1985
Patrick is Born – The Eternally Longed for Son
The first dolls had been made and forgotten, Barbara had met her husband - the love of her life, Janusz Bukowski. They lived happily in a new place, a different place, a place where they had met, and their love had flourished. The winter snow was already melting, and Barbara was pregnant. After a long day of work preparing for her next big show, Barbara was at home reminiscing about her childhood while imagining and planning her soon-to-be-born baby's first years. While sitting there she suddenly remembered the voice of her beloved grandma instructing her on where to cut and where to sew. Once again she was that five-year-old girl in her grandma's loving and watchful company. In that place of bliss, she decided to do what she always did, to create. This time though it wasn’t a rag-doll, it wasn’t even a toy, it was the sense of security that her grandma had once laid upon her that she now wanted her firstborn baby to receive. After a few days, Kanini, as he later became known, was ready. Together with the Bukowskis’ and all their family and friends, Kanini waited for the moment when he would finally meet his new best friend.