URSA Awards 2008 Competition
"Reach Out Beyond The Stars"
|
|
URSA Awards 2008 Competition "Reach Out Beyond The Stars"
|
Final
Round
Vote for your ONE favorite from
the finalist in the 12 URSA Categories.
The top 3 from
each category are shown.
Each has won an URSA Award but not until
the announcement in the
October issue of Bears&Buds' Webzine
will the artists know which place!
Entries are in order by their original category numbers and not by placement.
Your one vote helps determine the URSA
Major Award winner!
Wonderful prizes for the top
20 winners in this final round!
See the list of wonderful prizes
Pick your ONE favorite from the top winners!
Voting page link at the bottom.
 1.2 Hughie Leuie Chipster is an oversized baby chipmunk who loves doughnuts. He is 6 inches tall and has a wobble head joint, and jointed limbs which are wired like his tail. He is made of alpaca, tipped mohair tail and wool felt ears. His head, feet and paws are needle sculpted with painted toes on plucked paws. He is painted-chipmunk style with glass eyes in leather eyelids are hand painted with brown and green. His nose and mouth are embroidered. White horse hair whiskers complete his face. Mary Jardin Wimberley |
 1.4 Princess is just under 6 inches tall and is made of caramel colored faux fur. She has black glass eyes with thread detailing. Her face has been extensively needle sculpted, scissor sculpted and shaded. She has an embroidered nose and mouth. Princess is wearing a large striped bow. Princess has leather-like upholstery paws and feet with embroidered toes which have been needle sculpted and shaded. She is filled with Poly-fil and steel shot.
Terrie Kalaputas |
 1.8 Candy, A Baby Sugar Glider is 8 inches standing including her tail. She is felted using natural woods including roving and Australian Merino wool. She has German black glass eyes with individually applied eyelashes and hand colored whiskers. She is felted over a wire armature to allow for gentle posing. Her multi-colored tail is hand cut and styled. Added hand shaded pastel and water colors for details to complete Candy's realistic look.
Mikki Klug
|
 2.5 Major is a life size and realistic German Shepherd puppy that is 9 inches at his shoulders and 12 inches from his nose to his tail base. He is created from tan imported Belgian synthetic by Tyber. He is airbrush shaded, with extensively needle sculpted features. He has needle felted paw pads, and hand painted 14mm glass eyes in a gorgeous hazel brown color. Major is stuffed with Poly-fil stuffing, steel shot pellets, and has a wire armature in each leg and in his tail.
Krista Griffiths
|
 2.8 Pixie stands 10 imches tall and entirely crocheted from a unique blend of different yarns without using any pattern. Her eyes are black German glass eyes and her nose is hand stitched with pink embroidery thread. The little girl is weighted for a nice feel. Her accessories include: a pink bow in her "hair", a handmade collar, crocheted and then adorned with lace. Her toy is a needle felted dog which complements the pink/orange/red color scheme.
Marion Fraile
|
 2.9 Mitzi was created from curly German mohair fur, and designed to evoke the innocent age of summer in the 1940's. She wears a vintage child's sun suit and plays with her wool felt beach ball. Tucked into the pocket of her suit is a genuine starfish. Mitzi measures 13 1/2 inches tall and is fully jointed. Her hand-stitched nose has a wax finish and she features glass eyes and wool felt paw pads. Mitzi is weighted with polished glass pellets.
Cathy Lynn Forcino Bears
|
 3.2 Andrew is a 21 inch bear and is a commissioned piece for Andrew Monk, a recording artist in Northern Ireland. The bear helps commemorate the release of his third record album. The bear is dressed in his child's tuxedo. Andrew is all set to wow his audience with song. He was created from swirly German mohair in antique gold. He features a center seam and has large glass eyes and a hand-stitched nose. He is fully jointed and has Merino wool paw pads. He holds a miniature, detailed replica of the artist's CD. Andrew is weighted with polished glass pellets.
Cathy Lynn Forcino
|
 3.6 Jules Lapin Airbrushed details give this 15 inch bunny expression. Jules Lapin is jointed and made of imported synthetic. He has painted glass eyes in leather eyelids, a covered suede nose, horsehair whiskers, and sculpted head paws and feet. Jules’ burgundy mohair tailcoat with brocade accents over a yellow striped, silk twill vest. A burgundy ascot sits under his white wool felt collar. He carries an antique brass fob watch, gold wired rimmed glasses, and an agate rabbit topped cane complete gold tip. He wears a black felt top hat with an embroidered tape hat band.
