Event Recollections from The Defense of Colored Pencils Project

Stories and impressions from each public drawing of the project The Defense of Colored Pencils written by the artist Marie Brozova in her own words. More about the project you will find in each year in menu on the left.

2007

• Municipal Library in Prague – Oasis in the middle of a busy city – recollections of the pre-chrismas public drawing event in the inspirational atmosphere of the Municipal Library, where Marie created her Christmas present for Jedlicka’s Institution for physically disabled young people.
• Pilsen Expo and National House in Prague Vinohrady. Why you can meet The Defense of Colored Pencils in commercial places – An essay on the medicine of hope brought by the project, the medicine of easily accessible creativity that is needed everywhere.
• Jicin – the Town of Arts and Crafts in Fairy Tales – The Arts and Crafts – Meetings with arts schools students leading the creative workshops brought many interesting discussions about the arts and crafts.
• Labe Book Fair – The Friends among books and trees. Marie Brozova is introducing her planned book "The Souls of Trees" and thinks about the connections between books and trees.
• Jindrichuv Hradec for the Third Time – Witches of Summer Storm. Recollections of Marie Brozova favorite destination for public drawing events.
• Visiting Holland for the Second Time – Warm memories of my Granny. Are you interested how would Marie describe her travels in Holland to her beloved granny?
• The Third Return to Kutna Hora – Gothic is woven of stone and wind. That is the title of the drawing Marie Brozova created in this historic town. You can read about her close encounter with the strong wind.
• Pelhrimov – The City of Records. Another record size drawing… – recollections of the the festival Pelhrimov – the City of Records, where Marie exceeded her own record from 200, when she drew the largest publically created drawing
• Vodnany The South Bohemian fairy tale of a public drawing event – sweet memories of the public drawing event in the city of fish and ponds and one wonderful sweetshop
• The Esoteric Fair – The Message of Fairy tales. Marie Brozova describes many interesting impressions of the fair, especially her meeting with Baba Yaga.
• Luxor Book Palace. The world of dreams and visions – recollections of the public creation of The Shepherd of Clouds drawing and the christening of Marie's DVD Queen Mab's Dreamland

2006

• The Industrial Palace or Passing on the Light – Marie Brozova tells her Christmas story about the Advent public drawing in Prague Showground
• Vinohrady Pavilion or Granny's Garden for Children without Grannies – recollections of the drawing created for a large orphan asylum in Prague - Klanovice
• Jicin (or) The town of fairy-tales – The Defense of Colored Pencils taking part in the festival Jicin – the town of fairy tales, where children believed Marie to be a fairy
• Kladno (or) The Melon Planet – The Defense of Colored Pencils taking part in the Melon Festival with many beautiful summer recollections
• The Black Rose Passage (or) The Flower Kingdom – about the Defense of Colored Pencils that brought fresh energy of many yellow and red flowers plus one black rose to all visitors
• Kutna Hora (or) The city where you can spot an angel – story about angels and many other characters you can meet in Kutna Hora
• Pelhrimov (or) The Sea of Silence among the crowds – presentation of the Defense of Colored Pencils during the festival Pelhrimov – the city of records
• Jindrichuv Hradec (or) Genius loci – Obhajoba pastelky se vrací do mìsta plného mýtù a milých lidí
• Prague Planetarium (or) The Way the Stars Live – o návratu do Mariiny "svatyně" – pražského Planetária
• Holland (or) the Elves in Hobbit Village – the memories of the first public drawing abroad in Holland
• Ostrava (or) "Fuck, that’s beautiful!" – memories of the public drawing in Ostrava House of Books Librex

2005

• Industrial palace (or) The Fairytale forest for the children oncology clinic – memories of the charitable public drawing of the drawing for children patients that was created in the Prague Showground.
• Plzen (or) the Library of all the books of life – the public drawing in the research Library in Plzen
• Hradec Kralove (or) What people usually do with the forbidden fruit – the public drawing in Hradec Kralove where MarieMab had to fight more than in Tabor
• Tabor (or) Hurrah! Go and get them! – Public drawing in the city of warriors in Tabor
• The Old Town Square for the second time (or) The aviator with the shovel in his hand – the return of the Defense of Colored Pencils to the historical Prague square
• Jindrichuv Hradec (or) the White Lady at the 15th Meridian – the memories of the public drawing in Jindrichuv Hradec
• The Konopiste Castle (or) The biggest drawing ever drawn by colored pencils – memories of public drawing of the record breaking drawing
• Kutna Hora (or) The city where the angels seduce the devil – the public drawing in Kutna Hora
• Trebon (or) The revenge of the ice saints – warm memories of the coldest public drawing in Trebon
• Pisek or My South–Bohemians understand me – the public drawing in Pisek

2004

• Letnany Shopping Center (or) The fragile Christmas decorations of childhood memories in the middle of the shopping fever – charitable public drawing of the drawing in benefit for Helping Paws n.g.o.
• Horomerice (or) The chamber concert – the public drawing in the municipal library in Horomerice
• The Black Rose Passage (or) The kind soul in the basement – the public drawing in the Black Rose Passage, Prague.
• The Jindrisska Tower (or) The island where my dreams are born – large exhibition of Marie Brozova’s drawings in the Jindrisska Tower gallery in Prague
• The Old Town Square (or) The small angel from the other shore – the first Defense of Colored Pencils in Prague Old Town Square