Pine Needle Bears
What do you do when you decide to be a poor country folk artist? With little money (if any) you must be creative. Use your resources. This artist did just that.
What do you find in the mountains of Idaho ?.........PINE TREES.
You're thinking something made out of wood.....Right?
Not even close. Check out these pictures.
These bears are made from Pine Needles!!!!
A couple of hundred thousand of them in one large bear.
The pine needles were gathered off the ground, sorted, washed, trimmed and hand woven.
I have no idea if this artist is on the net and do not have any idea how to contact him. If anyone knows please contact me. I would like to send my best wishs to him and tell him to keep up the good work!
Over 8 months in making this life size bear!
On the Salmon River
the Bear he calls 'Mountain Magic~ A New Life'
Bear with Carved Fish
'White Heart'. A Life Size Black Bear and 'Little Bear Innocence' the cub
To make a living the artist carves Antlers and other materials.Moose, Deer, Elk, horn, wood, ivory and more..
Moose Antler Carving- Look at that detail
That prospector is losing all his gold
Sheep at Home in the Antlers
Bears Have The Prospector Treed
Look at that detail !