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Readers Write	2
Letter from the Editor	3
Melissa Tereck's Fairy Tale Confections Artwork by Melissa Tereck Story by Michelle Flores	6
Doll Artist Profile: Lisa Lichtenfels by Ricë Freeman-Zachery	10
Big Surprises Come in Small Boxes by Nancy Gene Armstrong	18
Interactive ATC Dolls by Heather Crossley	21
Polymer Clay Portrait Dolls by Angela Dugan	24
Cover Story: The Whimsical World of Kerry Howard-Schmidt Artwork by Kerry Howard-Schmidt Story by Michelle Flores	28
She Wore Blue Velvet Artwork by Caroline Erbsland Story by Michelle Flores	32
Artful Journey: Les Géants: Reaching Artistic Heights Story and Photos by Michelle Newman	40
Good Luck Talisman by Sandra Evertson	42
For the Love of Clay Artwork by Kazuko Miyai Story by Michelle Flores	48
Bottles of Hope: An Artistic Face-off Against Cancer Artwork by AMACO Designer's Challenge Artists Story by Michelle Flores	52
Mixed-Media Theater Doll by Connie Govea Stuart	55
Dance of the Gypsies Artwork by Treasures of the Gypsy Challenge Artists Stoy by Marlene Slobin	60
Fiber-Wrapped Wall Dolls by Carol Murphy	68
Little Love Messengers by Diana Twedt	71
Our Lady of Perpetual Worry by Marry Wiggins	74

Dolls for All Seasons by Anne Morrell	76
It's a Scrap! Art Dolls by Alisa Burke	78
Lisbee on her Mushroom by Monika Shedden	80
Dooditz Diva Necklaces by Judy Kline	82
All for Dolls: Product Reviews by Michelle Flores	85
In the Know: Book Reviews by Michelle Flores	86
Show & Tell	88
Doll Party	137
In the Next Issue	140
Polymer Clay & Fabric Painting Basics	142
Submission Guidelines	143
Odd Doll: Cane Character Artwork by Nina Owens Story by Michelle Flores	144
SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION
Destinations	135
Advertiser Index	141
PHOTO CREDITS
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Lorin Backe:
COVER ART: Kerry Howard Schmidt perfectly captures the spirit of carefree childhood days spent playing dress-up and make-believe in her papier-mâché art dolls. Read more about her whimsical take on art on page 28.

Lisa Lichtenfels is well known for creating stunningly realistic soft sculptures, some as small as five inches while others are more than five feet tall. Her secret? Using cheap pantyhose that she dyes to achieve various flesh tones.

An artist since she was a youngster, Angela Dugan ran a portrait business as a teenager. Little did she know that her drawing expertise would lead her to portrait doll making with polymer clay.

Kerry Howard-Schmidt follows in the footsteps of craftswomen in her family as a maker of folk-art-style, papier-mâché dolls captured in poses that reflect the playful antics of her four children.

Mixed-media artist extraordinaire Sandra Evertson shares her Good Luck Talisman by offering her technique and free artist’s ephemera to photocopy.

Kazuko Miyai, founder of the super-light Clay Craft by Deco, and her daughter Yukiko Miyai-Mackay are on a mission to introduce doll makers to this incredibly versatile air-drying clay.

Doll artists around the country rise again to Pamela Armas’ gypsy doll challenge with marvelous characters in fabric and clay.