Check out the groovy threads on this far out dude.

Well, I gotta say this new bear is a bit of a 

change from my usual style.  

Norman Meadowlark is my entry into a 

bear competition being held next month in England 

for the category of 1960s Hippie.  

I had a blast making him.

The fabric for his pants and headband was 

something  I pulled out of a remnant bin years ago, 

not really sure what I would use it for ~ I 

guess you could say it spoke to me. 

Adding a fringed suede vest, embroidered gauze 

shirt, leather sandals, a peace sign necklace and a 

few flower power buttons and I was 

giggling like crazy in my studio.

His sitar had started life as a Christmas ornament.  

I added the leather strap so he could sling it over 

his shoulder when he wasn't playing original 

compositions to impress the ladies.  

The last thing I added was his goatee.  

Come on ~ you know it suits him.