26 Zdeněk Troška

Film and theater director, together with pupils of the Elementary Art School prepared a potty called "In spring, everything goes better" for our auction.

Where did you look for the inspiration and how did the creation itself go? In early December, I attended the awards ceremony organized by the Art School for the winners of the international art competition in Písek for the twentieth time. When I spoke with the talented pupils and students, I realized that I can “leave” my task to them. At first, they were suspicious and thought that I was only joking when I told them that I’d want them to paint on a “potty”. But when I showed them the pot and the paints they became convinced, and promised to help me. I did not restrict them at all, in fact I let them paint whatever they wanted. I was very pleasantly surprised when they gave me a golden pot with a spring dandelion motive, and the inside having a “deep pond” look. It may hide other surprises than just a final metamorphosis state of the food you ate. I do not want to take credit for other people’s work though. All the admiration belongs to the young artists from Písek.

How high would you like the actual bid for your potty to be at the auction? The highest one of course, because the money will be used for a honorable cause, which will help many children. The children are paying the children in this case.

Do you know the ´Premature babies and their families´ endowment fund, to which the proceeds from the auctioned pots will be donated? I am familiar, and delighted with it. I consider myself to be a big fan of it.

What is the name you chose for your potty and why?  We used to have a massive, brown potty made out of stoneware, which could contain up to 5 liters! Even when it was empty it was very heavy. And unbreakable! Just recently I saw it in “cochárna” (A place where you can find anything you want)….it’s still the same.