Tiny teddy and the teddy bear sunflower

Though we have had more wind than sunshine this year, we have teddy bear sunflowers in the garden as usual. Tiny teddy feels a bit like Thumbelina (see picture nr 2).

Den mindste bamse sammen med bamse-solsikker

En af de sødeste små bamse på Bamsemuseet, lavet af
bamsekunstner, Vivi-Ann Lennartz.

og mens vi taler om solsikker,
en montre med nogle af de første bamser på Bamsemuseet ...

Teddy dogs!!

In our family not all "teddies" are bears. There are also 3 lovable "teddy" dogs - 2 vintage and 1 modern. Today, the 1st May and sunny, we went out into the garden.

Steiff bulldog (produceret 1927-36, Tyskland) - med gyldenlak.

Jonna (Bukowski, Sverige) - med Lunaria.

Vintage Scotty og de andre - benytter nylig udsat udendørs møbler.

Montre på Skagens Bamsemuseum med deres egen Steiff "Bully"

In the kitchen on a cold winter's day!

Even though the bears are covered in fur, on really cold winter days they enjoy being in a warm kitchen. They just love hot porridge - made with oats and milk (1 cup oats : 2 cups mini- or skimmed milk) and served with honey and blueberries!

Bamserne nyder varm havregrød serveret med honning og blåbær
på en kold vinter morgen

Havregrød med blåbær og honning ... nam-nam!
Skålen kommer fra Bamsemuseets butik

Teddy is back after a break ...

Even little bears can become ill - but after lots of good care Teddy is now back in form and ready to blog again.

Teddy har været syg - men blev passet så fint på sygehuset og er
frisk igen og klar til at blogge ...

The weather has now turned very cold in Denmark and in the last days we have hearing about a very cold place in the news - Greenland - where it is much, much colder.Perhaps these bears are travelling to the polling booths by kayak and sledge!

A travelling teddy is back from a holiday down south

Teddies love to travel and the little Skagen teddy who lives here has been on holiday in a South Tyrolean village. On the way home our furry friend stayed in a Bavarian village. Beautiful mountain views and charming old houses, says the little ted, when telling friends about his trip.

Bamsemuseets rejsebamser

Udsigt fra vinduet fra ferie-villaen, Sydtirol.

Charmerende, gamle bygninger i Prichenstadt.

Rathaus

What might you see in a teddy bear's garden?

Maybe a Thumbelina in the peonies - or a Teddy Bear sunflower ... 

Tommelise (lavet af Vivi-Ann Lennartz)

Solsikke Teddy Bear (dyrket af Teddy)

Udstillet på Bamsemuseet

Special teddy exhibition in Skagen's Culture Centre

During the month of May a special exhibition is open - free - to the public in Kappelborg, Skagen's Culture Centre. You can see some of the teddies that have been shown in the Junior section at ARoS art museum.  The Teddy Museum sets up a small exhibition every December there for children to enjoy during the winter. The Teddy Museum also sets up a collection box for donations to their children's charity. Any small change in your pocket welcome!

Kristine og Lotte hjælper med at stille bamserne op på Kappelborg

Dronningen - lavet af Vivi-Ann Lennartz
fra Pas-de-deux (ARoS Junior)

Kosmiske Bjørne - idé og billeder Liz Hempel
bamserne håndsyet af Vivi-Ann
fra udstilling på ARoS junior

Bamse på flyvende stol - lavet af Liz Hempel
fra Bamsernes Sociale bænker
udstillet på ARoS junior

Bears in chairs ...

Some bears just sit down on the job. An old salt telling stories of the sea, a crafty bear making shoes from straw, two chess players, and some retro music fans - note the enlarged detail from this photo underneath - tiny bears on chairs!

 

OL in Russia

Today winter OL starts in Sochi, Russia. In 1980 the summer olympics were held in Moscow, USSR and Skagens bamsemuseum has examples of the cute Russian olympic mascot. One of the new mascots this OL is a tubby, polar bear. 

Handsome black bears!

Teddies come in many colours - here are some fine old bears: a Russian bear in the case, a Steiff Panda and one from China. The curly one is German. On the right two rare Danish bears - Venøbamser. By the lighthouse a Steiff replica from 1907.

En samling gamle bamser. I æsken sidder en russisk bamse,
en Steiff Panda ... den anden Panda er fremstillet i Kina og
en store krøllede bageste er en tysk bamse fra Sonneberg-området
i Sydthskland. Yderst til højre sidder 2 sjældne danske bamser.
Venøbamser ... Steiff replica af Schwarz Bär, 1907.

 

 

... and a chocolate bear ...

"Hello. Nice to (m)eet you!"

Travelling teddies ...

Our small resident Skagen bear asked if there was space in the corner of my suitcase - I said yes - nice with a bit of company. So, tomorrow we are off to Oz for the rest of November! Says he will post a comment when he gets back.

Lille Skagens bamse vil med i kufferten
- rejsen går til "down under". Han skriver
et indlæg når han vender hjem, siger han.

Daisy Bear is not going so far - just to Aarhus. There she will join some teddies from Skagens Teddy Bear Museum for the Christmas exhibition in the Junior section at ARoS. Daisy is made almost entirely from recyclables: newspaper (for the papier maché) and pictures cut out of old catalogues.

Bamse fremstillet fra papmaché og decoupage.
Næsten alt er genbrugsmaterialer
- avis strimler og billeder klippet fra gl. kataloger.
Og mindst 30 lag lak.

An old cat on wheels and "cousins" from Australia!

The old cat is a Steiff from 1919. The teddy bear museum has good collection of really interesting, old bears and other stuffed toys.

Gammel Steiff kat på hjul, 1919.

 Koalas are not really bears - they are marsupials and like kangaroos their babies grow in pouches on mum's tummy. Originally toy koalas were made from kangaroo skins - but now mostly cuddly, soft, washable modern materials. 

Koala familien klatrer på eucalyptus træet og baggrund viser Tasmanien
og Sydney. To af bamserne (i midten) er lavet af kanguru pels.

Today is a great day for a sail ...

En god dag til en sejltur på havet ...

 and then perhaps som lunch at the harbour ...

og frokost ved havnen ...

 

New Bjørn Nørgaard sculpture and a family visit

Last weekend I took the youngest member (3rd generation) of my human family to visit the Teddy Bear Museum. We admired the new Bjørn Nørgaard bear sculpture out front.

Ny Bjørn Nørgaard skulptur Lykkebjørnen foran Bamsemuseet.
Kunstneren og Bamsemuseets direktør, Jonna Thyggesen, har
gjort store indsats for at støtte kræftsyge børn på Skejby Sygehus.

 

 Then we looked at the displays inside - finding some favorites. In a little boy's opinion this meant any teddy smart enough to have some form of motorised transport. The new boathouse with play space was also a hit. 

Montren med Falkstationen og Postbud Per var en hit

Legebord i bådhuset

Bears in the news!

Racing driver Tom Kristensen

Artist couple Marie and Søren Krøyer - there is currently an exhibition at Skagen's Museum of Marie's work and life - so of course you can also see the pair at the Teddy Bear Museum
 
Kunstner par Marie og Søren Krøyer - akuel udstilling på Skagens Museum om Marie og selfølgelig også parret optræden på Bamsemuseet