Wednesday 12 October 2011

2011 Golden Teddy Award winners, featuring Ken Yenke!

You may remember I was delighted to receive a 'Golden Teddy' award nomination earlier this year.  I didn't win my category (but was happy to lose to Kelly Dean, a very old friend and fabulous bear maker!) 

I would like to share the awards presentation with you.  It gives a great sense of the importance of international competitive work and for me, it's such a huge thrill to hear my name being read out in the presence of world expert Ken Yenke!  By the way, please watch the video right through to the end because there is a very charming talk given by Ken about how 'teddy' came into being and it's well worth waiting for!


If you would like to know more about Ken Yenke and his work, please visit his website at:


Aside from being museum curator for 'The Chelsea Toy Museum', leading teddy bear authority Ken has also written several books about teddy bears and their fascinating history.  I am lucky enough to own 'Bing Bears and Toys' (published by Schiffer) and can tell you his passion for the subject really shines through!

 Bing Bears and Toys, by Ken Yenke

The Golden Teddy Awards are hosted annually by American teddy bear magazine 'Teddy Bear Review' and as you can see from the slideshow, competition for the coveted 'Golden Teddy' is fierce!

3 comments:

  1. Congratulations for being nominated. That is something to be proud of. Kelly's bears are amazing. I would love to see one in the fur.
    Hugs
    Kay

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  2. A 'very old friend'? Well I know there's some grey in the beard, but I wouldn't have said he was ancient ;o) Congrats on the nomination anyway

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  3. Thank you Kay x

    Katy, we're none of us as young as we used to be and I first met Kelly back in the mid/late 90's!

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