Wonderful article in Kentucky Monthly for October. If you get a chance it is a great read. They showcased Mikes wonderful wood work. Abby McWhorter tooks some wonderful pictures and we spend some great quality time together at the Berea Artisan Center for the interview.
Here is a link to the article that is online.

Imaginative Corbin Couple

For more information on Mike's work you can send an email through her or look him up on Facebook.
For more information on Deb's dolls you can follow the link above to the Etsy store where you can shop a wide assortment of work.

Happy Halloween!!

One Week Left!!! Yay!!!

Only one more week to the doll convention in Columbus Ohio. Cyndy has arranged for so many wonderful artists to be there you don't want to miss out on this one. You can contact her here for details........

Artistic Figures In Cloth and Clay

Facebook page for this convention

It is going to be a great time with a wonderful group of talent. So join in if you can!!

Count Down to Artistic Figures In Cloth & Clay (AFICC)

Just one month until the doll convention in Columbus Ohio and I am getting all geared up to be there and teach my first class. I hope my students are getting their dolls all sewn up and ready for paint.  I am really excited as I have a lot to share. I want to give them more than just a technique but inspiration to create their very own personal characters. We all have a host of little people living inside, we just need a way to coax them out.
For more on the convention you can follow the link below.

Artistic Figures in Cloth and Clay Doll Convention Information

Cyndy Sieving is a wonderful artist and she can answer any question you may have. There are lots of artists to choose from so check it out and plan for an Ohio spring and join us.

Here are pics of the two dolls I will be teaching:

Well The Market in Lexington Ky is over for another year and I am ready to start making new Klopp Kids for the next one. I had a wonderful time and I was so overwhelmed by the fantastic way my kids were received.  I was worried they would be too dark for the crowd but they crowded me right out of my booth. YAY!!  I have lots of birth certificates to send out and I have a lot of contacts to make but I am up to the challenge.
If you want to learn more about me and my Klopp Kids look around this page or check out the links to the right for my Etsy or Ebay pages. Here is a link to my Facebook page and I am all about Facebook shares, LOL.

Cute and Creepy Klopp Kids 


Here is a few of my children that sold this past weekend.

Epoxy Sculpt Trial

I wanted to try Epoxy Sculpt because I wanted options.  I bought it months ago and forgot about it.  I found it and decided to give it a try.  It is smooth, great texture and no long wait times.  I love Creative Paper Clay but the wait times really make it hard for me to hang with it. I like to finish my projects when I am in the mood. So far this stuff is great. I added a pic below.  I will have to give it a few more tests but so far I love it.


Aves Epoxy Sculpt

This is my new heads so far

New Painting Today

It has been a very long time since I actually planned a painting. I don't know why.  I love to paint but my dolls have taken over my life it seems, LOL. Today I sat them aside to work on a rather large painting and really enjoyed it.  It is a little girl with stringy hair and a white mask. She hands up a golden flower to a sleeping moon as the stars look all around her.  It is a rather serene scene with all the secrecy and confusion that goes with the unexplained.  Take a look and see what you think.  Any reviews would be helpful.

Beautiful Magazine for the Creative Spirit

I have recently come across a wonderfully creative magazine for doll makers to browse. The costumes are exquisite and since that seems to be the hardest part of the process for me this magazine is so inspirational.  I have spent hours browsing the glossy pages of beauty and fantasy.
I have included a link for any who would like to see.

Dark Beauty

Circus Living Feature

I am thrilled to be featured on Circus Living's blog.  I have attached a link. It is a great read and Catherine did a wonderful job.  I have been working really hard to get my art pages in order and this came at a fantastic time. So please take a peek

Circus Living Feature

Halloween is almost here!!

Fall is here, a chill in the air and you can almost hear the crones giggling in the woods.  This is one of my favorite times of year.  I love getting ready for Halloween. It brings my business to a halt as I focus on my house and the fun of the season.  I have pieced together my first quilt and look forward to added pics here as soon as it is put together. I have discovered the Boney Bunch by Yankee candle and just love them.

I'm Published in Stuffed Magazine

I am honored to be published in the Fall issue of Stuffed Magazine. Stampington & Co. publishes some of my favorite magazines so this makes this especially sweet.  They are available in new stands now.

Berea Art Fair for the KGAC 2014

Great event for this weekend coming up.....

