Deb Canham Bear

I ventured into collecting teddy bears about 25 years ago. I became addicted. Teddy bears may not have speech, but they speak so fluently with their eyes and accepting personalities.  I became skilled at repairing and restoring vintage and antique bears. What wonderful memoirs they have to tell. I found myself contemplating who they had comforted, where they had traveled and what became of those who had cherished them?  Some of my favorite artist bears were created to “bear” a resemblance to these aged relatives.

I discovered promptly that the larger bears consume a room quite rapidly.  Out of necessity my concentration was focused on the miniature bear. I have always adored the miniature world, so tiny and yet so lifelike. I had a doll house as a child that my father had constructed for me and I spent hours in imaginary play.  My teddies revive that imagination and allow me to escape the melodrama of every day life.  It really is acceptable to recapture your childhood, as long as you don’t totally fail to remember that you are an adult. The miniature artist bears are ideal for the collector who has a limited living space; they require only a pocket-sized locale.

Vintage Ginny

We have successfully add Vogue Ginny dolls to our collection. I enjoy repairing and reviving the little 8 inch hard plastic dolls of the 50s.  When I was a child, my Mother's Ginny doll was only played with by request. She was a special doll and I have rediscovered the joy of play with Ginny.  It is amazing that this one mass produced doll can have so many individual personalities.  It seems there are no two alike.  This is what is so special about Ginny, each doll has an individual personality, so much like those of the human race.  We are simular, but no two are exactly alike!

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