Classy and Sassy Dolls

About the Artist

My name is Marilyn Brunas,

Marilyn and Fred, partners for 35 years

but some refer to me as "the doll lady"...

Seventeen years ago, I entered the Artisan Medley Gallery in Northport, Michigan, and met the owner. I offered her my one and only doll to sell, which was a clown. It sold before I reached home, 6 miles away in Omena, and I have been handcrafting dolls ever since.

I have grown as a craftsperson, thus my dolls are now called "Classy and Sassy Dolls". The classy dolls, which are the creme de la creme of my collection, are from every period in history; from the Victorians who wanted to show off their figures (at the least the top half), to the Flapper who did not want you to know she had a bosom, and to the later periods when anything in fashion was acceptable. Every year a new period is added to my collection, and no two dolls have the same face.

Supervisor Max

I do not see doll making as a craft, but rather as an art form, and even though I am not a young person, I have a funky sense of humor, hence my sassy funky dolls.

What I like best in doll making is the creativity and the pleasure of getting the doll just right.

And for a customer to say, 'that is just right!' - that is an added plus!