Here we see the bear as he existed in paper form. This is just regular copier paper taped together. My model. I had this dream of making such a creature...and the bottom of his body would have a rectangular hole cut into it, through which a cable could be run. The original idea was to make this bear an iPhone or iPod dock for charging. Rad, right? I thought so, but it turned out I didn't have the time for that, but it can easily be done.
Next I began to draw the shapes onto a couple pieces of 1/4" wood.
I used this fun saw to make all the cuts.
Next I began to glue the finished pieces together, after I'd sanded them and beveled them off to fit together "correctly." They definitely did not match the measurements right so I decided it would be an art-wrong project. Those are his two legs standing up and the clamp is holding an arm in place while drying.
Here's a look at what the bottom of his body, four sides, and connecting sides looked like pre-gluing. I liked it. Nothing fit together right, as pretty as it looks. I don't care, though.
I Used mis-matched buttons for extra cuteness for his eyes, and layered pieces of the wood for density on his nose, arms and legs. Here his head is drying to the top of his body. It is so cute. Look at his fucking cute ears.
Here his body is starting to take shape in my messy workspace. You want one of these. I know.On his backside, I cut old pieces of canvas curtain and made faux-stitching because I'm a big fan of it. Stitching wood? What is cuter than that?
I even put felt on the bottom of his feet because felt is adorable!
And here he is as a finished, glued and dried product, complete with hinges and doorknob on his belly, arms swinging and legs offset in swagger fashion. Hell yeah, bear. I call him "Robert," pronounced in the French manner: "robear." Fuck yeah, French. Cute.
And here, with his belly door open. I love him.
The end.
I am overwhelmed with cuteness, I can't bear it... Well done compadre
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