URSA Awards Competition
"Reach Beyond The Stars"
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URSA Awards Competition "Reach Beyond The Stars" |
Meet the 2012 URSA Winners
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Listed by their First Names and in their own words.
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Congratulations to all the URSA Award Winners! |
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Category 19, Entry 6 Lavender Bunny
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Angela Yip Ayip Bears Kowloon, Hong Kong First of all, thanks to all who have voted in support of Bunny Lavender. More importantly, thanks to Bears&Buds for organizing the URSA Awards Competition, which is really an event not to be missed by teddy bear artists. It is wonderful to see so many special bears from around the world. It also provides a momentum for me to keep up with my devotion in teddy bear creation because as a working woman, I really need a "deadline for submission" to help me set aside other priorities. I particularly enjoyed this one pattern category and it is so exciting to see how the same pattern can turn out into so many bunnies with individual characters. I look forward to the next URSA Awards Competition. Until then, best wishes from Hong Kong to all bear artists! Best regards, |
Cindy's Pattern
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Category 2, Entry 4 Abigail
Category 14, Entry 3 Serseya
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Anna Tide Anna Tide Bad Bergzabern, Germany It was really stunning news for me to be one of the URSA Awards Competition winners in this year too! I can't explain my happiness, because there was so many great artist to compete with!
Big hugs from southern Germany! Anna
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Hugglets Guide
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Category 2 Entry 2
Category 4, Entry 2
Category 6, Entry 3
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Annalisa Taddei
The Tuscany Bear Maker
Hi everyone, I’m so thrilled to have had many winners this year! First, thanks goes to my wonderful family who has always supported and encouraged my work! Huge thanks, all over the world, for loving my bears and for voting for them, without it, I couldn’t be here! Many congratulations to all the URSA Awards Competition winners for their fantastic creations. A particularly thank you to Valerie and her team for all their hard work in organizing another successful URSA Awards Competition. I am filled with happiness and proud to be here this year with you all. It’s great every year to be thinking of what I will enter in the next URSA Award Competition! This dream can continue! Bearyhugs for all! Annalisa
Category 9, Entry 4 Baldo & Amelie
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Category 12, Entry 5 Morfeo
Category 19, Entry 4 Sofia
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Victoria
Category 19, Entry 2 Panda Bunny
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Berta Hesen-Minten
ThReAdTeDs I am so very, very pleased with the result, 2 entries made it into the URSA finals, thanks to all of you wonderful people who voted for Panda Bunny and Victoria. Thank you so very much for your votes and support!!
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Hot Pink Color Mohair
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Ivan
Category 12, Entry 8
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Candi Taylor Candi Bears Winston, OR - USA Thanks so much to everyone who participated in this years contest. It takes many to pull together this wonderful event, artists, voters, and the technical crew who list all these special creations. I love creating new and sometimes unusual animals. This year has been great and I thoroughly enjoyed entering and look forward to next years categories. Candi
Category 15, Entry 12
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Category 17 , Entry 3 Here We Come!
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Celia Baham Celia's Teddies California - USA
It's truly an honor to be included with the many fine artists represented in the URSA Awards 2012 Competition. Bears&Buds is to be commended for bringing out the "best of the best" for everyone to enjoy. I enjoy the challenge of creating new designs. "Hang On! Here We Come!" is a whimsical look at Santa's daunting task. No comfortable sleigh ride here! Thanks for your votes! I'm glad you enjoyed "Hang On! Here We Come!" Celia
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Category 8, Entry 2
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Cinda Peterson Walk a Dream Gig Harbor, Washington - USA I am thrilled to win this competition. I have been needle felting for three years now and love it. I have worked in almost every art medium and found that I am in love with felting. The very first sculpture that I felted seemed so natural to me, like I had been felting my whole life. Bears&Buds USRA Awards Competition was the first competition that I entered. I won, and that encouraged me to enter the TOBY awards, which I won in 2010 and 2011. Valerie has always been so encouraging with her amazing personality that is a sparkling light. I never would have entered the competitions without her encouraging words. Thank you for all of your hard work. I am honored to win this competition and thank you to all who voted for me. Cinda |
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Category 8, Entry 3
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Denise Graham Expressions by Neicie Fort Myers, Florida - USA This has been a very exciting year for me, being a new member of Bears&Buds. I was so honored to be a featured artist in August 2012 and I also was overwhelmed with joy that I was recognized among the recipients of the 2012 URSA Awards.
