People & Places

Comments (0) BEST EXTREME MAKEOVER ON A TEDDY BEAR - 2006

"Ursidae Anaplasty"

Textile taxidermist Tara Logsdon engages in some fuzzy haps when she goes to town on her furry patients during "Ursidae Anaplasty" ? Latin for "Bear Plastic Surgery." The Holgas resident artist scours Valley thrift stores and rescues teddies that are in grave need of physical and psychological repair. From there, the surgeon employs needle-busting hand-stitching techniques and repairs dismembered appendages using recycled material from Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Burberry products. Logsdon rarely performs the surgeries outside of her home studio, but when she does venture to various downtown art spaces, singing nurses provide emotional support and DJs supply post-surgery anesthesia with tight booty-shaking beats. The body-modified bears are available for purchase, but must go to a good home ? doctor's orders. And that's not the only thing that Doc Logsdon prescribes ? she also writes prescriptions to humans (the freaks on Extreme Makeover, for example) who are extremely desperate.
BEST PROM DRESS >> << BEST EXTREME MAKEOVER

Download our Free Best Of App

My Voice Nation Help
1 comments
  Livefyre
Newest | Oldest
Judi Rice Maca
Judi Rice Maca

I'm searching for someone to repair a 60 year old teddy and was wondering if there's a way to contact Tara Logsdon? I don't see anything on the www as far as an email, snailmail, website or anything of the like. Would appreciate any input.

Thanks so much,Judi

Slideshows

VOICE Daily Deals

Search Best Of Awards

Best Of - Previous Years

Infographics

Slideshows»

Best of Award Graphics

©2013 Phoenix New Times, LLC, All rights reserved.
Browse Voice Nation
  • Voice Places Phoenix

    Voice Places

    Find everything you're looking for in your city

  • Happy Hour App

    Happy Hour App

    Find the best happy hour deals in your city

  • Daily Deals

    Daily Deals

    Get today's exclusive deals at savings of anywhere from 50-90%

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    Check out the hottest list of places and things to do around your city