Fiber Arts Fiesta in May!

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!

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

 

Christmas Tree Dolls

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!