I am a Figurative Artist who feel in love with the figure of bears. Now I am an artist Bear designer ~ I am also a fabric artist, designing and creating art quilts. I LOVE fabric of all kinds; fur, silk, cotton, synthetics, you name it; they all have a place in my world. I have been sewing since I can remember and my world is lost without a needle and thread in my hands at some point throughout the day.

I was born in Toronto, Canada and have lived in a variety of locations in Western and Eastern Canada, finally settling in a small town in eastern Ontario. I trace my creative and imaginative visions back to the strong and artistic influence of my family, a loving circle of artists, toy makers, and two grandmothers who instilled in me a great love for the traditional arts of sewing, bear and doll making. 

My Grandmothers were always creating something in the traditional arts be it knitting or sewing and I was always helping. Mary, my Mum’s mother was a professional bear maker in England. She later moved to Canada, I was born, and through the years I watched and learned many sewing and bear making skills from her as well as my Mum. Mary made hundreds of bears that are being loved tenderly all over the world. Below you see a bear she created for my Mum and then took him apart and recreated him for me when I was a child.

It is my hope that my bears will follow in the paw prints of hers and enlighten and warm your lives. Here you will find traditional handcrafted heirloom teddy bears using only the highest quality materials and designed with loving attention to Old World Artistry made and designed exclusively by me Michele Seraphim in the Seraphim Bears Studio.

It is my vision to transform fabric from its simplest form to a wondrous whimsical bears.  Each of my creations has its own unique quality, its own personality.  No two pieces are alike.  My range encompasses many branches as I continue on my creative journey from artist bears to traditional and art quilts.  Each piece is made with the utmost care, the highest quality materials, acute attention to detail, creative visioning and of course LOVE.

I am happily married to an artist, Sinister, whose drawings are often my inspiration. We enjoy the company of our two dogs, an Italian greyhound and a Pug and two Siamese cats.

I am very pleased to welcome you to my website and I hope you enjoy your visit. Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions and if you would like to be contacted when I have new bears available please join my email/ newsletter list under “Contact”.

Please note that my bears are collectibles and not suitable for small children. Art dolls and Quilt galleries can be viewed under “The Fabric”

Creatively Yours. Michele Seraphim.