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kaceyface on Jun 5, 2022
5 out of 5 starsThanks so much for the amazing custom gift for my parents' 50 wedding anniversary. You really captured their likeness and they loved them. Quick delivery too!
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Beatrice on Jun 1, 2022
5 out of 5 starsI am so loving this design for girls in my family, so I bought two!!! Been a fan forever of the ducks/ geese/ everything TIMO!!!
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Beatrice on Jun 1, 2022
5 out of 5 starsI'm overwhelmed with your work & your creativity. Your products scream they were made by you! I love my prized purchases. The voi g character has a little bit lost & vulnerable demeanor, so everybody loves him!!! The purses are beloved, everyone wants one!
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Beatrice on May 29, 2022
5 out of 5 starsThis package is one I've wanted to order for a long, long time. Just love this designer, puts personality into every creation. Love that I finally have the goose doll of my own Here quickly💗
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Becky on May 27, 2022
5 out of 5 starsDoll is just lots of fun, and very 'me'. She is going to hang on the wall in my kitchen. I wish she were a little longer, but I'll love her just the same.
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socksRGR8 on May 23, 2022
5 out of 5 starsFast shipping, and the bunny was carefully stitched and has a friendly personality. Thank you very much.
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Emily on May 18, 2022
5 out of 5 starsThis doll is just gorgeous. I can't wait to give this one to my daughter. She has several others that she drags around with us everywhere. The modern rag dolls are always really well made (meaning my two year old shakes, swings, dances them hard...and they are still fine), and they are really unique.
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About TIMOHANDMADE
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A glimpse to the workshop
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Hand made Work in Progress the Beaded Dolls
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A glimpse to the workshop
A Few Words From Behind the Scenes
My name is Timor, and I live in the Israeli port city of Jaffa.
TIMO-HANDMADE Dolls came about almost by accident when while moving apartments, I discovered an enormous textile collection I'd unwittingly been gathering, including a small inherited case of multicolored threads, a shirt I loved but could no longer wear (yet couldn’t bear to part with), a jar of buttons with no apparent relation to one another, a handkerchief with my grandfather’s initials, an embroidered pillowcase with a hole in it, and so on… So I set to work creating with these found treasures.
The dolls are simply the current manifestation of "me making stuff," which has been a defining theme in my life for as long as I can remember. So far, I have dedicated most of my life to art for art’s sake: I studied painting in a master class and worked professionally in stage design, an etching workshop, at the Israel Museum art collections, and I have been teaching oil painting to mentally ill students for 13 years in a number of non-profit organizations
The desire to sew things together and make something new was born from the materials themselves. Whereas in painting, I have to prepare the colors on the palette, with textiles, the palette appears ready before me and I need only make connections. Since I don't have to be practical in my designs (unlike a clothing or furniture designer), both the customer and I have a good deal of freedom in deciding how to relate to my work.
It is very important to me that my studio operate ecologically, both practically and socially speaking. For me, eco-design is a way of fulfilling a responsibility that we all have to ourselves and to our environment.
On a practical level, ecologically responsible consumption and manufacturing mean recycling, minimizing waste, simplifying processes, and making things that are designed to last. With this mission in mind, I use mostly recycled materials from a plethora of sources: Some I glean from other local businesses and designers who save their cloth remnants for me; others I buy as fabric scraps, and some are donations from friends and family since there isn't home around without a box of buttons and unused textiles pieces. Best of all, I live right next to the famous and historic Jaffa flea market, which for me is like living near a wishing well.
Socially speaking, ecologically sensitive design means having positive personal relationships with suppliers, employees, and consumers. As far as my dolls themselves are concerned, it also means being sensitive to different cultural phenomena. For this reason, the characters in my Family Dolls line come in all skin tones, ages, genders, weight, physical limitations, and religion so that people can assemble any family they please. It brings me great joy to see how customers use the dolls to create every family model you could possibly imagine.
My favorite part about running an ETSY shop is the unrestricted nature of a web store. The artist is not obligated to the “market” nor to the taste of a gallery owner. Instead, you are free to run wild, creatively speaking, without being committed to large series, mass production, or a particular style. I enjoy browsing other artists' virtual stores, as a web store is like an exclusive glimpse into someone's private studio. The ETSY community is also exciting for me in that it strips away boundaries and creates instead a worldwide net of human connections.
I make almost everything I sell myself, but I could never have succeeded without the help of my family, friends, and neighbors. For example, I have one friend photographing the dolls for me and several friends and family members who work with me in the studio on, especially large orders. They are a diverse group of amazing women (if only the dolls could tell you what they overhear!), and I'm so grateful to have them all in my life and in my studio.
I sell my work in my Jaffa studio, online, and in several boutique shops around the world. While TIMO-HANDMADE has become my main focus, I still occasionally take freelance design projects and devote time to painting and teaching.
Thank you for your interest. It is my pleasure to create for you!
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Timor
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Timor Cohen
Owner, Maker, Designer, Curator
TIMO-HANDMADE Dolls are simply the current manifestation of "me making stuff," which has been a defining theme in my life for as long as I can remember. It is my pleasure to create for you!
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