1:12 Scale Stop Motion Puppets
Materials: Stainless steel armatures, 100% wool and silk tussah fibers. German glass eyes. Hand sewn clothing.
BEAR 480 OTIS & Bear 610
Needle Felted Sculpture of Bear 480 Otis from Katmai National Parks. Otis is one of the oldest (and fattest) bears currently fishing at Brooks River Falls. He is very zen and is probably one of the best (and calmest) anglers at the Falls. I love watching all of the bears there, and thought Otis might be a friendly addition to my home office. Otis resembles a much loved teddy bear with mismatched patches of fur and a floppy right ear.
This Otis sculpture was needle felted using MC1 Batting from Living Felt. I like to felt my sculpture very hard - he is quite a solid build and used a variety of neutral tones to recreate his patchy fur coat. He has glass eyes, a sewn in mouth, and no armature.
Bear 610 is a young subadult - blondish, fluffy coat, very fuzzy ears, and a darker colored face and paws. She is a very resilient bear. As a yearling, she was separated from her family but was able to survive despite the odds. However she is very good at fishing in the Riffles area, and makes friends with other bears and cubs. She likes to play a lot when she isn’t fishing or swimming. By the end of the 2022 season, she had managed to secure a fishing spot at the main Brooks Falls area where there are more salmon. She has an earnest little face and I can’t wait to see more of her next year!
The real bears can be viewed at Brook Falls - Katmai National Park, Alaska 2022 powered by EXPLORE.org