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A Little Bit Wicked
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Diana Watts
DiBears
Without all the above, our little ones would be sitting in our places getting admired by us only! We really appreciate the collectors for coming to the shows, in person and online. Through all the uncertain times , you all have been great! I really love creating new pieces. This one was inspired by my love of theatre; the show "Wicked " is one of my favorites. I have been to see it 4 times! Thanks for sharing my enthusiasm of Elphaba. Looking forward to seeing you all at a show soon. Looking forward to next year's URSA Awards Competition too! |
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Beniamino
Category 15, Entry 4
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Francesca Boretti KALEideaSCOPE Rheinfelden, Argau - Switzerland I feel honored and proud to be one of the finalists in this wonderful contest. It is the first time for me, and I feel grateful to everybody that took the time to vote and chose my creations. I’m sure it was a very difficult task, as there were so many beautiful ones to choose from. A very special thanks goes to my parents and to my husband. It is thanks to my dear Mom and Dad that my creativity was always cherished and supported when I was a girl and it is now thanks to my husband’s patience and encouragement that I keep doing what I love. I would like to dedicate this achievement to my grandmother, Clara. She is not with us anymore, but in my heart she is always with me and now she is the proudest grandma ever! Bearhugs, Francesca
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Silver Plate
Category 16, Entry 1 Oscar
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Category 16, Entry 3 Harry The Dachshund
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Haley Walker Little Piggies Nursery Hampshire, United Kingdom This is the very first year I have taken part in the wonderful URSA Awards Competition. I would like to thank all those who have taken the time to view and vote for their favourite entries in the great range and variety of categories – it must have been extremely difficult, as the standard of all the entries is just superb!
Harry and myself would like to personally thank everyone who felt him worthy of their valued vote.
I feel very humble and honoured to be included in such illustrious and talented company. Doggy Hugs, Hayley |
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Category 2, Entry 3 Sweetheart
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Heidi Schaefer Edebaeren - Puppen und Baeren Each time it is very exciting to take part on the URSA Awards Competition.
I want to give a huge bearhug to all the people who voted for my Sweetheart. I am very happy to be with the winners. Friendly greetings from Germany and a special big bearhug for Valerie and her staff for all the work they do to make the URSA Award happen. Heidi |
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Podge
Category 5, Entry 12 Tobias Crumb
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Jacqui Ellerton
Jac-O-Lyn Bears A huge thank you to everyone for taking the time to vote and take part in this years URSA Awards Competition. As voters, you have made so many Artists feel that their talents, put into creating their bears and buds, are appreciated and admired. This is what makes this competition special, as it is judged by collectors, readers of the Bears&Buds magazine and the general public. To me this is one of the highest compliments you can have. I am so thrilled to have had all of my entries be winners this year; Podge who is one of my new designs of wacky bear; Old Friends and Tobias Crumb from my Toy-Box Treasure Range. It has been a great experience again and so much more fun being part of an interactive competition, and I would like to thank Valerie and her team for making it such a big success. I look forward to participating again next year and cannot wait to see all the new entries from around the world. A very big 'WELL DONE' to everybody. Jacqui |
Category 9, Entry 6
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Category 4, Entry 3
Category 17, Entry 2
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Jan Cuming Jinglebears Wellington, New Zealand An enormous thank you to the editor and staff of Bears&Buds for once again running the URSA Awards Competition. I can only imagine just how much work goes into organizing this annual event. A huge thank you also for those wonderful people who voted for my bears. I hope you enjoyed looking at them as much as I enjoyed making them. I am grateful to each and every one of you. Congratulations to all of the artists who entered this year. It's inspirational!!!! Thank you again. Very best wishes, Jan |
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Vernon
Category 6, Entry 2
Category 12, Entry 4 Bonita
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Joanne Livingston
Desert Mountain Bears It is always so exciting to enter the URSA Awards. It is even more exciting to find out that a bear that I have created has won an award. This year I found out on my birthday, it was the best gift I could have ever received. I would like to thank everyone who supported this year’s URSA Awards Competition by taking the time to vote. I would also like to thank the other artists who took the time to enter. I always look forward to seeing the entries. Thank you Bears&Buds for the opportunity to have my bears seen by such a worldwide audience. Every year I have people emailing me to say they saw my bears for the first time while voting in the URSA Awards Competition.
