Amália Schönová – Cutwork fabrics introduced in a new environment / Anna Chlupová
Amália Schönová (1936) was raised in the village of Čierny Balog where she now lives. It is the region where weaving was a typical female work. She learnt every local weaving and patterning technique from her mother. A. Schönová has healthcare education and worked as a nurse in a dentist´s practice for a long time. She revived her weaving skills when she retired. A. Schönová has made simple blankets, tablecloths and dishcloths. She started to work with the cutwork technique which was typical for the east of Slovakia – the region of Trebišov, in 1989. It is the technique with no tradition in her birthplace. However, the cutwork technique allows her to apply her creative potential and ambitions. She has been awarded several times for her cutwork at many exhibitions and competitions. When she started collaboration with ÚĽUV visual artist J. Menkynová in 2007, a new creative period has started for A. Schönová. She has learnt how to arrange geometric motives, how to combine colour strips in a single item and how to avoid over-decorating. She was awarded the master of folk art production title for weaving in 2010.
Further articles in the magazine Craft, Art, Design 03/2011:
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- Selected from the work of Eva Kováčová / Oľga Danglová
- Jozef Tomčala - Colourful play with fire / Nora Čechmánková
- Amália Schönová – Cutwork fabrics introduced in a new environment / Anna Chlupová
- (Un)conventional courses
- Sample books of the Skalica embroidery cooperative / Mária Zajíčková
- Wedding cakes from the town of Skalica / Mária Zajíčková
- Creative spare-time activities / Eva Pančuhová
- Clothes over time / Adriena Pekárová
- Folklore is Alive! / Jolana Součková
- “Na pôjde PUOJD” / Eva Trilecová
- Bonnet and wedding ring – a new story / Juraj Čarný
- The reverse and the front side / Silvia Fedorová
- 100% the way of(f)... / Mária Nepšinská
- Overlapping embroidery / Michal Stolárik
- Step by step – discovering lost in time / Marta Bošelová, Pavol Rusko