ABRACADABRA TEDDY BEARS

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BRIMBIN FOREST BEARS

by

Linda Clapham

We are very excited to introduce for the first time in the UK, the work of Lyn Claphan, all the way from Australia.

Lyn told us : "I live in a small country river town called Taree which is on the mid-north coast of NSW Australia. Brimbin Forest is prime Koala habitat and is our back yard so to speak hence the name Brimbin Forest Bears.

I started on the addictive road of bear making 14 years ago and I was influenced by some of the bear sculptures in my collection and a teddy bear magazine I had found in a store. At the time I was looking for something different to do and thought 'reckon I can do this', no practice runs, straight in at the top with a pattern and a piece of mohair! With lots of misses and a few hits I progressed onto creating my own designs and styles.

I'm a huge animal lover and we are owned by Millie a Norwich Terrier and Amy a Mini Dachs and are lucky and privileged to have a multitude of colourful Parrots, Wallabies and other wildlife visit our property".

Please click on each photo for more photos and a full description of each bear/animal.