tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37471860205875991052011-08-13T12:56:37.646-07:00Soft Sculpture and Airbrushed Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504463551821580059noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747186020587599105.post-39417920305593890982009-01-28T15:46:00.001-08:002009-02-23T12:41:55.884-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SYDwTiOHTaI/AAAAAAAAAmY/VXYnR_T-XI4/s1600-h/KENYA-31.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SYDwTiOHTaI/AAAAAAAAAmY/VXYnR_T-XI4/s400/KENYA-31.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296497380181888418" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SYDwTXe8skI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/H9J6a3_4BTQ/s1600-h/KENYA-19.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">                                                        <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> (sorry I have been  ADOPTED)</span><br /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SYDwTXe8skI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/H9J6a3_4BTQ/s1600-h/KENYA-19.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';">Original design lioness cub KENYA. 8.5" from head to back feet. KENYA is fully jointed with hard board discs in her neck and all four limbs. She is sewn entirely by hand from soft dense alpaca and mohair. She started out completely white and is airbrushed in multi-layers of color to create her delicate lion cub markings. Her face is extensively sculpted and her nose is needle felted from wool, painted then sealed. Glass eyes in gold and sienna. She has whiskers made from horse tail hairs. Kenya is heavily weighted. One of a kind. Adoption fees listed at the bottom of last photo.</span></a><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SYDvyYonGAI/AAAAAAAAAlo/wMPjDQY_9zI/s1600-h/KENYA-23.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SYDvyYonGAI/AAAAAAAAAlo/wMPjDQY_9zI/s400/KENYA-23.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296496810672986114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SYDvRJDm90I/AAAAAAAAAlQ/wMgdcCLt2wM/s1600-h/KENYA-18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SYDvRJDm90I/AAAAAAAAAlQ/wMgdcCLt2wM/s400/KENYA-18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296496239555573570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SYDvRKrFhHI/AAAAAAAAAlI/1_Sk5-Iqato/s1600-h/KENYA-17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SYDvRKrFhHI/AAAAAAAAAlI/1_Sk5-Iqato/s400/KENYA-17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296496239989589106" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SYDutLx70wI/AAAAAAAAAkw/gkq9CgYr6K4/s1600-h/KENYA-6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SYDutLx70wI/AAAAAAAAAkw/gkq9CgYr6K4/s400/KENYA-6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296495621811458818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Adoption fee:  $750.00</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Shipping in USA $12.00</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Shipping overseas $25.00</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Insurance:  Free</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Paypal, money order, checks accepted.  Please email Judi at luxembears@gmail.com<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap;font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3747186020587599105-3941792030559389098?l=luxembears.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Soft Sculpture and Airbrushed Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504463551821580059noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747186020587599105.post-34810973386067223952009-01-28T12:18:00.000-08:002009-01-28T11:08:54.401-08:00Hello and welcome to Luxembears available bears blog.  I am trying a fun and new way to list bears that I have for immediate adoption.  These bears are all original designs and will be offered directly from me, Judi Paul, the artist who created them.<div><br /></div><div>If you would like to check out my official website go to www.luxembears.com where you will be able to see more of my lions, tigers, and bears and other art.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also, check out my life as a mom, farmers wife, and an artist....where there is never a dull moment. www.bearsandbovines.blogspot.com</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you!</div><div>Bear hugs,</div><div>Judi Paul</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3747186020587599105-3481097338606722395?l=luxembears.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Soft Sculpture and Airbrushed Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504463551821580059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747186020587599105.post-45404653487934660992008-09-11T12:48:00.000-07:002008-09-11T13:20:26.695-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I am very honored and thrilled to have won four Golden Teddy Awards, two TOBY Industry's Choice Awards, a TOBY Award and three British Bear Artist Awards this year.  I would like to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart, who supported me this year.   Thank you.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SMl4LN60S8I/AAAAAAAAAc8/K-lUH3d6ZBY/s400/mail.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244855375159905218" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Golden Teddy Awards for 2008:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Snow Bear Princess</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Happy</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Siberian Girl White Tiger</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Chocolate Thunder</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SMl4K2C-i5I/AAAAAAAAAcs/y4RFU2scqEs/s1600-h/mail-1.jpeg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SMl4K2C-i5I/AAAAAAAAAcs/y4RFU2scqEs/s400/mail-1.