Stuffed bear sculptures embroidered with anatomical designs
Deborah Simon’s stuffed faux bears aren’t your typical teddies. Instead of furry backs and bellies, these sculptures come with anatomical features embroidered on their hides. Simon made her Ursus maritimus (polar bear), Ursus arctos horribilis (grizzly bear), and Ursus americanus (American black bear) from polymer clay, faux fur, linen, embroidery floss, acrylic paint, glass, wire…