The Birth of Georgie Bear
Georgie Bear hieroglyph , 1900 BC, found in cave outside CairoWhile doing a project at The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, I was walking through the endless rooms thinking about what a dream it was to be there. A passing thought came to me: what would happen if I was forgotten about and ended up getting locked in the museum? Georgie Bear was born at that moment. That night in my hotel room, I dreampt of him, and how he would find himself in certain situations. This was in 2002.
Georgie Bear photoshoot - wearing a Zaharoff suit!
Initially, Georgie Bear was intended to be some sort of package for Breast Cancer Awareness Month with my signature fragrance back in 2002 with Neiman Marcus. Working with Build-A-Bear Workshop in St. Louis, they took all my crazy sketches and designs, "he has to be sleek, black, furry...ears back. A heart of gold..." It was working with Build-A-Bear Workshop and them allowing me to design and create him was incredible, I am forever grateful to them. He is such a beautiful bear.
Cave Dwelling, Egypt 1900 BC
September 11th, 2001, happened and for obvious reasons this did nothappen. But Georgie Bear kept dancing in my head. And as he did his dance, he told me his story and how he became to be. Hence, the first book aptly named, "The Story of Georgie Bear ." It is the first book in a series.
The Story of Georgie Bear can be found in Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Story-Georgie-Bear-George-Zaharoff/dp/0615230296/
George,I am glad to see everything is going great for you, continue your dream. Take care.