture of my house, it would also not be a "picture perfect shot" not with 5 dogs who think their place is on beds and chairs.
I have my family, and scenery within South Africa on my review.
Its free, freeeeeeee
Lynette
puca bearsWorkroom???????? I WISH...........
I normally work at the dining table till my back starts complaining and then migrate to the lounge............just as well I sew everything by hand! And bear stuff is stashed all over the place.........even in the bathtub (full of fabric)...........I hasten to add that we have three bathrooms here, and prefer showers anyway.........hmmmmmmmmmmm - don't think the bear world is ready for a pic of my bathroom stash!
huggies
Maria
Country BearsOooooh what a fab idea, unfortunately I'm just about to move house, hey perhaps I'll take a picture of when I've first arranged my new workspace BEFORE it gets messy lol!! :crackup: :crackup: A bear artist with a tidy workroom, glad I'm not the only one who hasn't got one. *smiles*
Will be sure to take part though Lynette, thanks for the link. :hug: :hug:
Oh what a great idea and it's free! Wow! Thanks so much for letting us know
Sophie Z'Ours:dance: :dance:
Looks like a great idea.
I will join, for sure. My studio does not look like a teddy bear artist studio, but for sure is messy.
But I think I have a few photos I took just after I tidied the place, so it might do the trick. 
Now I have to confess it stays tidy just until I begin a new bear. Then you will find pieces of mohair here, threads there, pattern parts piled up somewhere, ... a little everywhere. Strangely, I never lost anything. 
But sometimes I need to search hard to find things because they are well hiden.
All the same, aren't we? :crackup:
Thanks, Lynette!
Beary hugs,
Sophie.
Still looking for artists, its FREE FREEEEEEEEEE
Please send your profiles, messy workrooms,
Lynette
This sounds like a great idea! I think I'll opt out of pics of my studio until renos are done, but I will try to get something together - I've got some great pics of scenery around here, etc.... Thanks for the extra help! :clap: :clap: :clap:
Woodbury Park Bearshey everyone mine is up there and there are no pictures of my workroom only pictures of my dogs and places around were I live and a couple of my bears and I think it looks great! It is free and a place to show as little or as much as you want. Go for it!!!
Raewyn
Matilda Huggington-beareOK Lynette. I think its time that people saw exactly where and how we work. Not the pretend pictures that get shown. I'll do something about it over the weekend. I could do with the publicity. Plus I enjoyed reading about Maria (Puca bears) that was a great article and the cheeky thing didnt even show her work room LOL :crackup:
Come on folks let show the real artists at work 
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