These sculptures are meticulously handcrafted by Big Sky Carvers artists based on my own life experiences. Each Piece comes with a copy of the story from which it was inspired. “My friend and renowned bear carver Jeff Fleming has been asked many times what it is about bears that inspires him so much. His reply; “they remind me of people, sometimes even my relatives”. I agree. It can be dangerous to attach human characteristics to animals, but forget all that scary bear stuff; if you have spent much time around them they seem happy and content with life. They live to eat and sleep, and that’s about it.There not scared of much, because most things are scared of them. I don’t think they mean to be scary, but they are OK with that too. When you see a bear move, you realize what they really do more than walk is amble. And when they rest, like this fellow, they slumber. It’s a bear’s life.” - Marc Pierce, Founder - Big Sky Carvers