Penny Roberts, also known as 'Pennbeary', from Gloucestershire, England.

Since 1995, Teddy Bear art has been enabling Penny to combine her love for textiles and vintage ephemera. The inspiration for her beautiful hand-sewn bears came from her husband; who never had a childhood teddy bear so Penny decided to make him his first ever teddy bear from a kit. There is no doubting her ability to produce outstanding award-winning bears. Her work is charming, highly distinctive and meticulously hand-stitched. We are very proud at 'Silly Bears' to be the only UK stockist of Penny's adorable bears.

*Penny will be creating a selection of five traditional bears for our Winter Collection 2010. This collection demonstrates all the different styles of bears created by this very talented artist. Launch date mid October.