December 12, 2011

Another Teddy...Reporting In-Again

Teddy's reporting in--AGAIN
I just had to put this up for the Illustration Friday topic this week: "Sink."
How could I not? 
So for those of you who have already been here...thanks again for stopping by :)
And for those of you who are seeing Teddy for the first time...don't worry...he never really dies ;)
 (This Teddy is one of my on-going "Teddy's in Trouble" series--also known as "The Unfortunate Incidents of Teddy-the-Bear").

Underneath the Juniper Tree has posted poor Teddy in another dire situation.
He just can't seem to stay out of trouble. Sigh.

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33 comments:

  1. helen tilstonDecember 12, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    Strapping boy Lee is very naughty and should get coal in his Christmas stocking. Better still we should put Lee in some cement too and they could then sing "I'd like to be beneath the sea in an octopus's garden with thee"
    I get carried away with your sketches!!

    Helen xx

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  2. Tom SarmoDecember 12, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    So Lee was an Italian? (jk sorta--don't want the Italian Anti-Defamation League to come after me) But this post cracked me up :D

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  3. HeatherDecember 12, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    oh, poor, poor teddy!
    great illustration.

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  4. Castles Crowns and CottagesDecember 12, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    ELIZABETH!!!!!!! Your work is magical, poetic, and striking!!! You have really captured a style all your own that is just enchanting for any time of the year. Thank you so much for coming to visit me with such kind words. My craft is not so much illustration, but I would love to be a writer. Your comments make me feel as if I do have possibilities to communicate. THANK YOU! And I can't wait to see what you have ready for the holidays!!! PEACE! Anita

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  5. Rubye JackDecember 12, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    This had me laughing like a crazy woman even before I read the words. Very funny Elizabeth!

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  6. Sandra van DoornDecember 12, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    Strapping Boy lee is a Tad cruel - but how funny is this!
    xo sandra

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  7. Studio at the FarmDecember 12, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    MWAHAHA ... I think Teddy needs some different friends!

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  8. robin cox walshDecember 12, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    Poor Teddy certainly has had some tough times hasn't he!? LOL

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  9. Sarah MellingDecember 12, 2011 at 11:00 PM

    Wow, Elizabeth, you're on a roll here lately! The "separated" egg is simply perfect. And I adore your "round things" drawings. Such unbridled creativity, my friend!

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  10. Ted BlackmanDecember 12, 2011 at 11:37 PM

    SOMEBODY PLEASE DO SOMETHING!! MY GOD, SOMEBODY SAVE HIM!!!!

    WE SHARE THE SAME NAME!!!!

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  11. Jane and Lance HattattDecember 12, 2011 at 11:57 PM

    Hello Elizabeth:
    And what an exceedingly unpleasant little boy Lee appears to be. Perhaps you could consign him to the deep?!

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  12. Laurie A. ConleyDecember 13, 2011 at 4:36 AM

    Did you have a naughty Teddy bear when you were growing up? You're sure getting back at him now! This is really funny. Poor Teddy.

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  13. Katy NoelleDecember 13, 2011 at 5:23 AM

    I think that I'm with J&L Hattat, on this one. These sort of characters always did get me all tied up in knots! ;)

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  14. MedulianaDecember 13, 2011 at 6:18 AM

    oo pobre teddy que sutil imagen,saludos!!

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  15. SuzeDecember 13, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    I wonder if I could lug Teddy up, weight and all.

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  16. Dawn PisturinoDecember 13, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    Funny, as always!

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  17. AnonymousDecember 13, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    I'm thinking Glenn Close in the final scene of Fatal Attraction...

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  18. esbbostonDecember 15, 2011 at 5:20 AM

    Um, no, you crossed the line, bad, very bad, very very bad.

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  19. 24 CornersDecember 15, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    I'm off to get my snorkel (as if I had one) this very minute and rescue poor teddy!! Then...I'm off to find that little sprite Lee and give him a _____!!
    Maybe he just wants a new Teddy for Christmas and this is his way of claiming to need one...none the less...for shame little Lee, for shame!
    xo J~

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  20. ShirleyDecember 16, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    Dark and cool all wrapped up in one post..wonderful, Elizabeth!! : )

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  21. creativechaiDecember 16, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    Poor Teddy! This is great fun, an Edward Gorey-ish, darkly murderous kind of fun! love it :)

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  22. FunaekDecember 16, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    Aw poor lil teddy! Great illustration and love the rhyme with it!

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  23. AnonymousDecember 16, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    Awww... this is sad too. Great illustration and verse. I love writing verse to my illustrations or the other way round. (thank you for your comment on my illustration too!) :D x

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  24. Ana M.F.December 16, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    great work :)
    poor Teddy, he needs to find new friends to play.

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  25. theartofpuroDecember 17, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    poor Teddy!Happy to know he's ok:)

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  26. IndigeneDecember 18, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    I adore Teddy and glad to know, that this is not his demise! I love your line work! :)

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  27. Mindful DrawingDecember 20, 2011 at 4:56 AM

    Luckily Teddy was trained by Houdini and soon the boy was arrested on charges of animal cruelty.
    But if you think the story stops there....you haven't met Elizabeth.
    Happy Holidays and the Best Wishes for 2012, dear Elizabeth.
    Paula

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  28. Richard EwingDecember 20, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    Like Houdini his expression shrugs off the seeming dire situation. Seems like he knows how to manage through any trouble.
    ~~balances your illustration emotionally.

    cool.


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  29. Pia DrentDecember 22, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    hehe, I think I know several Lees

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  30. UnknownDecember 22, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    cool pic.that teddy's in trouble. thanks for the comment.merry Christmas!

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  31. Rosalind AdamDecember 23, 2011 at 1:45 AM

    I've popped over to visit from Rubye Jack's blog and so this is the first time I've met your teddy. I think I'm traumatised. I shall return after the holiday and I'm hoping that teddy will be breathing fresh sweet air again... very soon!

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  32. AtelierBrigitteDecember 28, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    Poor Teddy (again!) Hope he'll stay out of trouble in 2012 - or he can come over to me - I have a Teddy-rescue-place.

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  33. TinyRedJanuary 5, 2012 at 12:43 PM

    haha, very cool little rhyme :)

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