Born in Montana, Jeff grew up surrounded by wilderness and wildlife. An avid outdoorsman, Jeff and his family enjoy all the adventure Montana has to offer: Hiking and riding horses in the mountains, fishing the lakes, rafting and kayaking the rivers, and skiing through the winter months. "Montana is an outdoor paradise and I love the wilderness and all things wild."

Jeff's art career began in 1985, "I always enjoyed working with wood and began by sculpting large wood carvings. Whimsical bears have always been my favorite subject and I've carved hundreds of bears from little cubs on up to huge bears standing 20' tall.

Jeff's original and commissioned woodcarvings have been shipped around the world and can be found in many private and corporate collections "from movie and sports stars to Disney World."
  

In 1993 Jeff partnered with Big Sky Carvers to reproduce his whimsical bear designs, starting with Big Sky Bears TM, a collection of wood carved bears sold throughout the US and Canada. He then went on to create Bearfoots TM, a collection of whimsical black bears that have been sold and collected worldwide. The loveable Bearfoots popularity soon soared, and have been produced in many forms such as cast resin figurines, dishes and cookie jars, plush, benches, coffee tables, flower planters, clothing, blankets, pillows, christmas ornaments, chocolates, note cards and many other products.

Jeff has had a long and prolific career as an Artist and continues to create new bear designs. Most recently, he has been sculpting a wonderful collection of bears cast in bronze, and he also enjoys painting his favorite bears.


Jeff and his family live in Northwest Montana near Glacier National Park and work together at Jeff's Bear Country Studio and Gallery in Kalispell, Montana.

"I've always thought of bears as being very human-like and playful. Many of my bear designs are based on our outdoor adventures or tell stories that many of us have in common, special moments and fun times shared with family and friends in the Great Outdoors."

Bear Country Gallery
4054 Hwy 93 S  |  Kalispell, MT  59901
406-752-6735
info@jeffflemingbears.com

All bear designs are property of Jeff Fleming© Jeff Fleming 2001
All Bears are reproduced exclusively by Big Sky Carvers, Manhattan, MT
Big Sky Bears™ and Bearfoots™ are trademarks of Big Sky Carvers

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