I’ve been working on a new book with Yvonne Wright for a few months now, titled The Ecobears. Yvonne runs a hand made, environmentally friendly teddy bear business making bears from sustainable materials and hemp fabrics. I’ve posted a couple of the illustrations from the book below.

Check out the Ecobears homepage at www.ecobears.com

From the website:

“ECOBEARS” BEGAN LIFE, MANY YEARS AGO, AS A COMBINATION OF TWO PASSIONS – SOFT TOYMAKING AND ENVIRONMENTAL INTEREST – WITH THE FIRST ECOBEAR NAMED ‘HARVEST’ BORN ON FEBRUARY 29th, 1996. SINCE THEN MANY ‘ONE-OFF’ CHARACTERS HAVE BEEN CREATED AND HAVE FOUND HOMES AROUND THE WORLD.

ECOBEARS ARE CREATED USING SOLAR ENERGY, TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS THAT HOMES, CLOTHES, FOOD, FUEL, PAPER AND MORE, CAN BE MADE FROM SUSTAINABLE NATURAL HEMP.

EACH AND EVERY ECOBEAR IS LOVINGLY HAND-CRAFTED USING ONLY THE FINEST MATERIALS AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL. THE COLLECTORS’ BEARS PRESENTLY DISPLAYED ON THE WEBSITE ARE ‘ONE OF A KINDS’. THEY ARE SEWN WITH A GREAT DEAL OF HANDSTITCHING OFFERING TRUE QUALITY. PART OF EACH ECOBEAR IS MADE USING A SEWING MACHINE POWERED BY SOLAR ENERGY.

The action packed ‘The Ecobears’ will be hitting the shelves soon. We’d like to gauge interest in the book, so let us know what you think. Add a comment!

View more about The Ecobears book on Calvin’s Blog!

WINNERS OF THE “BRITISH TOYMAKERS GUILD” – ‘BEST NEWCOMER AWARD 2000′.
THESE UNIQUE HAND-MADE BEARS ARE CRAFTED USING MOHAIR AS WELL AS NATURAL EARTH-FRIENDLY MATERIALS, INCLUDING ENGLISH GROWN HEMP HARVESTED IN 1993 BY HEMCORE – VINTAGE TODAY.

Check out the Ecobears homepage at www.ecobears.com