Pooka, Cluricaun, Summer Trolls, Blackberry, Blueberry, Raspberry, Mocha Mojo, Puck, Princess Budicca, El Shabbaz, Zato-peachie, Baby Hobbit, Voodoo Fairy, Mini doll bodies, mini dragons, mini dragon rings, Poly clay figures, fairy godmothers, face beads, Storyteller doll pins, cloth dolls, bead dolls, art dolls, mermaids, trolls, centaurs

My favorite magazines:  Art Doll Quarterly, PolymerCafe, Contemporary Doll Collector, Poets and Writers, Mother Earth News, Hobby Farms, Ellery Queen Mystery Mazagine, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine

Check out Beading Times at www.beadingtimes.com

Find cool beads at Land of Odds, www.landofodds.com

Kim Slone, art doll designer, face bead designer, ravenbuffalo@hotmail.com

Remember the musical "Cats"?  Well, my latest creations resemble the cats in the play, according to my friends.  Check out Pooka and the Cluricaun.

Remember the trolls from the 1960's?  Well, they've always inspired me, so I had to make a few of my own interpretation.  The first four dolls you see are my new trolls, fully jointed, made of bake and bend Sculpey.

Zato-peachie!  That's just fun to say, isn't it?  Say it out loud, "Zato-peachie" and you'll see what I mean.  Maybe you remember the Japanese serial story about the blind Samurai warrior named Zatoichi -- well my character is an image of an orange tabby cat named Peachie who is a warrior herself.  She learns sword play from the master El Shabbaz, and they both help Princess Budicca in a story that is still writing itself in my head. 

Here are my poly clay figures, developed as gifts for my family.  Think some of this stuff is gross?  Well, that's high praise coming from my four nephews, ages 9 to 13.  They like dragons, vampires, friendly cockroach characters (Las Cucarachas) and I've been aiming to please.  It's been fun!   If you want to make these critters too, I can send you instructions, drawings, templates, and patterns.  Just contact me by email, OK?

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