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Please meet Clair. Clair is a young black bear cub.
She is almost 14" tall from her feet to the tips of her ears.
She is about 11" sitting.
She was created from design to completion by me,
Joanne Livingston of DesertMountainBear.
She is almost 14" tall from her feet to the tips of her ears.
She is about 11" sitting.
She was created from design to completion by me,
Joanne Livingston of DesertMountainBear.
She is made of mohair, which I hand dyed.
There is lots of shading both light and dark. It is very pretty fur.
She is filled with wool, and polyester fiber fill. There are silicone pellets in her belly that allow me to stuff her softly for ease of movement, and some metal BBs add weight.
Clair loves honey so I made her a pot to keep her happy and her belly full.
Her face is needle felted out of wool. I buy the wool raw (unwashed) clean it, dye it, and prepare it myself. I use a barbed needle to stab the wool many times to harden it and turn it into felt.
After I am done sculpting her face with the wool, I unravel some of the fur that she was made from and root the fur strand by strand back into the wool. This gives a very realistic appearance.
Her nose is also felted of wool. It is done all in one piece with the muzzle. The nose is then sanded and sealed many times, and then painted and sealed many times to create a realistic nose.
These are my own techniques created by me.
Her nose is also felted of wool. It is done all in one piece with the muzzle. The nose is then sanded and sealed many times, and then painted and sealed many times to create a realistic nose.
These are my own techniques created by me.
She has a plastic armature spine that runs from her head down to her tail. This spine allows her to move her head up and down with ease. She also has the same plastic armature in her arms. The armature can be bent over and over again without fear of breaking.
She has traditional joints in her shoulders and hips.
Her legs are jointed from the inside at her knees and ankles. This is something I have been working on this past year. It allows for a more natural deeper bend then I could achieve with the plastic armature.
She has traditional joints in her shoulders and hips.
Her legs are jointed from the inside at her knees and ankles. This is something I have been working on this past year. It allows for a more natural deeper bend then I could achieve with the plastic armature.
Clair has an open/close mouth. She can open it a lot or a little, and fully close it. Her teeth are made of resin, and her tongue is made of polymer clay. It is in a fixed position.
When I look at bear cub photos I see they often stick their bottom lip out when their mouth is opened, so for that reason I have set her teeth back just a bit.
When I look at bear cub photos I see they often stick their bottom lip out when their mouth is opened, so for that reason I have set her teeth back just a bit.
I have added the light fur inside her ears that the young black cubs have.
She stands well on all fours.
She is full of honey now and headed off to find somewhere to sleep.
It looks like she has found a comfy spot.
The tree trunk is a prop and not included in the auction.
Poor Clair is tired after her long day of having her photos taken.
Her eyes close almost fully. The lids fold back into needle felted sockets. Her eyes are black glass teddy bear eyes. Her eyelids are made of a short fur fabric.
Her feet are made of leather, and her claws hand sculpted of resin. They are very hard, but not unbreakable. Like all of my bears, her left foot is signed.
Night Night Clair
Terms of Sale: Payment is due within 7 days of auctions end.
Shipping: Clair will be sent fully insured Priority Mail, a signature will be required for delivery.
International Bidders: Please be aware of the taxes charged by your government. I do not devalue a bear or mark items as gifts on customs forms. It is for your protection as well as my own. If you have questions or concerns about this please contact me before bidding.
Clair will come with a Certificate of Authenticity, a picture hang tag, and her honey pot.
She was created in a tobacco free home.
Clair is named after a small coal town about an hour from my home in central Pennsylvania called Saint Clair. I have had the best pizza I have ever eaten in Saint Clair, it was cooked in a coal fired oven.
She was created in a tobacco free home.
Clair is named after a small coal town about an hour from my home in central Pennsylvania called Saint Clair. I have had the best pizza I have ever eaten in Saint Clair, it was cooked in a coal fired oven.
Terms of Sale: Payment is due within 7 days of auctions end.
Shipping: Clair will be sent fully insured Priority Mail, a signature will be required for delivery.
International Bidders: Please be aware of the taxes charged by your government. I do not devalue a bear or mark items as gifts on customs forms. It is for your protection as well as my own. If you have questions or concerns about this please contact me before bidding.