Archive for April, 2011

Sydney Bear

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

With Manchester so successfully under our belts we are warming up for the next Ice Bear this time outside the Customs House in Sydney Australia. We are going to be carving their bear on 2nd June ready for the the World Environment day on 5th June. This will be the 6th Ice Bear and will mark a journey that will take the bear and its message to the other side of the world and into the Southern Hemisphere so to me it is hugely significant.

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Manchester Ice Bear

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

It may be that we are getting more accustomed to making the bears or more relaxed in our approach or that the team with the addition of my 2 elder off spring worked slickly …but we had a WONDERFUL time with the Manchester Bear. THANK YOU Manchester for such a lovely welcome. The bear went down incredibly well with the public many of whom had never seen art in this form… interaction was fantastic… there were more than a few occasions when comments form people, especially the hard up, made me realise how utterly valuable a project it was and at times sent a lunp to ones throat.
The melt was perfect and powerful. The skeleton will now spend the summer out side the Museum, continuing its good work!