Mary
Jardin Wimberley |
 3.8 Future is 15 inches tall from the top of his head to the tips of toes. Future has two shades of soft German mohair fur, big glass green eyes, a hand trimmed needle sculpted face, a hand stitched pearl thread nose, soft wool paw pads with individually stitched and sculpted toes, a chubby tummy and several shades of airbrushed accents. Teri Crews |
 4.4 Pierre La Grande stands 22 inches tall and is made using an orange and white mohair. Pirate has 8 joints, a peg leg and a crutch. His limbs are wired, his tail pellet filled. His face and paws are needle sculpted and painted. He has glass eyes are copper color and set in leather eyelids with black eyeliner. An embroidered nose and mouth and black horsehair whiskers complete his face. Pierre wears a wool tri-corner hat with trim and plumes. Pierre’s coat is velvet, his vest is damask silk with piping, his boots black leather. He carries a sword and his chest is full of treasures.
Mary
Jardin Wimberley |
 4.5 Minnie is a 12 inch tall crocheted bear made from a variety of textured and colored yarns and entirely crocheted without using a pattern. Her head is cotter pin jointed, her limbs are sewn on “floppy” so they'll move freely. Minnie’s black eyes are quality German glass eyes. Face and paws are crocheted from yarn that becomes fur-like after brushing. Her nose is hand stitched with embroidery thread and sealed. Her tummy is weighted with copper beads to giver her some weight. Her entire outfit including her little necklace doll are completely handmade. She wears store bought shoes.
Marion Fraile |
 4.7 Angelique stands 8 inches tall and is made of white Schulte mohair. She has black German glass eyes and her tutu contains 10 yards of dusty pink tulle, sprinkled with gold dots and a variegated sash tied in a bow in back. She has beaded wired wings and matching silk flower in her hair. Angelique's paw pads are made of white Ultra-suede and her nose is embroidered with black pearle cotton.
Jan Cuming |
 5.1 It’s a Boy! Zak the Baby Fairy Doogle. He measures 6.5 inches tall and 9.5 inches sitting. He is made from long black and white mohair with green glass eyes, needle-felted nose and eye lids. Face is hand-painted shaded highlights. Zak wears cashmere fairy boots embellished with a colorful trim and bells. He wears a "It's A Boy" silver charm necklace and has delicate, fantasy fairy wings. Tami Lahey Dolls N Dreams Odessa CO USA |
 5.2 Fancie is a bent leg design and is 6 1/2 inches tall in her sitting position, if she could stand she would be about 9' tall. She is make from an unusual faux fur in white, cream and black. She has lightly stuffed, black, white and silver, sparkling fabric wings. She has black glass eyes with thread detailing. Her face has been extensively needle sculpted, scissor sculpted and shaded. Fancie has an embroidered nose and mouth with Ultra-suede feet with embroidered toes which have been needle sculpted and shaded. She is filled with Poly-fil and steel shot. Terrie Kalaputas Terries Bears Sherwood Park, Alberta Canada |
 5.5 Shyris Viola is a 4 1/2 inch gray mohair fairy bunny with wool felt ears and alpaca cheeks. She is jointed with a wobble neck. Her face and feet have needle sculpting, trimming and airbrushing. Her violet eyes are hand painted with leather eyelids. Her nose is embroidered with perle cotton and she has horse hair whiskers. She flies on wired gossamer, iridescent, veined wings. She wears a purple petal dress with a head wreath of lavender berries and carries a purple-green grass plume for a wand. Mary Jardin Wimberley |
 6.1 Baby Golly is 3 inches tall. This tiny child is made from black wool felt for the body and the limbs are needle felted of black wool. The eyes are antique boot buttons which are painted to resemble googily-eyes. His pacifier is hand made using polymer clay and a button. He wears a flannel diaper and takes his naps in this miniature galvanized pan. Annie Smith |
 6.2 Molly the Golly is a little golly with an attitude. She is very spoiled and quick to pout when she does not get what she wants. She is made from black yarn and dressed in a multi coloured floss dress with yellow shoes, accented with red buttons. She has a big head full of hair tied into pigtails with silk bows and wears earrings. She has black glass eyes and a down turned red mouth. Her arms and legs are wired for posing. She has a cotter pin jointed head and string jointed limbs. Aina Ferris |
 6.3 Golly Blu is 12 inches tall and made from blue Schulte mohair. He has a black felt face, hands and feet. Eyes and mouth felt pieces have a blanket-stitch outline and he has a small felt button nose. Golly Blu has German glass eyes and he has black mohair hair.
