Artist

Hi there , I'm Barbara Kerry.

Welcome to the web site for my limited edition original design
Gosfield Bears, I hope you enjoy it.

I live in Upper Hutt, New Zealand and I have been married to
Richard for 31 years. I have a daughter Sarah (27) and a son
Ross (24).

I am a sample machinist by trade and work in the haute
couture style. I have a career in the rag trade that spans 37
years. For the last 15 years I have been involved in bridal and
after five wear. I am now making designer bears full time and
loving every minute of it.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Richard and my
family for all the love and support they have given me in my
venture, without them it would not have been possible.

I am a porecelain doll maker and have won awards for original
and antique reproduction dolls. I am also accomplished at
needlework from cross stitch to silk ribbon embroidery and
have even been know to draw and paint.

My main love however, is bears. I made my first bear as a
christening present for Sarah to give to Ross. This led to my
owning and operating a soft toy business, Kuddle Kraft, when
the children were young. During this time I achieved awards
for my bears at the Wellington teddy bear show.

I have created several, original, limited edition bears for you
to have. I am happy to make one off's if you have a particular
bear in mind or you want to name your own bear. More
recently I have placed bears including many one of a kind on
the Ebay Auction site for sale.

My bears are collectible and are not intended as a child's toy,
however I can fit bears with safety eyes to replace the glass
ones if requested for children.

I have recently entered competitions at bear shows and some
of the awards I have achieved are:

2002 Wellington Doll and Bear Festival.
"Best Original Bear" (Jasper)

2002 Centennial Bear Fair Christchurch. (11th National)

"Best of Section" (Nilak)

2003 Wellington Porcelain Dollmakers Club Show

"Best Designer Bear" (Griswold)

"Bear of Show" (Griswold)

Thank you for taking the time to look at my web site. I would
love to hear from you with any queries or comments you may
have.

Barbara