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Leonora

Leonora

Regular price $175.00 USD
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As I wandered through the streets of Budapest with a friend who visited for spring break, I found myself drawn down an alley with no real end in sight. To my luck I stumbled upon the store of Bálint Acs, a Hungarian man born in the Carpathian Mountains. Per Bálint, in the 50s/60s, many ethnic groups in this area fled due to politics and modernization. In an attempt to preserve the history of these groups and his family, he and his parents collected the folk art that would otherwise have been left behind. 


Vests and vases, military orders to ornaments - he really had it all. However, what caught my eye was a hand embroidered table runner, depicting ‘Leonora’ - a young Hungarian girl in her garden picking flowers. 


With only so much space in my pack, I reluctantly left Bálint’s store with that one piece. Yet, I felt quite fulfilled walking away now knowing a bit more about his story and the challenges he had endured - and inspired to share that with others.

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