by Liz | Jun 24, 2022 | Create, Do It Yourself Projects
I am Hungarian by birth, and I come from Budapest. I am the eldest of four children in a teaching family. My family is Jewish and dreadful things happened to my family during the Holocaust. Nonetheless, when 1956 arrived and my father wanted the family to go to the...
by Liz | Jun 24, 2022 | History and Inventions, Holidays and Traditions
A note from Liz: I was poking around on Instagram a while back and noticed these stunning photos from a variety of Hungarian folk regions. I reached out to Marcsi and we had a delightful conversation about her heritage and the work she does. Posted here is just a...
by Liz | Oct 15, 2021 | Create, Do It Yourself Projects
When I saw this project, I reached out to Dorothy and asked if she would share her story! It’s lovely and inspirational! Do you have pieces of embroidery that can inspire you in some way? ~ Liz My mothers family is from Budapest. I believe my fathers family was...
by Liz | Oct 5, 2021 | Create, Our Class offerings
Hungarian Folk Art — there are so many regions as well as folk art expressions — where do we start? We have some ideas, for sure. Would you like to learn about the different Hungarian folk art regions? Do you have any specific regions that have caught your...
