The Old Post Office Bears
Artist Bears Designed by Dawn Jellis-Jones
An Introduction to The Old Post Office Bears
Hello! My name is Dawn Jellis-Jones and I live in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. My husband and I have four boys and one granddaughter. We live in a beautiful fourteenth century thatched cottage in a small rural village. Our cottage was once the home and workplace to Flora Thompson the author of Larkrise to Candelford. If you live in the UK you may be familiar with Floras book or indeed the series created for TV.
I have been making bears for nearly 25 years and much to my delight the bears have found homes all over the world. I am known for specialising in vintage and antique style miniature and small bears, and a more recent design at 14", all using traditional components, including Mohair, Glass Eyes, Cotter Pin Joints and Cotton Paws. I weight all my creations with very fine Steel Shot, which gives them a lovely feel when sat in the palm of your hand. Each bear is dressed mainly in antique lace and vintage fabrics and quite often accessorized with Antique Victorian Sovereign Purses, Brooches and Lace Pins, including various other items. I have been exhibiting at Kensington Town Hall, London for many years and various other shows here the UK including Woburn and Stratford-on-Avon. More recently I have concentrating on shows on my website and I am hoping to be able to hold more over the coming year. You will find details of upcoming shows on my website www.theoldpostofficebears.com
Since I was a young child, I have always loved anything old, which I think was a seed placed by my grandfather when he showed me an old sepia photograph of my great great grandmother. It lead me to collect all sorts of antiques and old interesting items. You will quite often catch me trawling car boots and charity shops, leaving no stone unturned. I also have a love of anything miniature and of course a love of the arts. .