Barbara FRĄTCZAK, Set of two hand-painted Easter eggs, Łowicz

hand-painted Easter eggs; 9.5 cm
inside the box stamp: Barbara Frątczak / ŁOWICZ

Barbara Frątczak - a native of the village of Popów, propagator and instructor of the Lowicz dialect, folk artist. She initiated the creation of the Ksinzoki Singing Group, which recreates the rituals of Lowicz using the dialect. She co-authored the publications of the Museum in Lowicz, "The Ksinzoki dialect - a native language. Dziedzictwo regionu łowickiego", Łowicki Ośrodek Kultury "Dialekt Księstwa Łowickiego - wersja dla każdego, cz.1-3" as well as Łowicz City Hall - fiszki "Z gwarą za pan brat" with dialect words. She corrected lyrics for Łowicz bands and for the late Bishop Józef Zawitkowski. She took part in the recording of albums by the Ksinzoki band, and conducted numerous dialect workshops for school students in Lowicz and other cities. She has appeared in many television programs, including "Big Children," "Talent for Talent," and "Seed." She conducted dialect outdoor events at the open-air museum in Maurzyce. She has promoted the dialect and culture of Lowicz at tourist fairs, festivals and fairs in Poland and around the world. As a folk artist, she is involved in ritual art - painting Easter eggs and Christmas tree baubles with Lowicz motifs, genre scenes such as "śmigus-dyngus", walking with a rooster, dressing a Christmas tree. Her works have traveled all over the world, outside Europe they have found their way to the USA, Australia, Japan, South Africa, among others.