Mary George, also known as 'Mary George Bears', from Michigan, USA.

Mary has been making these adorable, yet huggable, bears for over fifteen years, since 1992. The inspiration to make teddy bears, came from Linda Mullin's book 'Teddy Bears Past and Present', with an aim to create traditional style 'Teddy Bears' with a contemporary twist, to be enjoyed by all discerning collectors. Mary spends a great deal of time ensuring that each bear is sensitively aged, with a unique personality and character. Each bear is designed and made from the very finest of materials. Mary's bears are very highly sought after, and we are especially pleased to be able to include Mary as one of our new USA artists at Silly Bears. An extremely talented lady!

Mary has created a selection of eight adorable bears, based on the theme of 'A Traditional Bear', for our 'Winter Collection 2009/10'.