Kokopelli Doll Club

Coming in March----Take a class with Diane Little

2012-01-21T19:42:00.000-08:00

Diane will be teaching this beautiful doll body and face in a 2 day weekend class. You will leave the with a completed undressed doll. She has a shapely female body, arms with tiny hands and articulated thumbs, legs with high heels and a needle sculpted face. Cost of the class is $20 per day per student with no kit fee (non-members pay an extra $15). The class is tentatively scheduled for March 30-April 1 at Bob's Vacuum and Sewing on the west side.

January 2012 Cllub Meeting

2012-01-21T19:21:00.000-08:00

An original doll by Yoka

Yoka's doll using her bobbles as embellishment

Another version of Yoka's doll.


Doll by Yoka Roos-Huddelston

Doll by Nancy Ellis Hines


Yoka's electronics doll

Yoka teaches us about her "bobbles"!

3 Amazing dolls by Diane Little

Holiday Party 2011

2011-12-15T23:09:00.000-08:00

The Party at Jo Ann's in full swing

Yoka gets a doll made by Gail

Vivian and her doll by Nancy EH

Nancy EH with her doll by Vivian

Joyce with her doll made by Yoka

Jo Ann opens a doll made by Patty Page

Doll by Patty Page

Gail with a doll made by Carol

Edna opens her package

Edna wearing her doll necklace made by Annie

Diane admires her doll made by Edna

Annie with a doll made for her by Diane

Babs, Donna and Edna critique Diane's work

Babs being photographed with her doll by Jean

Carol with her doll made by Babs

Steampunk doll made by Babs

Jean with her doll made by Jo Ann

Garden fairy doll made by Joyce for Elma. She came with a story.

Class with Cindee Moyer

2011-12-03T21:58:00.001-08:00

Patty Day and her cart in progress

Peggy Frank and her cart in progress

JoAnn Bulman and cart in progress

Edna Hager and her doll in progress

Emma Gourley and her doll in progress

Elma, Emma and JoAnn share ideas

Cindee Moyer...our fearless leader

Babs Strauss hard at work

Bab's creation

Work space with Cindee's cart

Working at Village Wools

JoAnn, Edna and Patty at work

Elma Simpson designing

Emma and Elma's carts in progress

Barbara Willis Class

2011-12-03T21:27:00.001-08:00

Barbara's work

Barbara and Maggie

Barbara and Patty

Barbara demos to Bonnie and Joyce
(special guest Betts Vidal looks on)

Bonnie and Yoka hard at work

Maggie and Arley busy sewing

Barbara and Joyce

Barbara's paper dolls

Patty Day's finished class doll

Yoka Roos-Huddleston's finished class doll

Jean Borman's finished class doll

More Day of the Dead Dolls

2011-12-03T21:11:00.001-08:00

Doll by Mary Noland

Doll by Jean Borman

Our First Finished Day of the Dead Doll

2011-04-30T20:16:00.000-07:00

Maggie's Be Mine Forever

April Meeting Show and Tell

2011-04-30T19:30:00.000-07:00

Paperclay Crow by Mary Noland

Paper Doll and Rajah by Joann Bulman

Day of the Dead and Lady Doll by Mary Noland

Patty Day's version of Arley's Wicked Queen

African Queen by Vivian Colette
from a design by Terry Crespo

Mermaid Head by Arley Berryhill

Queen of Hearts by Donna Cole

Overflowing With Love by Jean Borman

Fiber Arts Fiesta in May!

2011-04-06T10:16:00.000-07:00

Kokopelli Doll Club is participating as one of 17 craft guilds in the 2011 Fiber Arts Fiesta. The Fiesta takes place at EXPO New Mexico on May 26, 27, and 28. This year's featured artist is local doll maker Arley Berryhill, who is an honorary member of Kokopelli.

Arley with his award-winning "Troll Queen"

"Divine Decadence" by Arley Berryhill

Arley is also teaching a class on designing doll bodies from your original idea on Saturday and Sunday, April 9 & 10, 2011. Please contact Jean for more information.

Kokopelli Thanks Nancy!

2010-12-07T13:42:00.000-08:00

Kokopelli members would like to thank Nancy Ellis-Hines for serving as president of the club! Here's Nancy with her thank-you gift.

Kokopelli Show and Tell

2010-07-19T10:11:00.000-07:00

Here are some dolls brought to the July meeting by Kokopelli club members for Show and Tell!

"Vienna" by Yoka Roos-Huddleston
from the Arley Berryhill CIFI class 2010


"So There" by Jean Borman

By Donna Cole
From CIFI class by Sherry Goshon and Jean Bernard

Mermaid by Maria Teresa Stoa

By Patty Day
from Arley's class at CIFI

Kokopelli Pin Doll Exchange

2010-02-04T20:55:00.000-08:00

For the February meeting, Kokopelli members had a pin doll exchange.

Nine wonderfully creative pin dolls changed hands from one artist to another.

This lovely lady was beautifully made from materials collected in the garden.

Kokopelli Doll Gift Exchange

2009-12-11T21:32:00.000-08:00

Club members met for a holiday potluck and gift exchange in December. Here's a collection of the handmade gift dolls.

Doll Decorated Christmas Tree

2009-12-11T21:27:00.000-08:00

Here are some shots of the decorated tree at the Carrie Tingley Foundation Festival of Trees.

Christmas Tree Dolls

2009-11-24T09:37:00.000-08:00

Kokopelli members made some lovely ornaments to decorate a tree for the Albuquerque Carrie Tingley Festival of Trees.

The dolls were donated to benefit the Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation, which provides assistance for special needs children and their families.

You can see the decorated art doll tree and many, many others at the Festival of Trees, November 21 through 29 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Albuquerque. Click on the link for more information!

New Mexico State Fair Entries

2009-08-25T18:09:00.000-07:00

Here is the information for entering dolls for the State Fair Competition:
http://www.exponm.com/fair/competitions/07_creative_arts.asp
Scroll down to "Collections" then download the "Dolls" pdf. The "Dolls - Cloth and Other Media" rules are on page 5.

Bring your dolls to the Creative Arts Building between 8am and 6pm on Thursday 9/3 and Friday 9/4 or between 8am and 5pm on Saturday 9/5.

Arley Berryhill's Witch Doll Class

2009-08-25T18:04:00.000-07:00

Those who signed up to take the Evil Queen Candlestick Doll Class with Arley Berryhill had varying levels of expertise, but all came away with lots of great knowledge and a wonderful doll. The class was taught at Village Wools in northern Albuquerque in mid-August. Several people came in from out of town for the class as well - two from Oklahoma and one from Chicago! Here are some photos.