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was born in 1948 in Billerbeck, a small town in the northwest of Germany,
and have studied to become a teacher for handicapped children.
I have been married to Dieter Schroer for 38 years now. Our four children are grown up. |
We live in my home town Billerbeck together with our cat Lucy and our guinea pigs.
I work as a bear-doctor too and I am proud if I can rescue old teddies.I was always fond of drawing and doing crafts. I make puppets and nativity figures and have made a lot of dolls. In 1987 I made my first teddybear as a gift for Josef. Rather soon I became a professional bearmaker. Most of my bears are sold by private orders, but in the moment I don't take new orders and only work on the lots I already have.I never specialized my bearmaking as I always tried to make new things and I am proud that all my bears that got prizes or nominations are very different .
I have done many bearmaking classes and have put my experience in a book "A bear of my own - professional hints for better bears and own patterns" in 1996. It was very successful in Germany, so I made an English version " A bear of my own - manual for bearmaking and designing" which is published by Hobby House Press .
On April 29th at "Teddybear Total 2000" in Hennef, I could finally release my CD-Rom "Teddies, Bären und so weiter..." . In June 2001 I presented the English version of this CD Teddies, bears and all that.... in New York.
When I moved to Billerbeck to care for my old mother I retired fom bearmaking and teaching classes.
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Rotraud Ilisch
Bahnhofstr.12
D-48727 Billerbeck
Deutschland / Germany
02543-304649
baer.und.co@rotraud-ilisch.de
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