Jan Cuming |
 7.1 Raffles - is a 23 inch, growling clown bear, and created using three colours of mohair: his head and paws are caramel coloured, dense straight pile, mohair and contrasted with a harlequin style body in sky blue and white curled mohair. Raffles has an expressive hand-painted twinkly blue eyes and a black hand-embroidered nose. He is filled with a weighty blend of polyester, cotton and plastic pellets. Glass and brass vintage style buttons dot his tummy seam. Paula Carter All Bear by Paula Carter Maidstone, Kent UK |
 7.3 Captain Jack - this swashbuckler is just 5 inches tall to the top of his. He is made of German Schulte Mohair and has mini-cashmere for paw pads and muzzle. He has German glass-eyes with molded eye-lids, molded teeth in white and gold. He is stuffed with a synthetic filling and steel shot. Captain Jack wears a hat, vest, shirt, pants, boots and carries a sword. Natascha Sabo LeftyBears by Natascha Sabo Remchingen, BW Germany |
 7.5 Truman is a little clown who stands 7 inches tall. He is made from English, hand-dyed mohair with German glass eyes. He celebrates the Fourth of July wearing a red, white and blue ruffle. His paw pads are made of matching colored Ultra-suede and his nose is hand embroidered. Jan Cuming |
 8.2 Martha the bunny rabbit stands 7 inches tall and made by a soft sculptured, needle felted technique to give her that fluffy look. The wool is from a mountain goat. She has German glass eyes with pupils and stands by a basket with hand made violets by Elena.
Elena Slusar |
 8.3 "Will Mom ever come home?" A large pair of needle-felted Emperor penguins the father and his chick are mad using extremely firm needle felted technique. The father stands 7.5 inches tall and made using several breeds of fiber. Epoxy Sculpt beak and feet. He is hand-tinted to emphasize shading. His eyes are made from antique nail-head beads. The little Chick is just 2.75 inches tall and is also extremely firmly needle-felted using several breeds of fiber. He has epoxy sculpt feet with hand-tinted areas to emphasize shading.
Bobbie Ripperger |
 8.6 Juno - the little bear cub is oblivious to the danger from the bee hive because all she can think about is honey. Juno is 4 1/2 inches tall. She has German glass eyes and the bee has bead eyes. Her body, the hive, and the bee are needle felted from Romney wool. Juno's coat is wool locks needle felted to her body. The hive is mounted on a twig from a crab apple tree.
Emily Meyer |
 9.1 Kiai is a wacky lovable 7.5 inches tall, Japanese style bear with a likeable smile. He is made from short pile German mohair and has some cheeky black hairs on his head. The inner ears and paw pads are soft Ultra-suede. His blue German glass eyes with black pupils sit on white upholstery fabric and black wool fabric. His big nose is stitched in perle cotton. Kiai is filled with polyester and he wears a hand-knit, striped sweater. Karin Jehle |
 9.2 Blossom is 4 inches tall and is made from a custom dyed sparse mohair in an aqua color. She is fully jointed, has green glass eyes, needle felted muzzle and around her eyes. She wears a wool felt flower on her head and her inner ears are lined with a tiny cherry print cotton fabric. Her pet hamster is needle felted and is just one inch tall. Annie Smith |
 9.3 Bonnie is a very special cat. Not to be alarmed at her headless body as she is a needle holder. Her rather large head can double as a pin cushion and she won't even complain. She has been fashioned from yarn carted and brushed from her namesake and then spun, by her owner, into yarn. Her head can swivel and tilt engagingly as she watchers you sew or spin. She has baby blue eyes and whiskers and her face is needle sculpted and shaded. Aina Ferris |
 10.1 Finnegan is a unique blend of different yarns entirely crocheted. No pattern was used to create this 12 inch (30.5cm) tall boy teddy bear. His nose is hand embroidered and then sealed giving it a shine. His eyes are quality German glass eyes. Subtle shading was applied by hand to enhance Finnegan’s features. He's dressed in a sailor outfit and plays with his little wooden boat.
Marion Fraile |
 10.2 Rose is a design in Berta's N.O.S.T.© series. Rose is 7 inches tall and crocheted from mohair/nylon thread. She has leather look, aged, paw pads. Fully disk, cotter pin jointed. Brown glass eyes. The nose is embroidered and waxed. Rose is wearing a knitted dress, embroidered with one large rose and many little roses done in cross stitch. Her wreath is made of thread roses and leafs, crocheted with tatting thread and added one at a time. Berta Hesen-Minten |
 10.3 Konpeitou - is the name of a classic, colorful Japanese candy. He is 10.6 inches tall and crochet using wool yarn. Paw pads are knitted with a strawberry design. He has different colored glass eyes that match the surrounding threads. Buttons and leather laces were used for the joints.
