bear and bird with crown art character - paper clay

DESCRIPTION:Wonderful piece featuring two characters! The bear has textured fur with big ears and eyes. On the bears back is a blue bird wearing a "gold" painted crown. I did dark undertones with layers of paint on top. I love the texture of this piece. The base is hand cut wood with same layered paint.  The bear is 5 inches tall and with bird on his back 7 inches tall. Sculpted from clay, painted, sealed, stained and signed original art!ARTIST:I am a long time artist of over 20 years in the same medium of clay art. My background includes thousands of these characters all unique and one of a kind pieces. Past successful reproduction line with companies Enesco and Dept 56. Holiday shows from 2003 - current.ARTWORK:All artwork is original, signed and dated. Each character starts off as a sketch. I then build an armature and then the sculpting begins. Once ready for paint, I apply top grade acrylics, stain and a light coating of wax.SHIPPING:Each piece is carefully wrapped in tissue, bubb