Tammy Dean
Prayer Angel Doll
Country Raggedys
Fluffy Bunny
Stanford, KY
Artisan Tammy Dean is a self-taught doll maker from a rural community in Lincoln County. Her muslin dolls reflect a simple and traditional country style. She has discovered through her doll making that dolls, though inanimate, can give comfort, love and companionship to those of all ages.
Tammy Dean markets her dolls throughout Kentucky. She is an annual participant in the Berea Craft Festival at Indian Fort Theater, Berea, KY and the Sheltowee Art Fair at The Center for Rural Development, Somerset, KY as well as other quality shows throughout the region. Her muslin dolls are juried by the Sheltowee Artisans of Somerset and the Kentucky Appalachian Artisans of Hindman, Kentucky. Tammy Dean Crafts is the first to participate from Lincoln County in the Kentucky Artisan Heritage Trails program (www.kaht.com) which is funded through a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission and Eastern Kentucky University.
Tammy's Country Raggedies were featured at the Kentucky Appalachian Artisan Center with the exhibit Art from the Mountains: A Pastoral View of our Region. Tammy Dean was a proud participant in the Market Place at the 2002 Dollywood Harvest Celebration.
Tammy Dean continues her passion for doll making in her home studio in Stanford, Kentucky. Doll making demonstrations are by appointment only. Directions to Tammy Dean Crafts can be easily accessed by dialing 511, Kentucky Tourism Information Call Center.
Her "Prayer Angel" doll has recently been featured in the Appalachian Home Catalog with a portion of the proceeds going towards the Christian Appalachian Project in their mission of providing assistance to the under privilaged of Appalachia. Tammy's "Fluffy Bunny" doll will also be a featured item in the Spring 2010 Appalachian Home Catalog. For additional information on these products and the mission they are providing go to www.appalachianhome.org.
