Pic-nic-bears was opened as a business on 1st December 2013.
Pic-nic-bears was opened as a business on 1st December 2013.
I have been creating with fabric since a very young age and graduated from University with an Art & Design Degree. Since 2001 the passion for creating artistically created OOAK bears and dolls came about partly thanks to my husband who had a collection of Artist Teddy Bears when we met, I have been designing and making OOAK bears and friends ever since.
The current collection is the first of many creations yet to be crafted and each individual soft sculpture is lovingly hand made with the greatest attention to detail, in the best quality materials. I uphold a long history in bear making, by crafting my bears & friends in the traditional manner as well as formulating new techniques. Each new design undertaken is a new experience which pushes me further, developing my creative ideas which drives me to continually create.
In June 2014 I was awarded by the Academic Society, Arts, Science, Lettres, Paris, a Medal for my talent as a painter/designer & for my contribution to modern fine art.
I am currently residing in the Champagne area of France along with my husband. As well as making Teddy bears & soft sculptures I paint fine art pictures in oil and acrylic paints, in my art studio, “Coin Perdu”.
Owl hand painted onto silk, by Nicole Woodward, for Arianrhod’s cloak.
Arianrhod, a Celtic Goddess transforms into an Owl using her velvet cloak with this painting of an owl inside, which hides her body shaped and envelops her.
“Occasionally people come along that are not content with simply moving things along. They want to take things further, tear up the plans and start again. Then take another brave step, they will see the future and knock down the walls to reach it. Insist that the dream is possible. Overcome all indecision and take a running jump into the uncharted. Board by reinvention of the superficial kind, they want more, because there goal is not to improve in what has been done before but to totally reimagine it.”
Inspiration comes to me from many sources … my interest in art, literature, history, different religions, persons of interest, places I have travelled, my experiences and memories, an antique shop, a car boot sale or a colour and from the fabrics and materials I source and use.
My creativity blends and mixes all my inspirations and influences with my ideas like an alchemist melting pot, or an artist paint pallet.
I never know exactly how an idea will turn out, it’s a journey and the goal will move and change along the creative high way. It can make it difficult sometimes to start an new project but it keeps things challenging, fresh, new and exiting.
``A moment of complete happiness never occurs in the creation of a work of art. The promises of it is felt in the act of creation but disappears towards the completion.``
Lucian Freud the Artist
I think that this is true as an artist as you can always think of a better way, a different way of doing things and this also keeps me creating and thinking constantly of new approaches and ideas. I have so many ideas that I do not think I have enough life to make them all!”
Some of my recent work:
Carol Ashton
Do hope you can help years ago I bought the Teddy bear times with your pattern of Rosie the Elephant .I have lost the magazine since moving house ,would it be possible for you to send me the pattern .I will pay all charges .I’m 79 now so can’t print anything .hope you can, warm regards Carol Ashton
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