I began designing mohair bears in 1994 when my daughter was three years old for her own collection. As the years passed, I followed other artistic endeavors including; life-sculpting, competitive floral design, digital art and photography.  In November 2007, my passion to design soft sculpture reemerged and the La De Da' Artisan Bear © business was born.

I work from my art studio located in Southern California, U.S.A. I create the bears with the finest materials; mohair, premium glass eyes, clay, textile pigments, dye and various quality fabrics and material. I sculpt eye lids, wet eye accents and noses out of clay and other mediums. All of my bears start with pure white mohair. I custom blend my colors with a high quality textile color before dyeing. No two turn out alike due to heat elements, length of dye time, measurement variations, etc.  Another signature element in the La De Da' line is in addition to stuffing the bellies with polyfill and copper shot, I add the highest quality lavender buds, imported from Provence, France to enhance the "hug" experience with a gentle, therapeutic natural scent. Squeezing the buds helps release the scent, so you get a little bit of relaxation with every hug. My hands and heart are in all aspects of the creation process of each bear from pattern design, sewing to painting and shading to sculpting.

La De Da' Artisan Bears ©  have old world charm with neoteric elements and attitude. I am strongly influenced by the Parisian shabby, Paris Apartment ©, romantique style.  It is my goal to provide an heirloom to pass down through the generations. I am always looking in new artistic directions. In the Fall of 2008, I introduced a line of Japanese style bears called Chibi Cutie© Bears. These are Japanese style bears with a soupçon of old prim style adding a new dimension to the La De Da' collection.  In 2010, I began a book using my bears as the characters, it is a continued work in progress, to be released in the future.  Everyday, I live that certain 'joie de vivre', a love of life that I continue to infuse into my art.

The bears have found homes all over the world.  I adore my collectors and shop owners, each one of has been a blessing to me, allowing me to do what I love most...create.

My hope is that the La De Da' Artisan Bears © serve as a tangible reminder of all the finer things in life, as well as childhood, sweet memories, innocence and celebrating love. Most of all, I hope they make you smile.

I keep very busy here as well with my other artistic pursuits:  bren pollock . studio ©