Jimbo - Male Kodiak bear ~ 1400 lbs ~ 23 years old
Jimbo is the one I call the bear where it all began. Jimbo caught my eye because the algorithm knows I am obsessed with bears, and sent me a video of this gentle GIANT cuddled up to Jim, hugging and affectionately playing with him, and - if I am totally straight with you wanting to hug a bear has probably been the most dangerous aspect of my entire life on this planet. Why do they look so huggable when they are so very not?
I am so in awe of Jim and Susan and the beautiful rescue they have created, they have a truly beautiful - and sometimes very heartbreaking - relationship with these animals, and Jimbo was just the most awesome creature ever. My work with them, starts with him, so this piece of art is my love letter to a bear.