Stories featuring teddy bears performing like a human and having great adventures, have been written about some pretty amazing bears. The first teddy bear that comes to mind is, of course, Winnie The Pooh. Alan Alexander Milne, wrote mostly plays and novels. However, his most popular works are his Pooh stories. You can find excerpts […]
Gund Teddy Bears
The leading soft toy manufacturer in America, is also the oldest. GUND was founded in 1898, in Norwalk, Connecticut by Adolph Gund. GUND was one of the first companies to design and produce teddy bears in the early 1900’s. A young Russian immigrant, Jacob Swedlin, took a modest job at GUND in 1907. Swedlin bought […]
Create Your Own Teddy Bear Best Friend
Maxine Clark founded Build-A-Bear Workshops Inc. in 1997 and has served on the board of directors when the company was incorporated in 2000. By the end of 2006 There were nearly 300 Build A Bear Workshop stores worldwide, including company owned stores in the US, United Kingdom and Canada and franchised stores in Europe, Asia […]
PARIS ART EVENT
Imagine: Untitled (1954): oils, paper, textile, newspaper, cotton, print, wood, colored glass, electric light. Odalisk (1958) : oils, ink, carbon, crayons, paper, pencils, textile, photos, newspapers, metal, glass, grass, steel, a pillow, wooden pole, electric light, stuffed rooster. Monogram (1959): oils, paper, textile, magazines, metal, wood, one heel shoe, a tennis ball, on […]
911 Memorial site part of 5 year commemoration
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The scene at Cal Expo was a somber one Monday as the bells of the Carillon Bell Tower rang out on the hour, singing out the tune to “Yankee Doodle.” The American flag was at half-staff and those in the crowd were quiet and introspective, as they remembered the fifth anniversary of […]
Via Veneto Santa Monica Dishing Star-Caliber Italian Cuisine
Los Angeles is a city known as much for its distinctive award-winning eateries as it is for its celebrity residents. In fact, many of the city’s restaurants—particularly those frequented by Hollywood’s elite—often become as revered as the star clientele, themselves. One such establishment is Via Veneto in Santa Monica, which enjoys its fair share of […]