tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6324320012114003382024-03-13T09:31:45.156-07:00Heidi BearsUnique handmade artist teddy bears and other sculpturesHeidiBearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319230591303257602noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632432001211400338.post-81209328384010827992014-10-29T13:48:00.002-07:002014-10-29T13:48:15.063-07:00A Christmas Commission It has been a while since my last project, and finally at last another bear! I have been commissioned to make a polar bear in time for Christmas! I've been sketching up some rough blue prints on the computer while I wait for the supplies to arrive. I hope you are excited as I am to see the finished project!<br />
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<br />HeidiBearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319230591303257602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632432001211400338.post-17355643644713574562013-12-28T11:23:00.002-08:002013-12-28T11:23:34.252-08:00New Stuff For A New Year! Hello again!<br />
Over my Christmas break I've made a couple of things including an artichoke painting for my sister Charity and I completed the tiger sculpture. I'm also doing the art for a new game that is coming out called AutumnCrossing, it is pretty amazing you can check it out at<b> www.felankia.blogspot.com . </b>Enjoy and Happy Holidays everyone!!<br />
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<br />HeidiBearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319230591303257602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632432001211400338.post-32050445582229172162013-11-17T08:00:00.005-08:002013-11-17T08:00:58.802-08:00It's been a while. . . It's been a while since I last wrote for my blog. In that time I went to Germany, started my sophomore year of college, and started working with clay again. I was kind of bummed out from working on crafts since I did a swap with a lady who followed my blog (I gave her one of my handmade dragons) and she didn't keep up with her end of the swap and never thanked me for my dragon. Needless to say I was upset and felt cheated.. I always expect the best out of people and all of the other swaps I had done in the past had been a wonderful experience. I'm not going to let one person crush my spirits though so I am back again crafting and making things! Last week I took up a clay class again and started working on a tiger face, its pretty small only slightly bigger than a house cats face but I packed a lot of detail into it. It's not perfect by any means.. I was actually thinking of throwing it out and starting over but I was convinced to finish it and I am glad I did. It feels great to be working with clay again. <div>
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HeidiBearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319230591303257602noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632432001211400338.post-1452134522220617152013-03-06T12:07:00.001-08:002013-03-06T12:07:34.699-08:00Zebra Burning Hi there everyone!! Spring is here, although its still unusually chilly in Florida for this time of the year. I have a week break from college so I plan on going to Universal studios with my friends, the beach with my sister and camping this week; I am super excited! In the art world I have been busy making a zebra wood burning for my good friend Anastasia who's attending a cooking school out in Arizona. It's been a while since I picked up these tools so I'm afraid I'm a little rusty, but I do love the effect of the paint and the different shades of the burned wood together. My next project will be a monkey painting for my sister Amber who is expecting, she is making her nursery safari theme. I have already begun the sketches so I will be sure to post them next time. Have a great week!!<br />
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<br />HeidiBearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319230591303257602noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632432001211400338.post-78085099876737918032012-09-07T14:40:00.000-07:002012-09-07T14:40:16.395-07:00Bears and FISH It has been a while since I have had the time to blog, I've been so busy with school and work.. I did not get much of a summer. Every night though I still set a little bit of time away to work on my bears and they are coming along .. very very slowly. A couple weeks ago my family and I went away for a weekend to the beach, it ended up raining the entire time (except the day we were leaving.. of course) so we went to an aquarium and saw some pretty amazing fish and sea creatures. Here's some pictures of the bear I'm working on and all the animals I met. Have a great weekend!<br />
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Tyger! Tyger! burning bright <br />
In the forests of the night, <br />
What immortal hand or eye <br />
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In what distant deeps or skies <br />
Burnt the fire of thine eyes? <br />
On what wings dare he aspire? <br />
What the hand dare sieze the fire? <br />
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And what shoulder, & what art. <br />
Could twist the sinews of thy heart? <br />
And when thy heart began to beat, <br />
What dread hand? & what dread feet? <br />
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What the hammer? what the chain? <br />
In what furnace was thy brain? <br />
What the anvil? what dread grasp <br />
Dare its deadly terrors clasp? <br />
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When the stars threw down their spears, <br />
And watered heaven with their tears, <br />
Did he smile his work to see? <br />
Did he who made the Lamb make thee? <br />
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In the forests of the night, <br />
What immortal hand or eye <br />
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Hugs! - Heidi <br />
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<br />HeidiBearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319230591303257602noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632432001211400338.post-57435165026376596332012-05-26T20:25:00.001-07:002012-05-26T20:25:20.133-07:00Flora and FaunaHi everyone! <br />
It has been an exciting couple of days for me; I finally had my college orientation and I began to sign up for classes. I was surprised to learn that I had enough credits from AP classes to skip my first year of college and be considered a sophomore! Although this is great news I still feel so overwhelmed; it is really daunting to think that I have 12 more years of college ahead of me in order to become a veterinarian surgeon. Hopefully it will all be worth it in the end. In other news I haven't had any time to work on art since the family is coming for my graduation so I have been busy cleaning and admiring the wild life in my back yard! I felt really inspired by all the beautiful blogs I've seen lately with flowers blooming that I decided to look around and see what things I could find! Around this time of year all the baby lizards are hatching, tadpoles are turning into little tree frogs, and baby doves are testing their courage and their wings. Hope you enjoy! <br />
Hugs- Heidi <br />
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The backyard </div>HeidiBearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319230591303257602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632432001211400338.post-89863143627444049102012-03-07T19:16:00.000-08:002012-03-07T19:16:02.767-08:00A bear for the show In April there is another AP art show, which means I have little time to get everything done! I haven't been working on my bears to much lately because all my time and ideas have been so focused on the sculpture I am working on in class. I'm not quite sure how it happened but the wolf sculpture ending up being life sized, I can't even pick it up so my teacher has let me use a table with wheels on it. I'm really hoping I will have time to let it dry into the greenware stage, paint it, and add all the little details before the big day. Since this might be my last art show this year I have been wanting to get at least one bear in (the mink cub is almost finished but I decided I would rather put in one of my regular synthetic bears because I want to show what my normal work looks like.) Here are some pictures in progress of the bear I am making for the show. Maybe once things start slowing down I will get the chance to take some pictures of the wolf sculpture too. Hope all is well!<br />
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Hugs - Heidi <br />
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do such as needlefelt because it weakens the leather.HeidiBearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319230591303257602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632432001211400338.post-12415338165295584702011-12-18T17:51:00.000-08:002011-12-18T17:51:51.343-08:00Keeper of the Secrets Here is the mask I made in art class; it's all painted now. I think I made it a little bit scarier than I had originally intended.... but since it is my first attempt I am okay with it. I can improve more next time. I Hope you like it! -Hugs, Heidi <br />
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realistic eyes, a needle felted face, sculpted toes, and wired arms. He is only 5 inches tall, and his nose has been modge podged, sanded, and painted.. a lot of work went into this little dude! I named him Art since I've been working on him in my art class at school. He is for my grandmother for Christmas... I hope that she likes him and that you do too! :) Thank you for looking and happy holidays! <br />
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