I fell in love with rough hewn carved bears many years ago and a little over a year ago I bought one from Jack Eppinga who carved it out of pine and darkened it with blacks and browns. Even Bunny was excited about the new arrival.
Bear has a great expression.
But after a while in the drier climate Bear began to split. Using sawdust and glue and glitter, Amy and I got to work filling the cracks. After drying, I added washes of acrylic paint to set the glitter. Magenta, black and gold, and then some green around the base. Bear is ready for their close up!
Joyce Lieberman 