The TOBY Public Choice Award winners for 2009 have been announced, and the list goes a litttle like this:
Miniature Artist Bear, Dressed
Samantha Potter, “Grace”
Miniature Artist Bear, Undressed
Donna Griffin, “Pansy and Rosebud, the Panda Sisters”
Small Artist Bear, Dressed
Silvia Gilles, “Marcula”
Small Artist Bear, Undressed
Yoko Nakayama, “Milk”
Large Artist Bear, Dressed
Melissa Zemeski, “Captain Zinfangar”
Large Artist Bear, Undressed
Karin De Lorenzo, “Bubbele”
Artist Vignette
Karin De Lorenzo, “Be Friends? Yes we can!!!”
Artist “Friends”
Karen Lyons, “Cat and the Fiddle”
Artist Creation, Nontraditional Materials
Berta Hesen-Minten, “Elf”
Small Manufactured Bear, Dressed
The Bearington Collection, Ltd., “Ms. Abracadabra”
Small Manufactured Bear, Undressed
Gund Inc., “Zhen Zhen”
Large Manufactured Bear, Dressed
Hermann-Spielwaren GmbH, “Old Bavarian Bear”
Large Manufactured Bear, Undressed
Steiff North America, Inc., “Alexander, the Trademark Bear”
Manufactured “Friends”
Steiff North America, Inc., “Snoopy and Woodstock, the Best Friends”
Best in Show
Karin De Lorenzo, “Be Friends? Yes we can!!!”
Congratulations to all who were nominated, and an extra big round of applause to those listed above - the bears who have been chosen by the public as their favourites :o) The lucky TOBY winners were presented with their awards at the Teddy Bear Artist Invitational in Binghamton, NY last Saturday.
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