I come from a small village in Eastern Bohemia called Ostřetín. My ideas concerning my career became clearer when I visited the glass workshop of Mrs Rychlíková in Holice. Her work – the production of glass beads – enchanted me to such an extent that the decision was made. “I want to do that too!”
This was followed by an application to the Integrated Costume Jewellery Secondary School in Jablonec nad Nisou for the beads course. It was only a twist of fate that saw me eventually study a different course: the production of glass figures.
My supervisors included Radka Havrdová and Jiřina Štrynclová. I owe them for the strong foundation in the craft that I received. During my additional school-leaving exam course, I travelled abroad to present the glassmaker's craft (Austria, Germany and Luxembourg). I later also visited other countries with a burner (Denmark, Switzerland and Italy).
