Meet Arthur
He’s made from a golden swirly mohair. He has a needle felted face that is softly shaded. He is about 16″ tall, classically designed, stuffed with polyfil. He has a sweet smile and a friendly gaze. What more could you want from a teddy?
Arthur is available for adoption.
$249.00
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Enjoying one of Patrick’s big hugs. |
Here in Massachusetts it is unseasonably warm, in the 70′s. A gorgeous May day in March! It seems only fitting that the latest from the studio is a Bunny!
Meet Jinx
You can find him on Ebay
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Meet Jinx! Jinx is made from a super soft and dense faux silver mink. He is almost 18″ tall and fully jointed with stainless steel hardware and hardboard discs. |
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| His face is firmly needle felted with many, many layers of wool, creating perfect Bunny character and personality. |
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| His paws have needle felted toes and he is stuffed with polyfil. |
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Another Classic design teddy bear, Stuart is a little different than the previous bear. I made a new pattern, based on the other but adjusted some of the shapes and added a few tweaks in size and shape of the snout. The material he is made from has so much character. It’s an alpaca and mohair blend in two colors of gray on a cream backgound.
I did a lot of shading on his face. It adds a lot of depth and character and as a painter, I feel drawn to do it on most of my bears. The first photo, taken by natural light, shows the truer colors. I still believe that even though I make a lot of modern bears with fancy details, there is something about classic teddies that is always so appealing.
Sorry, I forgot to take ‘in progress’ photos.
| Meet Stuart
He’s on Ebay now until Sunday January 29 Stuart has been sold on Ebay using “Buy It Now” |
| Meet Little Stuart. He is a Classic design, one of a kind Artist Bear. This photo shows the true color of his pretty fur. It’s an alpaca/mohair blend two soft gray colors on a cream colored backing. It is short and semi-sparse and lends lot of character to Stuart’s personality. |
 Stuart is 16″ tall standing and 13″ sitting. He is fully jointed with hardboard disks and stainless steel hardware. His paw pads are heavy weight felt. I’ve added extra lighting to this and the following photos to show details. Please refer to the first photo for truer colors. |
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Stuart has glass eyes that are soft gray. His nose is needle felted in gray/brown wool and coated with a clear sealant to make it hard to the touch and prevent fraying. I’ve shaded his face in several soft colors to add depth and character. His paw pads are also shaded to soften the edges and give dimension. |
| Stuart is wearing a hand knit scarf. He is stuffed with polyfil, not too firmly, so he can give ( and receive) cozy hugs. |
Maybe Stuart is daydreaming about the new home he will go to soon.
*This bear is a collectible not intended for children under 3 years old |
The Reveal…
Here is the latest finished project!
If you saw my previous “In the Studio” post, you saw how this bear looked a couple of days ago. I added teeth and claws to the bear and shaded his face and tongue ( polar bears have black skin and tongues) and I had decided to needle felt him a little friend. This little Emperor Penguin chick is the result!
(First, let me say that I do know that polar bears and penguins live on opposite Arctic poles…but let’s assume these little guys met in the Arctic nursery at your local Zoo.)
I think the little penguin took more hours than the bear! I felt like I was “painting” with wool to get the shadings the way I wanted….which was why I probably took so long. Being a painter, I was thoroughly enjoying myself.
I’ll be putting this set up on Ebay tomorrow…unless one of you want to adopt them directly from me first. Just email me, mloufoley@gmail.com.
