Karen Scott is a native of Michigan, where she lives with her husband. They have two daughters and (currently) four granddaughters and one grandson. Karen began sculpting porcelain dolls in 1989. Her mother had been making reproduction dolls and, after reading an article about doll sculpting in a doll magazine and (knowing her daughter's artistic bent) she went out and purchased some clay and sculpting supplies, dumped the lot on the table in front of Karen and told her to get started. The rest is history. Karen works primarily in porcelain. "There is something about the whole process of porcelain that continues to amaze me," Karen says. "From sculpting in clay, mold-making, casting and cleaning greenware, all the different painting techniques, to finally completing the finished doll. Porcelain is the medium that is tried and true, something that will withstand the test of time and be here long after I am gone" She is also anxious to try silicone and vinyl dolls. "As much as I love porcelain, I would love to create vinyl dolls. I have 3 granddaughters and would love for them to be able to play with my dolls without fear of breaking them." Karen works full-time as a sculptor/doll artist. She has had her work mass-produced by well-known companies for nearly 17 years. She has been working with Marie Osmond since 2001. Some of the creations she has done for Marie Osmond's line are, "Clara" (the Nutcracker doll), "Child's Play Rose", "Rae", "Peggy", "Tabitha", "Arabella", "Sabrina", "Mabel", "Netty" and more. Karen enjoys sculpting all types of dolls. "I just want every doll that I make to have a unique personality and to bring happiness to the collector." "I sculpt from the heart," Karen says, "and when I am truly into a work, something else seems to take over, so that my hands seem almost to work of themselves. There is an emotional connection between me and the sculpt. I just want that emotion to show in every doll that I make." Karen enjoys creating a wide variety of dolls, because, she says, "I don't ever want to get into a rut. I don't want to be "type cast" as an artist who only can do one type of doll. I am always trying something new, and it is my goal that every new doll be better than the last." Karen not only credits her mother with her love and talent for doll making, but her father, Ron Carlson, as well. Ron is an accomplished portrait artist, and Karen was following in his footsteps when the sculpting bug bit her. "Once I stuck my fingers into the clay, I was hooked," Karen says, "and I haven't drawn another portrait since." Besides working with Marie Osmond, Karen sculpts several one-of-a-kind and limited edition dolls annually.