Daisy Mrázková – Moth and Ant Stories

Artist Daisy Mrázková is definitely one of those people whose work continues to resonate decades after its creation. A few years ago, the painter, illustrator, and children’s book author would have celebrated her 100th birthday, yet her work does not seem dated. Her books have always looked like they were from another time, or better yet, another world–a world that is fragile, tiny, mysterious, and completely ordinary at the same time.

Daisy Mrázková (1923–2016) was a Czech illustrator, painter, and writer of children’s books. Her books have been translated into many languages, including Japanese, Lithuanian, and Slovenian, and were particularly popular in France and Japan. In 2005, she received the Golden Ribbon Award for her lifetime creative work in the field of children’s literature, awarded by the Czech section of IBBY and the Children’s Book Illustrators Club. She also devoted her entire life to painting, leaning towards abstraction towards the end of her life. One of the last exhibitions held during the author’s lifetime was an exhibition of new paintings entitled Water and Line, which took place in 2011 at the Topič Salon in Prague. She was a member of the UB 12 art group and the Umělecká beseda art association.