Teddy Bear Dreams 05

In 1999 I purchased a teddy bear making kit for my wife for her birthday. She made the teddy bear. Then soon started elaborating on the designs.

She eventually came up with a combination of patern and material that would up looking something like the teddy you see painted here.

One day I decided to try painting him as an Astronaut. Just for fun.

It came out pretty cute.

Then a doctor.

Then a farmer.

Soon...we had a whole bunch of teddy bear paintings. So she wrote a story about what teddy bears want to be.

Thus...Teddy Bear Dreams came about.

We pitched it to a book publisher and they picked it up.
In 2001 Teddy Bear Dreams hit stores. My wife was now a Children's book author.


These are some of the illustrations I did.
Hope you enjoy them.