About Fay Chorney (The Bear Makit Lady)

Fay is from a small town in the Okanagan Valley, Vernon, B.C. and presently resides in St. Albert, AB. just north of Edmonton, the home of the Edmonton Oilers and Edmonton Eskimos!

She remembers, colour and always looking for something different than everyone else had, as somewhat of a priority. From dinnerware to clothing, she would look for uniqueness.

In her very early twenties, she owned a 1966 Dodge Charger. Burnt cherry red was the colour. Many happy trips throughout the western provinces were spent in this car . . . painting the towns red !

Fay received her pilot’s license during this time as well and remembers being “above it all” in both B.C. and Alberta, and appreciating the beauty of everything below her. Taking pictures of the most unusual things, became an avid hobby. She loves life.

As well, her family loved to create things with their hands in their spare time. Her late father could do wonderful works of art with a piece of wood, and built many interesting pieces of furniture as a pastime. Her mother would paint on glass panes, creating a picture using many colours of cellophane then back it up with crumpled tinfoil. Fay would love to find a picture like this today.

Fay’s daughter, has made many intricate pictures of paper tole, worked with fine beads and painted her house.

Her son has created some very remarkable graphics by stenciling and sketching using chrome paint. A unique design on his motorcycle has created a lot of interest.

As a form of great exercise, she took up belly dancing for 3 years. Here again colour, and lavish design was put into place by creating a costume for the various events she and her daughter attended.

Today, Fay spends almost every spare minute after leaving her office job, creating teddy bears. The other spare minutes are spent in her favourite haunts – the fabric shops which Edmonton has a good selection of including Estee's and Cottons and More, along with a very unique yarn shop - Burwood House in St. Albert.

The fabric colours and yarns she chooses and enjoys working with are everything from black and white to all the tones in between.