Linda Benson is having a giveaway ! So don't miss out, visit Linda's blog and name this cute little fellow to be in with a chance.
What a cutey !
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Almost Ready
My bags are almost packed and ready to fly south early tomorrow morning, heading for Brisbane and then on to the Gold Coast to attend the Gold Coast International Teddy Bear Fair. The show starts on Saturday 11th and continues to Sunday12th, from 10am to 4pm both days. I'm really looking forward to seeing all my 'bear friends' there and catching up in person, we were away in the UK last year so I missed attending the show. I love a 'hands on' show, as I'm sure collectors do too, and the Gold Coast International always has a happy and friendly atmosphere. I have 12 orphan Teds for the show, that's about all I can fit into my baggage allowance, so fingers crossed they find new homes.
By the way this is HBT (Hand-Bag-Ted) or HB for short ! He is the first small ted I made back in 1998 and he has lived in my hand bag ever since. HB reckons he loves it there 'cause he gets to travel around and he's managed to go to Africa, UK and Paris too, in his bag house. He's looking forward to the Gold Coast but he's definitely no orphan, after all he'll be at home in the bag ! 
And this is Blue Bobby who will be at the show and looking for a new home ! Beary good wishes to you for a happy weekend coming up, I'll be sure to post pics when I get back home.
Hugs for now, Robyn.
Monday, June 6, 2011
WOW News
I'm very happy and honoured to let you know that my Ms.Musky-Roo has won the 2011 Australian Creative Design Award for High Achievement in Design and Workmanship Excellence. The theme this year was to celebrate Beatrix Potter and I tried to find an Australian character but in the Potter spirit .... this tiny tropical Kangaroo who lives in the rain forest ... a bit rat like but definitely a roo with a pouch, was the perfect candidate for me to imagine through Ms. Potters eyes ! I'm very proud to receive this award and appreciate it is a result of hands-on-judging ... with many thanks to Sandi Smith for creating and setting the high standards for these challenging awards.! Congratulations to Linda Down (Lombard Bears) and Ruth Bowman (Flutter-By-Bears and Friends) and Ina Smirnova (Bears and Roses) for their awards, and to all the participants !
And to finish off, looking forward to next years 2012 ACD awards entitled Under the Big Top, it's bound to be fabulous, click on the banner below to find out more !
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Stepping out
I have been repairing and cleaning this charming old leather baby boot in readiness for a Geri Williams workshop being held at the Kympatti Studio Broadbeach on the Gold Coast the week following The Gold Coast International Teddy Bear Fair on 11th and 12th June. I've been sewing madly in preparation for the show, which is always a lot of fun but so are the workshops held over the week after the show. Geri's workshop is about creating a felted rabbit or bear who lives in a shoe and I'll be sure to post a photo of my efforts here when I get back home.
Time is running out for voting on The Peoples Choice Award in the Australian Creative Design Awards, so do hop over if you haven't already done so and vote for your favourite piece just click on the bunny below.
Beary best wishes, Robyn.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Don't forget to Vote!!
Click on the bunny to vote and find out more about this special online show !
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Happy News
I'm very very happy and honoured to be able to announce that my entry was one of ten nominated for hands on judging in this years Australasian Creative Design Awards and the theme for this years awards were 'Celebrating Beatrix Potter'.
Although, like so many, I'm ever-so-fond of Beatrix Potters wonderful characters and their stories I had decided from the out set to try and create an Australian character but in the Potter spirit.
As we live in Tropical North Queensland the rainforest was a good place to investigate and low and behold I discovered there lives a diminutive little creature known as The Musky Rat Kangaroo.
This little mammal is the smallest and most primitive kangaroo in the world and has several features that reflect lifestyle and body form of their tree-dwelling ancestors. Most kangaroos are active at dawn and dusk, resting during the day, however Musky Rat Kangaroos are only active during daylight. At night they retire to a nest made from leafy twigs which they gather and transport in their short prehensile tails. Rain forest fruits are their favourite food. In good times these seeds and fruit are often scatter- hoarded or buried haphazardly, then later dug up and eaten. Of course not all seeds are recovered by the Musky so this actually aids in seed dispersal and contributes to maintenance of the rain forest ecosystem.
Musky Rat Kangaroos are unique in the kangaroo world because they give birth to twins and sometimes triplets, the young joeys spend about 21 weeks in the pouch after which they are evicted and spend more time in the nest where they are suckled by their mother when she returns from foraging. Musky Rat Kangaroos are only found in large remnant patches of tropical rainforest, and today their populations are believed to be vulnerable but secure. They have a distinct musky scent and go about their business on the rainforest floor gathering fruit and seed that lie among the leaf litter.
