Much Loved Old 24 Inch Straw Stuffed Teddy Bear drawing of girl including the note early telling

including the note early telling us to visit page 312

as I have found it as also produced as a larger limited edition lithograph and painted on a vessel he produced during a period of experimenting with ceramics

with some surface wear and scratching that just makes it better

and I really like the fairly rustic approach to what I typically think of as a pretty refined object

Lot's packed in here and best viewed from a variety of angles: don't miss the guitar (bango

Much Loved Old 24 Inch Straw Stuffed Teddy Bear drawing of girl including the note early tellingWhat a face! No way could I not bring him home; someone, or someones, loved him so much! Photos don't convey his scale he's a full 24 inches when stood up with jointed arms and legs, and quite solid and hefty, being snuggly stuffed with straw. One ear has been mended a few times over I think, and at some point someone sewed tan corduroy over his feet and one side of his hands, surely as reinforcement, but now making him feel all the more like Corduroy