Pipka Ulvilden is a Christmas Santa designer and owner of Pipka’s of Door County, her enchanting cottage in Sister Bay, Wisconsin, where she sells her designs and original art, including jewelry, paintings and collage. She has been creating and teaching art for more than 35 years and frequently travels to Europe to research her Old World Santas and other art projects.

“When I was a little girl, I spent hours drawing and designing clothes for paper dolls. Now I am designing clothes for my Santas, angels, and Madonnas. It seems if you can do what you loved when you were a child, you will be successful as an adult.” - Pipka