Pine Needle Bear by Richard Carpenter

1. MoonCake
   May 12th, 2008 at 12:48 pm

   oh wow! this is really awesome! i'm so jealous of people who can just pick up random crap off the ground and make a magnificant piece of art. damn them!

2. SenorMysterioso
   May 12th, 2008 at 12:52 pm

   I wonder what type of under structure this bear has

3. bean
   May 12th, 2008 at 1:11 pm

   That must smell terrific... and hopefully he sprayed it down with fire retardant.

4. Miss Cellania
   May 12th, 2008 at 1:49 pm

   Is that Karen's brother?

5. CheeseDuck
   May 12th, 2008 at 5:07 pm

   Woah. At least he didn't waste amillion toothpicks/popsicle sticks!

6. Viola
   May 12th, 2008 at 5:11 pm

   Ow! I wonder how many times he stuck himself making that.

7. ted
   May 12th, 2008 at 7:47 pm

   Very cool.
   Now that's something to admire.

8. Ola Amigo
   May 12th, 2008 at 9:37 pm

   That is exceptional work. Clever design.

9. Cindy
   May 13th, 2008 at 10:42 am

   i would NEVER be patient enough to do something like that.

10. Thomas
    May 13th, 2008 at 11:02 am

    Amazingly devious. Bears are a threat to our way of life, and they want our honey. Glorifying bears will lead to a generation of children trying to make friends with these dastardly killers.

11. Oomi
    May 13th, 2008 at 12:41 pm

    Extraordinary. Must have taken a bazillion years to accomplish.

12. inhighspeed
    May 13th, 2008 at 5:23 pm

    That doesn't look like Richard Carpenter. It's not him. Can he sing? I didn't think so. Does he have a ticket to ride, or a wonderful parade? Hah.

13. Art
    May 25th, 2008 at 6:11 pm

    Wow!! neat work... I visited the Grand nationals rodeo a couple months back in San Fran and saw an artists work being featured there, he worked with driftwood! there was a life sized Grizzly bear, a life sized Bull, and a couple others. I picked up a card and his name is Matt Torrens, http://www.matttorrens.com really worth a peek if you liked this.

14. Ramey
    June 2nd, 2008 at 11:19 am

    Awesome work Richard! I would like to see an explanation of what's under the pine needle pelt, a wood frame covered with wire?
    Keep up the good work!
    Ramey

15. Samantha Sherline
    September 21st, 2008 at 1:34 am

    Your bears are just beautiful. I collect bears and only bears are allowed in my house. I have been counting and photographing for 5 years to get into the Guinness Book or World Records and am finally almost done. I would love to have one of your pine needle bears in my collection. You have done really extraordinary work and what a wonderful way to recycle.
    Keep up the great work and let your creative juices keep flowing. Bye the way Thomas is wrong about bears being dastardly etc. We encroach on their territory and burn down their habitate, not the other way around.
    They are not a threat to our way of life, we are a threat to them. Anyway, Richard they are wonderful. Thanks for the treat of seeing exceptional artistry.

16. JlWallace
    October 29th, 2008 at 2:48 pm

    I am the webmaster for Richards new site; MountainMagicOriginals.com/!!! Stop by and visit and see all of his amazing work! He does some fantastic things with moose antlers and just regular old everyday items.

17. April Solomon
    July 24th, 2009 at 8:44 pm

    Richard,

    Your bears are totally awesome,do you sell them? If so, how can I purchase one. You have an amazing talent. I collect bears and would love to have one of these for my collection.

18. BUNRAB
    August 25th, 2009 at 8:47 am

    Magnificent work, Richard. I am assuming these antlers are off the forest floor. You must have a great deal of patience. I am so surprised it only took you 8 months to put together such a large bear. Kudos and keep up the wonderful work. Might show some of that around Northern Minnesota, especially the bears.

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