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I don't know why but I call all my Polar Bears, Nanova. Each year I pull out my Nanova pattern and decide how he will look for that year 
This year I've sharpened his facial features a little and added soft realistic black leather paw pads. They feel like a real pad. More work, but I think it adds to his realism.
Karen and the cats and Nanova 
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'Bear' Bottoms OriginalsBeautiful, beautiful, beautiful!! 
Amazing 
Oh wow!
Diana
The Littlest ThistleAww, he's gorgeous, love the contours on his face
Wonderful!!! :dance: :dance: :dance:
He's beautiful Karen
:hug: Denise
desertmountainbearEvery year when you make Nanova I think to myself why so few? I know that you love cats, but I must say your bears are magnificent.
Joanne
guess it keeps them very special
Yet another fabulous ice bear! I love them truly I do!
Posts: 59He is very beautiful
What a beautiful bear! I am sure the paw pads are so soft and nice to hold onto. (And I'm with Joanne: Why so few?)
Moscowoh! I adore him!
Remarkable :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Tatiana.
:clap: :clap: :clap: wow, beautiful done Karen! :clap: :clap: :clap:
Thank you much, everyone :hug: I do love this guy. OK ~ Strange story. When I first created him there was a problem; some of the body pieces were of a different fur. I guess most would not notice, they were both white Belgium faux furs but I thought he deserved to be all of one fur. So I removed his body and his head sat in my favorite burl bowl waiting for his new body. I loved that face. I would tell him all the time that he would get his new body, but secretly I wanted him to stay with me, I guess I loved talking to him. Finally I relented and he did seem very glad to get his body and I knew I had to let him go. Yes, I am that strange.
Karen
He's adorable
Pauline
He has such a wonderful expression and is totally adorable, in fact beautiful all round!
Lovely work.
Hugs
Marilyn 
Karen, he is fabulous :clap: :clap: he has such an appealing face
Thank you much, everyone :hug: I do love this guy. OK ~ Strange story. When I first created him there was a problem; some of the body pieces were of a different fur. I guess most would not notice, they were both white Belgium faux furs but I thought he deserved to be all of one fur. So I removed his body and his head sat in my favorite burl bowl waiting for his new body. I loved that face. I would tell him all the time that he would get his new body, but secretly I wanted him to stay with me, I guess I loved talking to him. Finally I relented and he did seem very glad to get his body and I knew I had to let him go. Yes, I am that strange.
Karen
Karen, I totally understand. 
I can get attached to a face, too, and it may take ages for a full body to come about. 
Why not make another one to have around? (That's me hinting that you need to make more bears. 
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Faux Paw BearsKaren,
Your story about his head in the bowl made me laugh! I've had two large bear heads that have been sitting on my dresser staring at me for three months because I haven't the foggiest idea how to make a realistic body to go with them! so i guess I will be able to hang on to them for quite a bit longer...hope I don't get much more attached... 
At least you knew what to do with your beauty to complete him...mine may end up as wall plaques
He is so wonderful...everytime I see one of these gorgeous artist renditions of a polar bear it makes me sad, though...they have so little time left...they, I think are becoming the actual 'spirit' bears.
Like Joanne, I wonder too, with such talent for bears, why not more of them?
Pat
Jac-Q-LynAMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hugs
Jacqui
Bad BergzabernNanova is absolute stunning :pray:
