My Hungarian Heritage

Sometimes,

You find yourself.

Before you even knew you were lost.

And a new chapter opens.

But a page is taken from the chapters that came before.

This is where I find myself.

Looking to my past,

and finding a new path to a brighter future.

I was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary.

Surrounded by chickens and grape vines and nettle leaves.

Tapestry hung from the walls, with decorated plates adorned with colourful folk art flowers.

I step back to these childhood memories,

and leap forward to the designs swirling in my head,

flowing out onto paper,

being filed and soldered into the jewellery I am creating now.

Folk art tapestry of old,

created with sterling silver and stones.

From a part of me

I hope you can cherish, too.

- Mariann -

xoxo