Martin Mešša: Basket days in the Court of Crafts
The participants at Basket Days held in the Court of Crafts in Bratislava at the end of May were seeking an answer to the question of whether basket-making products could be regarded as folk art or craft. Weaving from natural willows was the topic of not only the direct presentation of works and products from willow twigs, splints, cornhusks and straw but also the topic of a specialist conference. During the three-day exhibition, the hands of experienced producers created seemingly simple as well as more complicated products. The exhibition was focused on allowing basket makers to exchange information, their production and other materials, as well as directly meeting visitors to the Centre of Folk Art Production.
Further articles of magazine Craft, Art, Design 02/2003:
- Ľubica Pavlovičová: Everything about a woman
- A feast of willow trees
- Ľubica Pavlovičová: Try paper!
- Mária Riháková: Prints of Prague architecture
- Boxes by Júlia Sabová
- Glass exhibitions
- Viera Kleinová: Jewels
- Viera Kleinová: Biologisms
- Martin Mešša: Basket days in the Court of Crafts
- I always look forward to this workshop…
- Milan Lichard: Natural division of wood
- Viera Kleinová: Old textile techniques
- Oľga Danglová: Bell making
- Metal as a decorative material
- Juraj Zajonc: Metamorphosis of a fibre
- Daša Ferklová: Glass presses