Joanne
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Gray Color Mohair
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Krista Griffiths
K Pawz Creations Thank you so much to everyone who voted this year for all the amazing creations entered in the URSA Awards Competition! I am honored to share the winners circle with such talent and friends. Thank you for believing in yourselves enough to share your creations with the world Hugs, Krista |
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Category 8, Entry 1
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Lin Chamberlain Pookie Bears by Lin Lee Fort Wayne, Indiana - USA I would like to thank my husband, Paul , my collectors and friends for voting for my giraffe –Suelar. It is quite an honor to be selected for an URSA Award. I have been designing bears, dolls and critters since 1998 and this is the first time I have entered. A special thanks to Valerie for being the brain child of Bears&Buds and the URSA Awards Competition. I know she works very hard to promote the webzine and all the teddy bear artists and to keep teddy bear collecting going! Again thanks to all who made this possible! Pookie Bear Hugs, Lin Lee |
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Lynn Bowie Once again I am totally delighted to have been a winner in the URSA Awards Competition. I would like to thank everyone who took the time to vote and a big "thank you" to Valerie for all her hard work and encouragement. Every year the URSA's attract superb entries from top, and some of my personal favourite artists and I am humbled to be chosen as a winner amongst them. Thank you, thank you, thank you. xxx Lynn |
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Category 6 , Entry 4
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Margaret Burke Nikkel Bears Culburra Beach, NSW - Australia
I would like to thank all of the wonderful Bears&Buds readers, my fabulous collectors, friends, family and everyone who voted for my bear Captain Aramis Rex in the 2012 URSA Awards. I’m absolutely thrilled and honoured to have won this URSA Award – it was an absolute joy to create this custom order bear as a mascot for a very dear friend’s Sydney-based racing yacht, hence his nautical theme. I’d also like to use this opportunity to thank Valerie and the Bears & Buds team for organizing this wonderful showcase of international talent – without their dedication and hard work these awards wouldn’t be possible. Hugs, Marg xx |
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Marion Fragile
Bearkidz by Marion Fraile As in previous years, this year's URSA Awards Competition had again wonderful entries from all around the world and I am proud to be part of it. With so many talented artists entering their work it was hard to pick only one entry in each category to vote for. Bear Hugs, Marion |
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Category 14, Entry 5 Mother Nature
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Martha Burch Martha's Bears West Bend, Wisconsin - USA I can not tell you all how honored I am that my bear has placed in the URSA Awards Competition. It is an amazing thing to have people from all over the world like my work enough to vote for it and I thank each one of those who took the time to do so. The workmanship represented in the URSA Awards Competition is stellar. I am inspired every time I see the talent displayed in contests such as this. I know that it makes me want to strive to reach higher, do better and be more creative. Thank you to Bears&Buds for giving us a platform from which we can "reach beyond the stars."
