Guzsalyas Foundation

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In Bățanii Mici, the Keresztes family’s water mill is still grinding. According to the inscription on one of its beams, it was built in 1835. The mill’s only automatic mechanism is a small bell that rings when the hopper runs out of grain to grind. The location can only be visited by appointment!

For more than four decades, the leathersmith Kovács Béla has been making custom-designed object and horse harnesses in Baraolt. Visit his workshop and choose a durable, useful, handcrafted product made of real leather. 

From the very beginning, it was a great experience for me to be a student of Gazdáné Olosz Ella as a child, from whom I gained practical knowledge. At that time I was mainly interested in art education, from which I tried to get rich. I have been working in the profession for decades, gaining experience as a private entrepreneur, realizing all my dreams in the field of creation. For folk costume pieces, I try to follow the traditions of each village. In the case of modern outfits, I focus on uniqueness, but I also combine them with the traditional one. The raw materials are woven on a weaving warp. For me, every work is an experience. I would like those who carry my works to see them not only as an object, but also as a work of art.

I've learned the work maize-leaves from a popular artist Júlia Bálint. I elaborated a particular technique, thanks to which my figurines acquired meaning gestures and mime, individual. My big compositions represent scenes drawn by the classic works of the Hungarian literature and biblical scenes: Life of Jesus, Via Crucis. Other themes are scenes of the rustic life, the fieldworks. By using my creations I wrote working exercise books for children, with explanations and instructions, published by the Publishing House Corvina. Furthermore I teach this craft in my village and at folk events.

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