My husband wants an idea of what to buy me for Christmas and ages ago I saw beautiful bear covered in tiny squares of millefiore polymer canes in very muted colours. The canes were all geometric designs. I know he is American. I cannot find him on the internet, but I know he has a website and also makes turtles and penguins and possibly rabbits.

Can anyone tell me who this guy might be?

thanks

 I think you are looking for Jon Anderson, "Fimo Creations".  He is from Arizona but now lives outside the US.  This is very intricate canework, largely on a variety of animals, right?  Here is a website:

http://www.jon-anderson-fimo.com/

 Thank you so much. That's the guy. I kept searching for "polymer clay bears" and would probably found him if I'd thought of looking for Fimo bears instead.

Bless your cotton socks!

 Wool, actually!  LOL.

Really good stuff! Is your husband going to take up PC and do Highland Cattle in Fimo?

 LOL. If only!