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Princess Cali was awarded a
2008 TOBY(TM) Industry's Choice Award
presented by
Teddy Bear and Friends(R) Magazine. |
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This is such a huge honor. The TOBY(TM) Awards are considered to be the most prestigious awards in the Teddy bear, bear friends, and plush industry. |
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Princess Cali
Seahorse Royalty
is my second
needle felted creation
5.5 inches with tail curled |
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Princess Cali, along with the other TOBY(TM) Industry's Choice Award winners, appeared in the May/June 2008 issue of Teddy Bear and Friends(R) magazine. A ballot is included in this issue for readers to vote for their favorite creations, as well as for an overall award winner. I would like to thank everyone who voted for Princess Cali.
The TOBY(TM) Mark and Logo are trademarks of
Madavor Media, LLC. |
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Princess Cali is solid needle felted, using a mixture of wool fibers, in shades of pale orange cream blend and pale pink begonia. All shading is done using only needle felted wisps of wool. No paint or other coloring was used on her. The coral is real, used for support, as a seahorse has no legs or feet to stand on. |
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Princess Cali was awarded 3rd place in the 2007 URSA Awards, presented by BearsandBuds. |
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1st Place Winner of the 2007 Thread Artist Guild(R) Annual Award Challenge
Entry Name: Early Bird (Earl E. Burd) Catches the Worm |
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Earl E. Burd and his little friend Wilbur Worm |
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2007
Thread Artist Guild(R) Award Trophy
The Flame of Creativity
From raw materials
emerges a creation of beauty.
1st Place Winning entry - Earl E. Burd
Earl E. Burd and his friend Wilbur, are my
very first needle felted wool sculptures.
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Ellie & her doll Molly
Ellie 3 1/2 inches Molly 1 3/4 inches
Ellie and Molly were created for the
2008 ThreadTeds(R) Challenge.
They were voted 1st Place Winner
Public's Choice Award |
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Peggy Award - "Best of Show"
Ceramic Hobby Decoration
Professional Ceramic Artist Division |
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The Peggy Award is presented to the entry judged as
"Best of Show", chosen from the
Blue Ribbon - First Place winners,
Professional Ceramic Artist Division,
in a ceramic hobby show competition. |
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I was awarded this "Best of Show" for my precise geometrical carving on a 17.5 inch tall planter. The planter was cast as a plain piece. I drew my design on paper, then transfered it to the flat surface of the planter. My design was then hand carved with dimension, not just straight outlines, into the surface of the planter while it was in the greenware stage, or still extremely fragile, unfired clay. This piece went through multiple firings to set the layers of fired-on colors that are applied to the remaining flat surfaces. The carved areas were then painted and antiqued with non-fired ceramic stains. This was an extremely difficult piece to complete. It was even more difficult, as I was expecting my second child at the time I worked on the planter. It was completed only a few weeks prior to her birth! |
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I am very honored to have my creations included in the Thread Artist Guild (R) display at the 2007 IDEX Convention in Las Vegas, NV.
My award winning creation, "Earl E. Burd", was featured in this display at the 2007 IDEX Convention.
I created two new tiny Teddy Bears for the 2007 IDEX Convention, Jackie and Jeannie, my Big Sis-Little Sis tiny Teddy Bear pair. |
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Jackie is 2.5 inches Standing
Jeannie is 2 inches Standing
Big Sis-Little Sis Bear Pair |
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Both tiny Teddy Bears, and their removable dresses, are crocheted from cotton threads. Even the tiny roses and leaves on their little dresses are crocheted. |
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Mini Teddy Hugs(TM)
Featured Artist of the Month
August 2006 |
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