To commemorate the sinking of the Titanic, I'm proud to offer two pieces on the eve of the 100th anniversary.

Here's a sweet bear, inspired by the mourning bears offered by Steiff very shortly after the ship sank. My Mom made the life-ring, using authentic materials: cork and cloth. You can see more images by clicking here. He's $170.00US.

And here's a piece called: "Final Moments: the Titanic Ship Rats". Survivalists that they are, these rats are determined to make it to shore, one way or another! More images are here. The set goes for $530.00US.

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In the April issue of Teddy Bear Review, an article was printed concerning the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and Steiff's creation of mourning bears. Death, doom, destruction and Teddy bears! Yippy! I was so in my element reading this article, it transformed me from a "who cares?" to a "wow, this is cool!"! Ah, the power of the written word!

At the Library, I created a display revolving around the toy animals in the photos and the people in those photos. This display turned out beautifully, very eye-catching, informative and respectful.

A Steiff Polar Bear (1990s issue?), an unknown well-loved cat and my own Midsummer mohair black bear are enjoying the attention.