Artisan An artisan Contact lidija.debelak@gmail.com Author iain Email The email address of the museum. lidija.debelak@gmail.com Phone The phone number +386(0)31 206 123 Biographical Text Lidija Debelak showed an interest in handmade crafts from an early age, creating jewelry from materials she found in her surroundings. She attended a secondary school for woodworking and then worked for a year at Alples (furniture production). Later, she studied social work and, after graduating, got a job at the Red Cross in Škofja Loka, where she worked with refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina. When the refugees returned home, she was left without a job, so she started creating reliefs on "bobrovci" (ceramic roof tiles). She soon received a positive evaluation from the Chamber of Craft and she obtained the ArtCraft SLO certificate. Soon after that, in 2000, she opened her own business for living. Even after 26 years, creating reliefs remains a great source of joy and inspiration for her, and she wouldn't change her job for anything in the world. The clay reliefs of Lidija Debelak incorporate a wide variety of motifs representing aesthetic crossroads of tradition and contemporariness. She finds her inspiration in the Škofja Loka "Little bread" , handmade inlays on traditional wooden chests, and in folk literature and beliefs. Her angels, horseshoes, carnations, golden birds and clay combined with bobbin lace take us through tradition to a modern design made in gaily colours. External ID ZRCSAZU_PR_03 Knowledge Acquisition She has developed her own technique through experimentation. Knowledge Transfer She has held a few workshops for children in primary school and one for adults at the DUO centre. However, the technique is not suitable for a short workshop as the processes are long, and the product cannot be made in a few hours as it needs intermediate drying between the different steps. Field Worker Barbara Ivančič Kutin AI Tools Yes AI Content Deepl translator. Gender female Area Relation native Area Reason She was born in Podpulferca near Škofja Loka and moved to Goranja vas, where her husband is from. The villages are in the same area. Occupation artist Involvment full-time paid job knowledge1 Making the reliefs requires, above all, the joy of working with clay, manual dexterity and, because the pieces are small, great precision. Because they are unique works of art, though, a sense of aesthetics and creativity is so important. material1 Wood as a base (sometimes also paper), clay, paints, glues, oils. Some products have additions made of other materials, e.g. handmade lace of thin thread. material2 She buys clay and acrylic paints from the shop, she gets wood from a local joiner, handmade lace is made by Mrs. Vera Miklavčič from Gorenja vas. material3 There is no waste. production1 The reliefs are a collage of air-dried clay pieces on a wooden base: the shapes are made of paper; pieces are cut from rolled clay, dried and painted, then glued to the painted /patinated wooden base. Some products, e.g. greeting cards, have a paper backing. Handmade lace and other materials are also added to some of the products. In addition to reliefs, Petra also makes jewellery with air-dried clay (earrings). production2 Roller, knife, brushes, chisles. production3 The most important tool is an ordinary small sharp knife to cut out the pieces from the rolled clay. Lidija also has a set of old carving chisels that belonged to her husband's grandfather, who carved guns. She uses this set for engraving ornaments. production4 All the work is done by hand. production5 There is no waste. workshop Lidija's small workshop in one of the rooms in the family house. She also has a small gallery/shop on the ground floor. products1 In addition to the decorative wall and other reliefs that form the main part, Lidija also makes jewellery from air-dried clay (earrings). products2 She makes products to sell, as that is how she earns a living. Sometimes customers ask for a motif they would like to have and then Lidija makes a bespoke product, but she still follows her creative inspiration (including protocol gifts). She also makes artwork for occasional (thematic) solo or group exhibitions. products3 She sells most of her artworks in her online store and in her small gallery shop at home. She also sells some handicraft cente and museum in Škofja Loka, and other galleries and museums in Slovenia . products4 Lidija also creates commissioned artworks (from her repertoire) for individuals or for museums, galleries or for different clients who order protocolar gifts, but she still follows her creative inspiration. products5 No. products6 Clients are from all over Slovenia; they buy products for themselves, but mostly as gifts for various occasions (weddings, baptisms, confirmations, anniversaries of all kinds, etc.). In more touristic places, such as Sevnica and Bled, many of the purchasers are foreigners. products7 Her products carry the Art & Craft Slovenia certificate, issued by the Chamber of Craft and Small Business of Slovenia. tourism1 She participates in different tourist events (fairs, exhibitions, workshops) in Škofja Loka, visited by domestic and foreign tourists. She cooperates with different museums and galleries and also administrative institutions e.g. municipality (protocol gifts). She cooperates with the Handicraft Centre DUO, and in this framework she and other craftsmen and craftswomen often present themselves together. She has had solo exhibitions at the Handicraft Centre DUO Škofja Loka, the premises of the UE Škofja Loka and Žigon's House. Each year, the Loka craftsmen have two group exhibitions. She ran workshops for children during the summer sessions and workshops for tourists during the creative sessions. She also participates in the exhibitions of the KD Deteljica. She participates in a local handicraft colony once a year. S tourism2 "Ta služba me je poiskala. To je moje veselje, moja strast." This job found me. It's my joy, my passion. partnership Lidija is a member of the DUO Škofja loka Handicraft Centre and the Škofja Loka Regional Chamber of Crafts and Arts. She cooperates with local school (occasional) and with different museums and galleries and also administrative institutions e.g. municipality , government (protocol gifts). challenges1 She has no particular problems. She only mentions the high margins in the shops. challenges2 Rokodelci naredimo vse z rokami, imamo pa iste marže in prispevke kot samostojni podjetniki, ki v trgovine pripeljejo kontejner masovno izdelanih angelčkov. Marže v trgovinah so zelo visoke od 30%, v Ljubljani tudi do 120%! We craftsmen make everything with our hands, but we have the same margins and contributions as the sole traders who bring a container of mass-produced little angels to the shops. The margins in the shops are very high, ranging from 30%, even up to 120% in Ljubljana! references http://www.duo-kunsthandwerk.eu/news_sl/detail/833 https://www.podblegaske-novice.si/sl/news/navdiha-ne-crpam-saj-zivi-v-meni.html https://www.kulturnadozivetja.si/en/art-and-craft-centre/masters-craftsmen/item/19-lidija-debelak.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVPyMzXVg_A Social Media The social media links. facebook,https://www.facebook.com/petraplestenjakrocnorezbarjenje;instagram,https://www.instagram.com/lidijadebelak_glinenireliefi/; Wiki A link to a wiki entry about this item. https://culturality.museum/wiki/index.php/Debelak_Lidija Prim Media 2102 Shop https://www.lidijadebelak.si/ Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Debelak Lidija Type The nature or genre of the resource Artisan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1963 Language A language of the resource English,Croatian,Slovene Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource iain Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 812 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived practices,uppercarniola Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Country The name of the country of the data provider or “Europe” in the case of Europe-wide projects. Slovenia Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. Debelak Lidija Object The URL of a suitable source image in the best resolution available on the web site of the data provider from which small images could be generated for use in the portal. This will often be the same URL as given in europeana:isShownBy. https://www.lidijadebelak.si/