Anežka Kašpárková was a Czech folk artist from the small village of Louka, who for almost 50 years hand-painted intricate blue floral motifs on the facades of houses, window and door frames, as well as the village chapel.
Inspired by the traditional folk art of the Moravian Horňácko region, she worked entirely freehand, using only a small brush and ultramarine blue paint, without sketches or stencils.
Kašpárková began this passion in her 40s and did not see her work as art per se, but as a way to beautify the village and preserve the cultural heritage of her community.
Every few years, after the chapel walls were repainted with whitewash, she carefully recreated the blue decorations, keeping this centuries-old tradition alive.
After her death in 2018, at the age of 90, her granddaughter, Marie Jagošová, continued the tradition of blue flowers in the village, preserving the extraordinary legacy of the woman who transformed her hometown into an open-air gallery under the sky.