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244855368751680402" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">TOBY Industry's Choice Awards for 2008:</span><br /></div><div>Happy</div><div>Snow Bear Princess</div><div><br /></div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SMl4K_0l2ZI/AAAAAAAAAc0/usMVyyva3jE/s400/mail-2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244855371375696274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">TOBY People's Choice Award for 2008:</span><br /></div><div>Happy</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">British Bear Award First Place Dec 2007:</span></div><div>Snow Bear Princess</div><div>Chocolate Thunder</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">British Bear Award Second Place Artist of the Year Dec 2007:</span></div><div>Snow Bear Princess<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SMl5Wz6Rs0I/AAAAAAAAAdE/5pi2DKB9N84/s1600-h/SnowPrincess-REZ.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SMl5Wz6Rs0I/AAAAAAAAAdE/5pi2DKB9N84/s400/SnowPrincess-REZ.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244856673848374082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SMl5XPQr1NI/AAAAAAAAAdM/jOPJk0Y6ylg/s1600-h/happy-72dpi_edited-1.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;">                                                        <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Snow Bear Princess</span></a></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SMl5XWuYhoI/AAAAAAAAAdU/oiMIpPuqlhI/s1600-h/CT-02.jpg"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SMl5X6-QNfI/AAAAAAAAAdc/kxx1rbBlHdU/s1600-h/WHITE-TIGER-033.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SMl5X6-QNfI/AAAAAAAAAdc/kxx1rbBlHdU/s400/WHITE-TIGER-033.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244856692923971058" style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></span>                                                                Siberian Girl White Tiger</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SMl5XWuYhoI/AAAAAAAAAdU/oiMIpPuqlhI/s400/CT-02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244856683193730690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Chocolate Thunder</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SMl8PWsbHNI/AAAAAAAAAdk/Ur8xR2zasLs/s1600-h/happy-72dpi_edited-1.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SMl8PWsbHNI/AAAAAAAAAdk/Ur8xR2zasLs/s400/happy-72dpi_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244859844281441490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SMl5XPQr1NI/AAAAAAAAAdM/jOPJk0Y6ylg/s1600-h/happy-72dpi_edited-1.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Happy </span></a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To learn more about Luxembears and for more photos and a complete list of  awards please visit the official home site.  Link posted on left side of blog page.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3747186020587599105-4540465348793466099?l=luxembears.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Soft Sculpture and Airbrushed Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504463551821580059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747186020587599105.post-60136468984020546892008-08-29T18:10:00.001-07:002009-02-23T12:37:32.345-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SLigiuOw5aI/AAAAAAAAAcE/asEuiu1TpH4/s1600-h/SnowBearPrincess300dpi-08.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">                                                           Set has been  SOLD</span></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SLigiuOw5aI/AAAAAAAAAcE/asEuiu1TpH4/s400/SnowBearPrincess300dpi-08.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240114684831524258" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SLiftc4HFUI/AAAAAAAAAb8/Y7CSPhOXxvE/s1600-h/SnowBearPrincess300dpi-10.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SLiftc4HFUI/AAAAAAAAAb8/Y7CSPhOXxvE/s400/SnowBearPrincess300dpi-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240113769640039746" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SLifAXi1rqI/AAAAAAAAAbc/nJms5Qnsdz4/s1600-h/Snowprincess300dpi-17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kh3JZ3GLPA0/SLifAXi1rqI/AAAAAAAAAbc/nJms5Qnsdz4/s400/Snowprincess300dpi-17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240112995114528418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;"><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font: normal normal normal 1em/1.3em Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; background-position: initial initial; "><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">I am so pleased to be able to offer my Snow Bear Princess and her two Bunnies for adoption.  First I would like to share with you something very special about this set.  Snow Bear and her Bunnies have won several awards, the most recent being a 2008 Golden Teddy Award.  Along with this they have won a 2008 TOBY Industry's Choice Award,  a First Place British Bear Award Vignette Category, a Second Place British Bear Award Artist of the year.  For the British Bear awards this set was examined up close in person by several judges.  Every seam was inspected before a winner was chosen.  It is very difficult for me to part with this set but I have new designs I am working on right now.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">   Snow Bear Princess is  16" tall and entirely sewn by hand from tipped German mohair and alpaca.  Her arms contain Loc-Line armature for posing and she is fully jointed.  Facial details are extensively needle sculpted, leather nose, airbrushed paw pads.  Her costuming is also an original design hand made from rich velvet with detailed embroidery, soft white furry trim and polar fleece lined.  her tiara is Austrian crystal.  Her two bunnies are also hand sewn from German mohair and alpaca and one has an open mouth with sculpted front teeth.  Both are 10" tall and have wired ears, and are fully jointed.  They can be positioned in a sitting or standing pose.  Adoption fee for this three piece set is $2,500.00 which includes shipping.  Please email with any questions. luxembears@gmail.com</span></span></p></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3747186020587599105-6013646898402054689?l=luxembears.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Soft Sculpture and Airbrushed Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504463551821580059noreply@blogger.com0