Please check out the link below to take a peek at two art books that I’ve created through The SKETCHBOOK Project. The titles of the two books that I’ve created are: SURIVORS II and A PEEK INSIDE.
SURIVORS II – Library Call Number:375.59-9 A PEEK INSIDE – Library Call Number: 375.59-8
https://sketchbook-project.meteorapp.com/library/S266231
There are days when Munsey and Boda are chillaxing in the winter sun, dreaming of the warmer spring and summer months that will bring the smell and tastes of fresh buds on the trees and little animals running around their habitat area and the refreshing water in their pool and their pond.
The winter in central Wisconsin provides Munsey and Boda a pond full of ice to excavate and Munsey case, it’s a supply of objects to toss into the air!
Boda is more interested in releasing his downed tree trunk, so he can move it around and show off his brute strength.
Munsey and Boda truly enjoy each other’s company and they are never separated from each other for more than 15 minutes. Of course, they are bears and they love to wrestle with each other. On Sunday, February 23rd, I documented the boys wrestling for about 45 minutes out of the 90 minutes I was charting their activities in the Bear Woods Habitat Exhibit.
After about 10 minutes of wrestling Munsey and Boda take a short time out to catch their breath before starting the next wrestling match. They aren’t growling or creating any loud vocal sounds directed at each other, usually just a lot of heavy breathing from the extensive physical activity.
Then it’s time to rest, roll and slide around in the snow and dig up more ice chunks to break apart or toss into the air. At this time Munsey is in the past 900 lbs. and Boda is over 1,000lbs.
Munsey and Boda spent their 5th Bear-thday enjoying meat/blood frozen ice cakes, unwrapping their cardboard birthday boxes filled with fresh fish and other bear-lightful yummy foods hidden in construction themed decorations placed all around the JP Adler Kodiak Bear Habitat Exhibit on Saturday, Feb 22nd, 2020.
There were over 150 zoo guests that attended the bear-thday celebration and the Wildwood Zoo Staff and volunteers worked for many hours preparing for the event and setting up the decorations and interactive educational activity center. Zoo guests brought Munsey and Boda many wonderful Birthday treats that the boys could enjoy over the next few weeks and throughout the years.
Welcome to iMAGiNETHAT! Art Studio! I hope you will come and explore my studio during the North Woods Art Tour on October 5-6-7, 2018! Studio guests will find a wide selection of limited edition greeting cards! From small cards showcasing fall leaves to colorful bears accompanied by dragonflies!
The Art Studio is #14 in the Northwoods Studio Art Tour booklet (the link is listed below)
www.northwoodsarttour.com
Location: From Hwy 51 five miles north of Woodruff, turn west on Airport Rd. The studio is 1.2 miles north of Lakeland Airport, off North Farming Road, the first driveway on Bayer Lake Road located in Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin.
My art studio is #14 and directions can be found on the Northwoods Art Tour guide map located in the brochure. To learn more about the 2018 Northwoods Art Tours go to http://www.northwoodsarttour.com
There are also greeting cards that celebrate the art of dance and delightful snowflakes that dance through the sky.
I’ll also be selling a limited edition of my collection of Kodiak Bear books, greeting cards, lined journals, and coasters.
At this time I’m not set up to take credit cards but welcome cash and checks.
The Kodiak Bear Books offer photographs and information about the growth and development of Munsey and Boda!
Below are some images of collages and prints and drawings inspired by two Kodiak bear cubs that reside at the Wildwood Zoo in Marshfield, Wisconsin. The series of artwork is titled “WALKABOUT”.
(above) original collagraph print is used as a background with added watercolor and a variety of original printed and painted papers have been adhered to create a forest seen in this collage.
(above) Mixed media/ collage/ assemblage The background and bear formations are original collagraph prints, the foreground is created from handmade sculpted paper, to create the feel of a wooded rocky terrain.
(above) This original collagraph print was created using multiple collagraph plates, each inked and pulled through the press separately and watercolor was added to increase the intensity of the colors.
(above) Title: “Munsey” Charcoal drawing of a Kodiak bear cub. This drawing was created with powdered charcoal. The powdered charcoal was added and subtracted with a feather. The feather was especially useful when creating the longer tufts of fur on the bear.
Many of these images are also for sale as a reproduction print and greeting cards.
Munsey’s special talent is to collect rocks and stones and place them on his nose or forehead and toss them up into the air and hit them with his paw.
Munsey has been perfecting his technique in stone throwing for the past two years.
This morning Munsey was kind enough to demonstrate just how well he can throw these rocks while swimming in the pond located at the Wildwood Zoo in Marshfield, Wisconsin.
On April 20th, 2018 Munsey’s weight is about 760 lbs. and Boda’s weight is 840 lbs.
On January 2016 Munsey’s weight was 175 lbs. and Boda’s weight is 185 lbs.
On January 9, 2017 Munsey’s weight was 506 lbs. and Boda’s weight was 545 lbs.
On February 1st, 2018 Munsey’s weight was 680 lbs. and Boda’s weight is 760 lbs.
I’m not sure where the time has gone but Munsey and Boda are 3 years old today!
(Above) Munsey and Boda 1/2016 – The weight of Boda is about 192 lbs. and Munsey is about 185 lbs.
These two sweet hearts have had many adventures since they were born and it’s a blessing in it’s self that the cubs survived after their mother was shot illegally. Five days after their mother was killed the cubs were rescued by the Dodge Hunting party assisted by Nate Svobda and nursed back to health by the Anchorage Zoo staff and the rest is history!
(Above) Boda and Munsey 2/2017 – Munsey’s weight was around 450 lbs and Boda’s weight was about 470 lbs.
(Above) Munsey and Boda 2/2018 The weight of Munsey is around 720 lbs. and Boda is around 820 lbs.
(Above) Boda and zoo guest 9/2017
(Above) 7/2017 -Myself with Boda
To learn more about Munsey and Boda, check out the books I’ve written documenting the growth and development of these two wonderful Kodiak bears. To purchase these books send an email to wendlandtsusan@gmail.com
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