Pine Needle Bear by Richard Carpenter

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!

I wonder what type of under structure this bear has

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

Is that Karen's brother?

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

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

Very cool.
Now that's something to admire.

That is exceptional work. Clever design.

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

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.

Extraordinary. Must have taken a bazillion years to accomplish.

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.

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, www.matttorrens.com really worth a peek if you liked this.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hello, I loved your sculptures of the bears. I am in school doing a project on different forms of art. And wouyld like to ask a few questions about your work.is there a message in your work or do you just like bears? Do you have a web site to veiw mor of your work?