	{"id":113008,"date":"2023-08-19T04:00:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T18:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=113008"},"modified":"2023-08-17T11:18:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T01:18:23","slug":"dr-caz-finds-her-lifes-passion-in-bears-with-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/living\/dr-caz-finds-her-lifes-passion-in-bears-with-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Caz finds her life&#8217;s passion in bears with care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>After a spontaneous trip to Portland and a four-day crash course in repairing and restoring neglected teddy bears, Winchelsea resident Carole Blake found her life&#8217;s passion and hasn&#8217;t looked back since. 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for her history of rehabilitating and rejuvenating deteriorated teddy bears, then began her business Caz Bare Bears and has restored more 50 bears in the past 20 years out of her Winchelsea residence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a great feeling when people entrust something so close to their hearts to you,&#8221; Ms Blake said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not always someone&#8217;s old teddy, sometimes it&#8217;s really important teddies that require an extra element focus and time, sometimes, rarely, it&#8217;s a different animal altogether.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Blake said there had not been a bear she had not been able to restore, a byproduct of her process whenever commissioned by the public.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The first step is always asking the owner what they want, it&#8217;s very rare that someone asks for their bear to look exactly like it was, because an old bear will never look brand new.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some of the main services I offer during the repairs include cleaning, fixing holes, which is almost always the case, de-infestation if there is any, eye fixing, or the replacement of paw pads.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A CFA volunteer at Wurdale Fire Brigade in her spare time and a Geelong-based business owner during the week, Blake is always looking to refine her craft.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 497px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/IMG_2059_90105.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"497\" height=\"331\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carole Blake maintains a very close and personal connection with her restored and repaired teddy bears.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She said some of the world&#8217;s best teddy bear repairers maintained constant communication via a Facebook group.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I don&#8217;t recognise the type of bear I&#8217;m working on, or if I need to know what part of a bear I need to replace, this worldwide resource is the best way to do it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s no selling or transactions in the group, it&#8217;s purely for helping out other restorers with tips and processes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some people are experts in parts identification, some people are experts in bear identification, but I tell you, I&#8217;ve learned just as much from this tool as from anything else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/IMG_2088_90104.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"370\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Among her collection of bears &#8211; most of which are available for purchase &#8211; only a few have a special place in Blake&#8217;s heart.<\/p>\n<p>Her oldest bear, Peter, is an American stick bear and is estimated to be more than 100 years old.<\/p>\n<p>The first bear she ever repaired, Grandma Bear, was the product of her initial visit to Portland.<\/p>\n<p>A bear appropriately named #1 was the first bear ever designed and made by Blake &#8211; created in 2000, it still remains a valuable part of her collection.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/IMG_2099_90118.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ms Blake and a bear she designed and produced in a class hosted by teddy bear artistic legend Jennifer Laing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Out of all her bears, Blake is especially proud of an unnamed teddy bear in a class held by legendary teddy bear artist Jennifer Laing.<\/p>\n<p>On the first Sunday of every month at the Winchelsea Market, Caz Bare Bears has a stall at the Winchelsea Shire Hall where residents and visitors can look at some of her work or make an order.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 506px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/IMG_2103_90097.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"506\" height=\"337\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ms Blake and her teddy hospital can be found at the Winchelsea market each month.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Orders can also be made through email at carole.blake@bigpond.com or by phone on 0416 029 873.<\/p>\n<p>Caz Bare Bears can also be found on Facebook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a spontaneous trip to Portland and a four-day crash course in repairing and restoring neglected teddy bears, Winchelsea resident Carole Blake found her life&#8217;s passion and hasn&#8217;t looked back since. 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