Showing posts with label Timbear. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Timbear. Show all posts

Friday, November 4, 2011

Phone photo 873


The wooden bear on top of McCleary City Hall, carved out with a chain saw 50 years ago. The bear is known by several names, including "Timbear" and "Smiley." I had a chance to see this thing close up in the mid-1990s while promoting a documentary on the McCleary Bear Festival.

I now realize this sculpture no doubt contributed to the creation of the Tulpa minicomic in 1990.