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Patrick & Little Rudi
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Melanie Ansems Mellisea Creations Landgraaf, Limburg The Netherlands
Joining for the first time, being new in the bear making business and being surrounded by so many good and professional artists, I never thought I would even make it into the finals! Congratulations to all the other winners! Well done! A very big THANK YOU to everybody who voted. THANK YOU!!! Thanks to my husband who is my biggest fan (who is my biggest fan). Thank you to all my friends, colleague’s, readers and fellow bear makers! It means so much to me. Your support gives me strength and motivate me!!! And last but not least: I would also like to thank Valerie and everybody from Bears&Buds for hosting such an amazing, inspiring competition! I can't wait to take part again next year! Sincerely yours, Melanie |
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Miki
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Silke Borrmann The Mountaineers Gosiar, Niedersachsen - Germany When I received an email from Valerie, I couldn’t believe that I am a finalist again! I would like to thank all who participated in this year URSA Award Competition, all who voted for "Miki" and many thanks to Valerie and her team for the excellent organization. Silke |
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Category 11, Entry 4 Earl Grey
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Stephanie Raye Burring Bears Burringbar, NSW - Australia I am so proud that Earl Grey has been chosen as an URSA Award winner for 2012. I would like to thank everyone who voted for any of the wonderful creations in this years awards, as without voters, there would be no awards and a huge thank you to everyone who voted for Earl Grey. Also a big thank you to Valerie and the whole Bears&Buds team for organizing such a wonderful competition. Congratulations to all the winners! I am already looking forward to next years URSA Awards Competition. Thanks so much, Stephanie. |
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Category 10, Entry 3 Matilda
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Sue Pendleton Bluebeary Treasures Kerrville, Texas - USA I'm very excited to have been a part of the URSA Awards Competition this year. My thanks to Valerie Rogers for hosting this wonderful event. It is truly humbling to be represented among so many exceptionally talented artists. I'm also sending a big thank you to all the folks who took time to vote in the competition. Hugs, Sue |
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Moony
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Tatiana Scalozub
This year is very important for me. I have visited no one exhibition, made very few bears, no activity in blogs and no pattern for sale. But . . . I have become mother for the fourth time and this makes me happy! I am sure I will return to my bear activity as soon as my baby gives me possibility. I am very grateful to you for all your votes. I appreciate your compassion for my contest bear since she was made during my pregnancy and ended when I already had my child.
Thank you and best wishes! Tatiana |
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Category 3, Entry 5 Janeva
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Terrie Kalaputas Terries Bears Thank you so much to all who voted for my bears. It is such an honor to have 3 of them receive an award among so many adorable bears and talented artists. I love to create bears and it is so rewarding when others love the bears that I make. Thank you also to Bears&Buds for hosting this fun competition. There are always interesting categories to enter as well as being a wonderful worldwide platform to showcase our bears.
Hugs,
Terrie
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Standing Black Bear
Category 17, Entry 1 Alfie
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Category 11, Entry 3 Yuki
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Veronika Heck VeroBears Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
I am very excited and feel much honored to have won an URSA Award! I really had no idea what to expect. It has been wonderful to participate and I am already looking forward to being part of the next URSA Awards Competition.
It means the world to me as a ‘newbie’ to win such a prestigious award and I will treasure it forever. Beary big Hugs, Vero |
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Category 1, Entry 1 Baby Marlon
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Wendy Walker M. E. Bears Queensland - Australia This win is so unexpected! I only heard about the URSA Awards Competition last year and this is the first time I have entered. There are two people I would like to thank. Firstly, Loris Hancock of Studio 70, whom I met in about 1995, when she praised my very first miniature bear. It is because of Loris that I chose miniature bears as my choice of size. And secondly, I recently had great pleasure when Felicia Hymer (The Bear Scout) asked if she could be my agent in the USA. Felicia has given me the confidence to finally enter some International Bear Competitions. I also wish to say a big thank you to EVERYONE who voted for me AND a big thanks to all the brilliant artists who entered - without all of you there would not have been such a wonderful International competition like this! Finally and most importantly thanks to Valerie and Bears&Buds Magazine for holding these awards! HUGS to you all, WENDY xx |
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Your vote helped determined the URSA Major- Best Overall winner! |
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The URSA Major - Best Over All
Krista Griffiths K-Pawz
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