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| First name | Marcela | |
| Last name | Hovadova | |
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| Date of birth | ||
| Street | Horni 183 | |
| Zip | 549 41 | |
| City | Cerveny Kostelec | |
| Country | Czech Republic | |
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| Education | secondary | |
| Profession | designer | |
| Since when have you been making lace? | 1974 | |
| when did you get a first idea to learn lace-making? | I'm interested in different textile techniques - macramé, weaving, tatting, needle lace, etc. | |
| skills in lace-making | advanced | |
| graduated schools and courses | externally at vamberk krajka's School, Weaving and tapestries - Hradec Kralove, National Conservatory - Praha making moulds and ceramics studio | |
| lace-making experience/practice | ||
| specialisation | bobbin lace combined with glass, metal, ceramics - jewellery and cloth accessories, needle lace | |
| exhibitions and prices | Since 1982 I have been exhibiting my work in Czech republic and abroad - Germany, England, Belgium, Italy, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia, USA. Last of many prices is 1998 - golden medal from the International Biennial Sansepolcro in Italy | |
| exhibitions visited | all that I learn about, all that are accessible for me | |
| exhibitions organised | solo exhibitions, exhibitions of my friends | |
| trips organised to exhibitions | no | |
| courses organised | course of macrame, lace-making, wax batik | |
| comments | Lately I make presentations of lace-making (as well as other techniques) for public in historical costumes on historical celebrations in museums, castles, opened-air museums | |
| publications | catalogs and leaflets for the exhibitions | |
| do you come from or live in a lace-making region? | no | |
| do yuo make your living with lace-making? | no | |
| how do you get your patterns? | , own desing | |
| what type of tools do you use? | ||
| how often do you make lace? | mostly every day | |
| are you presently attending a course? | ||
| are you a member of a lace-making group? what is its name? |
no | |
| have you taught anybody to make lace? | yes | |
| why does lace-making appeal to you? | relaxation, satisfaction |
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