I love to paint and design dolls from paper and polymer clays. My husband Mike loves to make art from Driftwood from the Cumberland River that falls over the Cumberland Falls near our home in SE Kentucky. This blog is a chronicle of our work and what inspires us. A lot of my favorite things are antique dolls, surreal art and the sweet macabre if those two can go together. My husband is inspired by primitive art and the feel and smell of old wood. I hope you enjoy browsing through our pages.
Saturday, August 30, 2014
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.
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
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!
Monday, June 02, 2014
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.
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.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
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
Have fun.
Craft Fair Advice
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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.
Monday, April 28, 2014
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.
Friday, April 04, 2014
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
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
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Happy Saturday from Kentucky!
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
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!!!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/BJDDoll?ref=shopsection_shophome_leftnav
She makes the cutest little bears!!!
Thursday, March 13, 2014
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.


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.
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| Pumpkin King |
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
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
http://www.pfattmarketplace.com/cumberlandfallsarts.html
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
New Creepy Bunnies for Easter on Ebay
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
New Items on PFAtt Marketplace For February
It has been many years since I added items to PFatt Marketplace. At that time I was working under the name Nanny Norton Prims doing extreme primitive dolls. I have changed a lot over the years and evolved into more mediums and a more whimsical style. I decided to rejoin the wonderful PFatt Markeplace community and have already spoken to some wonderful vendors. It is a terrific venue and they have wonderful items. Here is a link to take a peek at all the goodies.
PFatt Marketplace
My items up for sale are
PFatt Marketplace
My items up for sale are
Tuesday, February 04, 2014
Beer Buddies Refrigerator Magnets
I love goofy magnets and I love to drink beer and I have both a beer and a wine fridge. So it was an easy decision to make some goofy magnets to go on the front of the fridge. Have you ever gotten to the fridge after a few beers and stopped just to steady yourself long enough to pull the door open? Well I know the feeling and these little guys are there to cheer you on. Sometimes I need that pep talk before I grab another cold Mich Ultra from the caverns of the frozen tundra. If you don't drink you could use them to talk you down from that coconut cream pie. Either way they are a necessity in todays hectic life.
Follow this link: Beer Magnets here
Follow this link: Beer Magnets here
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Sale on Etsy........13% off through the next week
I have added some new goodies to Etsy and started a sale......
here is a preview:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/176856490/winter-sale-ooak-bunny-rabbit-primitive?
https://www.etsy.com/listing/176865675/winter-sale-ooak-bunny-rabbit-primitive?ref=listing-shop-header-2
https://www.etsy.com/listing/175837006/winter-sale-klopp-ooak-primitive-folk?ref=shop_home_active_10
Any questions just send me a email and I do layaway if you see something you can't live without and you just don't have the cash on hand right now.
here is a preview:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/176856490/winter-sale-ooak-bunny-rabbit-primitive?
https://www.etsy.com/listing/176865675/winter-sale-ooak-bunny-rabbit-primitive?ref=listing-shop-header-2
https://www.etsy.com/listing/175837006/winter-sale-klopp-ooak-primitive-folk?ref=shop_home_active_10
Any questions just send me a email and I do layaway if you see something you can't live without and you just don't have the cash on hand right now.
Thursday, January 09, 2014
New Softies for this week...
I had actually sew these together back before October of last year but am just now getting them finished. It is hard to work a full time job and craft 36 hrs a week, but I try my best. LOL,
The cute cloth softies are now listed on Etsy at this link: New Cloth Dolls
So Please stop in and take a peak......
Frankenstein doll 9.5 inches tall- cloth, acrylic, ink and imagination.

Skelle hearts for Valentine's Day..... he is in love and is so having fun. Cloth, ink and acrylic.
9.5 inches tall.
The cute cloth softies are now listed on Etsy at this link: New Cloth Dolls
So Please stop in and take a peak......
Frankenstein doll 9.5 inches tall- cloth, acrylic, ink and imagination.
Ghoulie doll- 9.5 inches. Cloth, acrylic and ink

Skelle hearts for Valentine's Day..... he is in love and is so having fun. Cloth, ink and acrylic.
9.5 inches tall.
Monday, January 06, 2014
Easter Goodies Ready For Etsy
I am so bad to not post on here on a regular basis that I really want to make that a resolution this year. I have been very busy working on new things. Mostly for Easter since that is a pretty active Holiday. Here are a few of the things I have added to my Etsy store. You can email me if you have any questions.


Thursday, November 28, 2013
My Grinch Tree if finished and I just love it
| Finished Tree |
| Hand in tree |
| Feet positioned under tree |
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| Second layer of Celluclay |
I really enjoyed making my Grinch theme tree. I started with drawing out what I wanted for the hands and feet and went from there. I decided to start with a cloth head and add celluclay. I then added paper clay for details. This was an ongoing process over several days. After it was dry I painted and stained the finished piece and wired the head to the top of the tree. I plan on adding ornaments and such and will keep you posted.
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| Pattern pieces I drew out |
| Stuffed hand with wire x2 |
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