Kalocsa -- Hungarian Folk Art

In researching Kalocsa online, I found a most interesting web page authored by a former resident of Kalocsa! I am in the process of contacting this person to have them share their insight about Kalocsa and its folk art.

What they had to say about Kalocsa: The folk art of Kalocsa represents a peculiar color in the splendid bunch of flowers of Hungarian folk art. Not only has it a rich past, but it is still living, flourishing, developing richly and brilliantly. A magnificent folk art has developed in Kalocsa and its region concentrated in the town itself. From here did it become spread to the neighboring villages: Öregcsertö, Szakmár, Homokmégy, Drágszél and farms belonging to them.

I grew up in Kalocsa and with these pages I would like to pay tribute to those pioneers who helped to make the folk art of Kalocsa popular in the nineteen thirties, and to the numerous folk artists who taught me to love the colors of Kalocsa.

Ferenc and Sarolta Pécsi, who organized and choreographed the world renown "Gyöngyös Bokréta" folk dance group. r. Lajos Gábor and v. Ferenc Draskóy-Draskovich whose dedication helped to create the Folk Art House in Kalocsa. After the communist take over in 1945 their work was forgotten.

I should mention many more names but I left Kalocsa fleeing the secret police in 1949, and I don't have all the resources at hand to create a complete picture. Since 1957 I live in Canada, but will never forget Kalocsa the place where I grew up!

Source: The Folk Art of Kalocsa. Picture: Crest of City of Kalocsa.

We found these decorative serving plates at a street festival in Heviz, Hungary. Some of the pottery included those from Kalocsa.

I've featured them in another of my lenses as a perfect serving plate for presenting Hungarian goulash.

Kalocsa embroidery is true Hungarian folk art. Each and every piece, to be true Kalocsa, is handmade and unique in style, color and pattern.

When you purchase Hungarian Kalocsa that is handcrafted, you are purchasing a work of art.

I have personally always loved bright and bold flowers. It never occurred to me that this love may be attributed to my Hungarian and Czech heritage that it is actually routed in my genes!

This is a picture of Kalocsa hand-embroidered doilies from a store in Kalocsa. Source: Tripod/gdraskoy.

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