"Bubbly Bear" is the second installment of the "Baby Prints" collection which, as the name suggests, caters for the ever growing "baby" market segment.
Talking about colors at this point would be an exercise in futility, so instead, I would simply like to share with you a bit of my reasons and memories behind this print.
Throughout time, bears have been associated with care, protection, nurturing and parenting. Who among us never counted on "mamma bear" to help us out? Who never craved for a big bear hug from Daddy every now and then? In creating prints for children and babies, a friendly bear helps reinforce to both, protector and protected, their roles in the relationship, evoking responsibility on one side and safety on the other while propagating the social symbolism in the meantime.
When I was a little boy, my favorite cartoon bear was Hanna Barbera’s Yogi, Zé Colméia in Portuguese, also I could always count on my teddy bear for those comforting nights of sleep. So I guess my childhood was no exception to the rule…
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