2014 June Fair at Indian Fort Theatre

Berea, Kentucky - Exit 76 off I-75

June 7-8, 2014

Artists from Kentucky and other states will present beautiful works, for the public to purchase for gifts, offices or just for you.

There will be great food, music for your enjoyment, demonstrations

and children's activities

You can order your $5.00 tickets in advance with a check or money order.  Send your money and the address where you would like the tickets to be sent.  Mail your request to: KGAC, 116 N. Broadway, Berea, KY 40403   We will received requests for advanced tickets until May 15, 2014.  You can also call 859-986-3192.

Hope you will make plans today to come and enjoy the Fair!

New Halloween painting on ETSY

This is Creepy Rudy. 

We all know this guy with his crazy cat and smelly pipe.
You wonder why you came here to get candy.

This was my new item for the May issue of the EHAG Emporium. You can find a lot of wonderful artists here at this link:   EHAG Emporium 

These monthly offerings from some of my favorite artists go live on the last day of the month and there is something for everyone that likes to celebrate Halloween year round.  

Craft Fair Ideas and Tips

I have spent the last few weeks working like a mad woman to get ready for the Berea Spring Art Fair at the Indian Fort Theatre.  It has been a lot of fun but also very stressful and expensive.  I had to purchase a tent and many other items such as tables for the first time.  These are a one time expense but an expense none the less.  I have spent countless hours on Pinterest looking for ideas and cool displays.  I ran across this pin that has tons of Art Fair advise and wanted to share it.  It is an extensive list that should take me the rest of the week to read with my nursing schedule.

Have fun.

Craft Fair Advice

New EHAG Member........I am so excited!!!!

I just recently became a proud member of the prestigious group EHAG(Eclectic Halloween Artists Guild) and tonight my first submission to the EHAG Emporium will go live.  I cannot wait for you guys to see what I will have when the doors creak open. In order to purchase the piece when they open you can please email me at kloppkids@yahoo.com  

Price is $130.00 plus shipping.  

What does a cat dress up as on Halloween?  A black cat of course!  And no cat costume would be perfect without his best buddy in a mask.  His blue bird dons a little black face mask to join him this year.  

This sculpture is made of polymer clay and measures 11.5 inches tall.  

If you have any questions please email me. I work 3rd shift so I will be checking through out the morning. Goes live at 12 midnight tonight

Mike Kersey is Published........Oh Yeah!!

Mike is in the new ART Doll Quarterly for May. It will be available in a few days.  I am so proud of him.  I will attach a pic of the magazine.  It is a great article about his Dancing Guy.  He does beautiful work and it is inspiring to know that he will be published.

Happy Birthday to Me!!

Well 46 yrs ago I entered this world and it has been a wonderful ride.  I have seen some wonderful things, met so fantastic people and learned a boat load of stuff.  I only hope I can carry this life on a million more days.  I have been working on some new dollies too.
These dolls will be available on Pfatt Marketplace website on April 10 at midnight so don't miss out on the goodies.  If you have any questions you can contact me

Happy Saturday from Kentucky!

I have been so very busy lately and I wanted to share some cloth dolls that I have made recently.  I was in a Halloween mood so they are cloth witches and pumpkin JOL.  Enjoy!

Clown Doll

Cranky JOL Doll

Fat Boy JOL Doll 

Witchy Woman Doll

Cat Man Doll

Happy Tuesday!

Today I want to share a wonderful doll artist who makes Ball Jointed Dolls on ETsy.  Here is a link to her fabulous stuff.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/BJDDoll?ref=shopsection_shophome_leftnav

She makes the cutest little bears!!!

These are my latest Halloween dolls submitted to ADQ

These are two clay doll made of celluclay and paper clays that I submitted to the Anthropomorphic challenge at ADQ. Both these dolls are hand sculpted and painted in Acrylic paints.  Pumpkin Kings book is made of cardboard and decorative papers. I have drawn little drawings and wrote a story in the book.
Cat Mania also is hand sculpted and his little skull shaker is made of paper clay on wooden dowel.  Each one of these measures around 13 inches seated.

Pumpkin King 

March 2014 Issue of Pfatt Marketplace to view

The new issue of Pfatt Marketplace is ready to see you can follow the link below to see these items that I have listed. All made of Paper clay and all one of a kind items.  Please email me at kloppkids@yahoo.com if you have any questions.

http://www.pfattmarketplace.com/cumberlandfallsarts.html