Another on the Way............................

slowly though............... :-(  I have been fighting the dreaded lurgy this week and unfortunately I'm not winning. Have not felt like doing anything, except resting/sleeping on the lounge. Got the motivation to mark out and cut out a new bear on Monday evening but that is where it remains ~ a pile of pieces on my desk.
I have however, had plenty of time to consider what might happen with this new creation and I feel a country vignette coming on.
I'll have no chance to work on it tomorrow as we are heading to Sydney to pick up DPs daughter who is flying in from NZ for a weeks visit. Looking forward to morning tea at Max Brenners chocolate shop (DS's new fav after our week in Sydney last week) and lunch in the revolving restaurant at Centrepoint Tower.
Anyway an early morning awaits, so I need to get to bed...................

Hugs.............................Leanne

SOLD............................

can not describe my surprise to log on and see that a buyer had taken the Buy It Now option for VIOLET.
To momentarily later find the buyer to be an avid collector who had purchased my bears in the past and was someone I considered a friend in the bear world bought a smile to my face...................

Hugs..........................Leanne

A Bear is Listed.........................

on eBay.

This little girl was listed earlier this evening.

My first publicly offered bear in 5 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Link is in the sidebar to the right...........................

Cheers.............................Leanne

Out of the Wilderness........................

I do believe I am back :-). Creatively my thoughts have been constantly focused on teddy bears so I have taken the plunge.

The past few months have had me in creative turmoil, lots of ideas but no real direction. I have had a yearning to return to a more tactile art form and to incorporate some new techniques. So, a plan was hatched ~ decide what I want to do, learn new techniques and then create ~ simple right!! ~ NOT

What to create: go back to what you know and have always loved and have been yearning for ~ mohair teddy bears with companion dolls

New Techniques: move on from cloth dolls to sculpted dolls and art dolls as companions

Learn: how to sculpt doll heads ~ take some online workshops and practice, practice, practice (I'm still practicing!!!). Research art dolls and start collecting found objects.

Do: and that's where I am at now. The first bear of this new beginning has been cut out and is ready to be stitched. The companion is an idea...............................not sure if I'm ready to sculpt originals yet???????????? so the companion maybe a cloth doll??????????? decision to be made later....................

Cheers..............................Leanne