~About Pam Overmier~
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I have been sewing animals since I was a girl. I started by using felt, making Christmas ornaments. I made my first polar bear, who had on ice skates and a stringer of fish, when I was in grade school. I have since gone on to use mohair, the traditional fabric used by early bear makers. I enjoy dying and distressing fabrics, and giving my bears and creatures special touches by using vintage things, such as bits of lace, discarded photographs, tiny things a child rescues from walkways!
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I am honored to have my bears and folk art in the collection of world famous bear artists Christy Firmage & Deb Canham, The Teddy Bear Museum of Japan, and many collectors. My bears have been featured in the Teddy Bears of Witney Catalog, Teddy Bear Times(UK), Teddy Bear Review (USA), Teddy Bear and Friends (USA), as well as a children's book by author Karen Schuler "The Backyard Bears Present the Story of Christmas". I owe many thanks to these folks for
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All Creatures Great and Small.
I love them all! My passion other than teddy bears is horses. I ride my best friend Air D' Go almost everyday. He is my dressage teacher. It feels like flying, his canter. It is a wonderful break from sewing, which tends to keep one in a comfy chair for extended periods of time. |
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Leah at age 8 with our pony Jezabelle age 5 at the 4-H fair last summer 2005. |
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I also tend a water garden which my husband and I care for together ( My husband calls it his nemesis!). We have a daughter, 2 dogs, 3 cats, a snake and a coop of chickens. I also feed the wild birds that frequent our farm, named Kingfisher Farm after our frequent guest. I can't imagine not looking out the window each morning and not seeing a warbler or cardinal bathing in our waterfall. It was hard work to make it! |
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My studio (when it's clean!) |
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A little known fact. Baby barn swallows learn to ride a tricycle before they try their wings! They were raised on my porch, and I got to watch them as the nest was above my studio window. |
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Red enjoys a cuddle with my daughter Leah. When we found Red, he was a year old, being kept tied to a dumpster! He was not being cared for, except by caring neighbors that intervened on his behalf. Rescue a dog, save a life!
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From all of us at Kingfisher Farm, Thank you for visiting!
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