Timea says:

I like to make dolls of normal people, that celebrate all kinds of people. I am originally from Hungary and when I moved to the UK as an immigrant, I was amazed at how many different people lived here. I felt people in this country were more open than back home, but even me, sometimes I have experienced negativity about migrants too. I really don’t like hatred and that is one thing I try to turn around with my work. I think when people see a cute and charming doll, it automatically makes them laugh and like that type of person. I try to put a little bit of humour into each doll so that people see something good in these characters and feel happy when they look at them. Being a nurse means I come into contact with such a wide range of people, and it is my job to help them all, whatever their background or situation. I spend a long time observing the faces of all the people I meet in the hospital – they provide inspiration for my dolls. I take the most time over the head and facial expressions to try and make every single doll unique and special, just like people. Real life is not always so nice but the little scenes I create are small moments in time that can be nice forever. I want to show that we are all human beings at the end of the day and that is something we should celebrate; we are all beautiful and we all belong in this world.