URSA Awards 2010 Competition

"Reach For The Sparkling Stars"

Category 14
Furry Pals - Cats and Dogs. All materials, all sizes.

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14.1

 
14.1
Marlene
is an 11" Pug dog and has been made with white Schulte mohair and the paw pads, hands, muzzle and ears are hand painted with brown color, She has black German glass eyes, a hand stitched nose of black cotton Perle and  then waxed. Marlene is 5-way cotter pin jointed with a double cotter pin neck. She is stuffed with Poly-fil, wool and steel balls. Her hand made dress is in a white and polka dot fabric.

Annalisa Taddei
The Tuscany Bear Maker - Italy

 

 14.2

 
14.2
Tango the Boston Terrier puppy
is 13” tall in the seated position. He has a one piece body design with a jointed head and he was designed to sit in a lazy puppy sit. He is made out of mini cashmere and is extensively needle sculpted. Tango has open/close eyes and mouth, teeth, a wired tongue, a hand sculpted nose which is sculpted directly onto his muzzle and individually applied paw pads and claws. Tango has an inner wire armature and is filled with Poly-fil, poly-pellets and steel shot. Tango has been extensively airbrush for true Boston Terrier colors.

Krista Griffiths
K Pawz Creations - Canada

 

14.3

14.3
Diego
is a Bulldog puppy that is 10” long from nose to tail. He is made out of mini cashmere and is extensively needle sculpted. Diego is a one piece body design with a jointed head  and has open/close eyes and mouth, a hand sculpted nose which is sculpted directly onto his muzzle, and individually applied paw pads and claws. Diego has an inner wire armature and is filled with Poly-fil, poly-pellets and steel shot.

Krista Griffiths
K Pawz Creations - Canada

 

14.4

14.4
Isabelle
is a one-of-a-kind in a series and measures 7” (18cm), tail not included. She is made in white alpaca and all her markings are hand-painted using copic markers. Her face is extensively needle-sculpted and features English glass eyes surrounded by eyelids, an embroidered nose and whiskers made from jewelry wire. Her paw pads are made from Ultra-suede, hand-painted and embroidered claws finish the look. Isabelle's tail can bend to achieve different poses. This cat is 5-way cotter pin jointed and filled with wool and glass beads to add weight.

Silvia Durrer
durrerBears and more - Australia

 

14.5

14.5
Casper
has been created from a combination of mohair and alpaca and has extensively needle felted facial details. He is designed to sit, and is as wide as he is tall, much like the real Casper. He has glass eyes, wired ears and his big puppy paw pads are needle felted and needle sculpted.

Kim Russell
Russell Bears - Australia

 

14.6

14.6
A Yorkie Terrier
is constructed from Schulte Alpaca and long pile mohair. Neck is jointed to body and wire armature has been used inside the body to allow for posing of the dog. Nose is constructed from Fimo clay. Black glass eyes have been inserted with eyelids. Poly-fiber is used for the filling and glass beads have been added for extra weight. Paw pads are sculptured using Fimo clay. Shading has been achieved by inserting various shades of roving. The complete dog has all been stitched by hand from an original pattern by Nancy Tillberg.

Lynette Kennedy
Fred-i-Bear - South Africa

 

14.7

14.7
Kitty Nimfati - Fairy of Spring Blooming
is an OOAK that is 9.4 inches (24 cm) tall. Made of hand-dyed alpaca with  special cat glass eyes which have been hand painted gold. She has a needle felted nose. Fully 5-way wooden disk - cotter pins and head is a waggle joint. Stuffed with Poly-fibre and steel pellets. Shading with oil paints. She has  removable cotton dress and hand knitted tiara with pearls and textile flowers. Hand knit wings with Gutterman wire and pearls. Little watering can is decorated with a  decoupage technique.

Ina Smirnova
Bears and Roses - Lithuania

 

14.8

14.8
Precious
is a mini needle felted sculpture and sculpted on a wire armature for posing. She stands 4" tall. Her eyes are black, hand blown glass. Her bed and hat I wet felted, using pink and various shades of purple. The hat and bed are accented with a pink flower.

Cinda Peterson
Walk a Dream Gallery - USA

 

14.9

14.9
Suger
is a life sized needle felted Chihuahua sculpture from white 100% wool roving and she was designed and sculpted as art. She has a hand sculpted nose of clay and hand painted. She has black glass hand blown eyes. Her hair has been hand painted for more realism. At least three different mediums used: paint, clay and wool roving.

Cinda Peterson
Walk a Dream Gallery - USA

At a Glance - All Entries in Category 14


14.1
Marlene
 


14.2
Tango


14.3
Diego

14.4
Isabella

14.5
Casper

14.6
Yorkie
Terrier

14-7
Kitty Nimfati

14-8
Precious Pup

14-9
Suger
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Vote now for your favorite in Category 14

1 - We Little Bare Bears, 5" & Under  2 - We Little Outfitted Bears, Under 5"  3 - Medium Bare Bears 6-11"
4 - Medium Outfitted Bears 6-11" 5 - Large Bears 12-18" 6 - Hugely Huggable Bears 19 & Over
7 - No entries this year  8 - Friends and Pairs Vignette 9 - Crochet Bear or Bud
  10 - Large Outfitted Bears or Bud 11 - Costumed Bear or Bud 12 - Animal Kingdom
◊ 14 Furry Pals, Cats & Dogs 15 - Far Out - Fairies & Exotic Creatures

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