Dominika Mačáková
She was in close contact with traditions from an early age, and her life was shaped by her more than twenty years of activity among folklorist. As a dancer in a folk group, she took part in many events and festivals where folk traditions were still alive. Folk craft fairs were part of most of these events. At one of them, in Hungary, she discovered bulrush – a traditional weaving material which – in her own words – she “fell in love with at first sight”.
Today, she lives in the small village of Seňa (Košice-okolie district), where she has suitable working conditions and can find enough of the materials needed for her craft production. Although traditions are not actively perpetuated in Seňa, in the past its inhabitants used to make furniture from willow, and some individuals also produced items from bulrush.