My name is Patti LaValley and I live in the country near the beautiful city of Rainer, Oregon. I'm a self-taught cloth doll artist, using my skills in drawing and painting to create my character art pieces. I have been involved in many types of arts and crafts throughout the years. I discovered cloth doll making about 20 years ago after I inherited some vintage patterns from my dear friend Grandma Morgan, a 103 year old dollmaker. My passion for doll making developed through a love of textures and colors within a piece of fabric. I like the diversity that doll making allows, too. To me, the ultimate form of expression is accomplished when all my skills can be incorporated into one art form. When I bring a smile to someone's heart and face through my dolls I feel I have accomplished everything!

I love meeting other dollmakers at shows and gatherings, where we have a lot of fun and I have made many new friends.

On my website I offer original, one of a kind cloth and mixed media art dolls, doll patterns and doll workshops. I also have online classes offered at other doll-related websites.

Each doll is meticulously designed and hand crafted, using the finest materials. Many have poseable armatures, right down to delicate fingers. I use accessories generously: beadwork, antique jewelry, feathers, fur, mohair, suede and many other fine materials.

You can see my dolls in the doll galleries, listed in the menu on the right.

There are dolls for sale in the Doll Shop and Stump Doll Shop and doll patterns for sale in the Pattern Shop. I have a few pieces of gourd art for sale in the Gourd Shop. There is a page offering dollmaking lessons on CD.

You can find the links to all these and more in the left-hand column of this page.

Enjoy browsing my website, and please take the time to sign my guestbook and let me know what you think.