Reiko
Watasa |
 11.4 Julie and Cody. Julie is 9 1/2 inches tall and made of straight dusty pink mohair. Fully jointed with wire armature in her arms. Black eyes are blown-glass with leather eye lids accented with silver and black glitter dust. Gray perele cotton hand stitched nose. Scissor sculpted face accented with shades of pink and purple oil paints. German Merino wool felt paw pads, accented to match. Stuffed with Poly-fil and BB's. Wears removable tulle top. Cody is about 4 inches and made of sparse mohair and was designed in permanent position. Blown-glass eyes and nose, stitched mouth, hand painted accents and is stuffed with Poly-fil. Sandy Yastcemski Love Bud Bears Sicklerville, NJ USA |
 11.6 Chilling Out - Polar bear is 22 cm seated and the penguin is 16 cm tall. The bear is made of Japanese silk "fur" and the penguin from black Schulte mohair and white micro-fibre fabric. Polar bear has cashmere inner ear and paw pads, needle-felted face, with black glass eyes and stitched and lacquered nose . He has seven joints, double neck and wrist joints plus wired arms and hands. They are stuffed with poly-fibre, kapok and steel shot for weight. The penguin has just one neck joint, a Fimo clay beak, black glass eyes and velvet feet. Polar bear is wearing a hand-knitted hat and is enjoying a glass of "red" served by the penguin waiter wearing a red bow tie with a napkin over his flipper and carries a "silver" tray. Maria Collin Puca Bears Wald-Michelbach, Germany |
11.10 Jan Cuming |
 12.1 Rudy is a pup that stands 11 inches tall and made of distressed German mohair. He has realistic blue-grey glass eyes, an embroidered nose, needle sculpted and shaded face. Jointed hind legs and wired ears and tail. Wears an antique hotel room key tag around his neck and sports a needle felted reindeer antler on his head. Annie Smith Annie Laurie's Forget-Me-Notkins Oakland Park, FL USA |
 12.2 Kriss Mouse is a 6 inch jointed mohair mouse with wool felt ears, Ultra-suede tail and feet and he has horsehair whiskers. He is airbrushed, needle sculpted and has wired limbs. His nose is embroidered, his glass eyes hand painted violet. Kriss Mouse wears a holly trimmed velveteen suit and hat with alpaca fur accents, leather boots and belt, and brass buttons and buckle. Kriss is prepared for the season with a sack of toys, glasses, a golden chair and a walking stick.
Mary Jardin Wimberley |
 12.4 Cheerful is 18 inches tall and made from sheared beaver and dye dyed fox fur. She is cotter pin jointed and has embroidered feet and is filled with Poly-fil with some BB's for weight.
Diana Watts |
At a Glance - All Entries in the Final Round - vote for just ONE.
 1.2 Hugie Leuie |
 1.4 Princess |
 1.8 Candy |
 2.5 Major |
 2.8 Pixie |
 2.9 Mitzie |
|
|
 3.6 Jules Lapin |
 3.8 Future |
 4.4 Pierre La Grande |
 4.5 Minnie |
 4.7 Angelique |
 5.1 Zak |
 5.2 Fancie |
 5.5 Shyris Viola |
 6.1 Baby Golly |
 6.2 Molly the Golly |
 6.3 Golly Blu |
 7.1 Raffles |
 7.3 Capt. Jack |
 7.5 Truman |
 8.2 Martha |
 8.3 Will Mom Ever Come Back? |
 8.6 Juno
|
 9.1 Kiai |
 9.2 Blossom |
 9.3 Bonnie |
 10.1 Finnegan |
 10.2 Rose |
 10.3 Konpeitou |
 11.4 Julie & Cody |
 11.6 Chilling Out |
 11.10 Beatrice |
 12.1 Rudy |
 12.2 Kriss Mouse |
 12.4 Cheerful |
|
Thank you for voting! Loor for the URSA Awards announcement in October's Bear&Buds Webzine |
|||||
|
|
Vote now for your favorite from all the top Category Winners. |
Subscribe or Join Bears&Buds!
Collectors and Artists are all welcome to
join.
By subscribing you'll receive notices of coming
Sweepstakes Give-Away's plus the Monthly Online Teddy Bear Magazine!