So I imagined my Ms.Musky-Roo dashing about, very busy indeed, wearing her best hat of course, and dashing back to all those children with a large basket full of favourite rainforest fruits.
Ms.Musky-Roo is 9 1/2" (24cm) tall (a true life size). I hope you like her, I had a lot of fun.
All the entries are now available for you to view and to vote for your favourite in the Peoples Photographic Choice, voting continues until June 1st, so please visit here to vote and see a wonderful collection of work. All the entries will be available for purchase from June 1st and winners of the hands on judging will be announced on June 5th.
The Australasian Creative Design Awards always offer a wonderful challenge for artists. Many thanks and congratulations must go to Sandi Smith for creating these awards and her diligent care in ensuring their integrity.
Congratulations to everyone,
And a thank you to Martin Cohen and Julia Cooper for their great little book Rainforest Animals (Created, published and printed in Cairns)
Beary happy hugs,
Robyn.
Although, like so many, I'm ever-so-fond of Beatrix Potters wonderful characters and their stories I had decided from the out set to try and create an Australian character but in the Potter spirit.
As we live in Tropical North Queensland the rainforest was a good place to investigate and low and behold I discovered there lives a diminutive little creature known as The Musky Rat Kangaroo.
This little mammal is the smallest and most primitive kangaroo in the world and has several features that reflect lifestyle and body form of their tree-dwelling ancestors. Most kangaroos are active at dawn and dusk, resting during the day, however Musky Rat Kangaroos are only active during daylight. At night they retire to a nest made from leafy twigs which they gather and transport in their short prehensile tails. Rain forest fruits are their favourite food. In good times these seeds and fruit are often scatter- hoarded or buried haphazardly, then later dug up and eaten. Of course not all seeds are recovered by the Musky so this actually aids in seed dispersal and contributes to maintenance of the rain forest ecosystem.
Musky Rat Kangaroos are unique in the kangaroo world because they give birth to twins and sometimes triplets, the young joeys spend about 21 weeks in the pouch after which they are evicted and spend more time in the nest where they are suckled by their mother when she returns from foraging. Musky Rat Kangaroos are only found in large remnant patches of tropical rainforest, and today their populations are believed to be vulnerable but secure. They have a distinct musky scent and go about their business on the rainforest floor gathering fruit and seed that lie among the leaf litter.
So I imagined my Ms.Musky-Roo dashing about, very busy indeed, wearing her best hat of course, and dashing back to all those children with a large basket full of favourite rainforest fruits.
Ms.Musky-Roo is 9 1/2" (24cm) tall (a true life size). I hope you like her, I had a lot of fun.
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| Ms. Musky-Roo |
All the entries are now available for you to view and to vote for your favourite in the Peoples Photographic Choice, voting continues until June 1st, so please visit here to vote and see a wonderful collection of work. All the entries will be available for purchase from June 1st and winners of the hands on judging will be announced on June 5th.
The Australasian Creative Design Awards always offer a wonderful challenge for artists. Many thanks and congratulations must go to Sandi Smith for creating these awards and her diligent care in ensuring their integrity.
Congratulations to everyone,
And a thank you to Martin Cohen and Julia Cooper for their great little book Rainforest Animals (Created, published and printed in Cairns)
Beary happy hugs,
Robyn.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Friends hop in for a snack
These young wallabies hopped into our front garden this morning for a bit of a snack. After all our wet weather over this last rainy season our trees and shrubs in the front garden have just gone wild and so are providing good camouflage and habitat for all sorts !
And speaking of All Sorts I've got my dye pots out and planning some colourful sessions for some petite bears heading off to The Gold Coast International Teddy Bear Fair in June.
I haven't been idle over the last few weeks though and managed to finish and meet the photo deadline for the Australian Creative Design Awards 2011.
This is a very exciting event and the chosen nominees are subject to hands on judging of their work by three independent judges who each write a critique on the piece for the benefit of the artist.
The ACD Awards have attracted entries from around the world and I'm so looking forward to seeing what every one has come up with following this years theme, in honour and celebration of, Beatrix Potter. All the entries will be up for sale at the 3rd Annual Online Ball starting on June 1st.
This is a very exciting event and the chosen nominees are subject to hands on judging of their work by three independent judges who each write a critique on the piece for the benefit of the artist.
The ACD Awards have attracted entries from around the world and I'm so looking forward to seeing what every one has come up with following this years theme, in honour and celebration of, Beatrix Potter. All the entries will be up for sale at the 3rd Annual Online Ball starting on June 1st.
Click on the banner below to find out more about this wonderful event.
Trust you are having a happy and creative week so far!
cheerio for now,
Robyn.
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