From thread to wire
Bronislava Šajgalíková Búciová
Blažena Kriváková of Žiar nad Hronom started with needle lace techniques and ended up with wire art, that became her real passion. Her early works comprise Easter eggs and jugs covered with wire. Later on, she tried her hand at wire jewellery. She was attracted to wire not only because of its flexibility but because she could also “draw” with wire in space. In particular, she enjoys making wire jewellery where she can show and fully develop her artistic potential. She uses silver, silver plated wire and, to a greater extent, stainless steel wire. The artist has so far participated in a number of exhibitions throughout Slovakia as well as abroad, in countries like Germany, Italy, Poland and the Czech Republic. Since 2004, she has been passing her skills to interested parties through specialised courses. Her works are on display in several museums across Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
Further articles in the magazine Craft, Art, Design 02/2017:
- Outstanding Slovak phenomenon
- Karol Guleja’s heritage
- Wire craft in the Museum of Folk Art Production
- Dreaming of Drotária map
- Seventy eventful years
- Jozef Zoller: Dodko Drôtik (Little Wire) becoming master
- Milan Kočtúch: shepherd in heart
- Heritage of the Jurovatý family
- Research into wire craft in Slovakia
- From thread to wire
- Tradition or design?
- Keeping craft alive
- There is a dress, and then there is a dress...
- Art making intertwined with life
- How can be drawings embodied in space
- Thin Black Lines
- Works of art as pleasing as Belgium chocolate