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Bear Impressions

This bear has raised £14.00

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The Bear

Kate Owens’ most recent work combines block printing with dance and is reflected in the design of her Bear sculpture Bear Impressions. The design of the Bear is made using two childhood objects: a teddy bear and a snack known as a Yo Yo Bear.

As malleable objects, they can be dipped into paint and pressed onto the sculpture’s hard surface to create an impression. Repeated and overlapped, this simple ‘block printing’ technique creates a loose pattern whose colours relate to the actual shades of the objects used to make the print – a white teddy and a strawberry snack.

 
Location
Meadowhall, Orange Car Park
The Artist
Kate Owens
Born in Scotland, Kate Owens studied Drawing & Painting at Edinburgh College of Art and attained an MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art, London. She currently lives and works in Glasgow. Her print-based practice generates motifs through unlikely channels such as performance and participatory workshops.
The Sponsor
Matalan
Matalan started back in 1985, and from that day to today, over 30 years on, Matalan’s mission has always stayed the same; to provide outstanding quality and value for modern families. Supporting communities and charities is important to Matalan and they have been working regionally with The Children's Hospital Charity for many years now. As a successful family focused business, Matalan wants to make a difference to people’s lives and give something back, raising funds and awareness of the great work these charities do. The Matalan stores that work with TCHC are enthusiastic about doing everything they can to support Sheffield Children's Hospital. Their stores' brilliant fundraising efforts include holding raffles, selling merchandise and taking part in work place fundraising activities.