Monika did not find out about dolls until later in life, when a friend talked her into taking a soft-sculpture class. As a teacher and mother of three, she has always loved children and babies, whose expressive little faces still continue to fascinate her. Monika took her first doll class for reproductions in 1998, and since then she has experimented with the techniques and the craft of doll-making. After taking a sculpting course, she began making her own doll children. The knowledge Monika had gained in her university studies of biology and art pedagogy were quite useful to her. Her ongoing special challenge is to make her work as realistic and true to detail as possible. The inspiration for her pieces comes from day-to-day encounters with children. Today, Monika cannot imagine her life without dolls, because every single day, she enjoys expressing her dreams in her creations. These creations are more than just dolls; they are small personalities who mirror human moods and emotions. That is how they capture the hearts of their admirers. This is how Monika has been able to combine her love of children with her need for artistic creativity by designing dolls.
