SDA member Flora Carlile-Kovacs is offering two Hungarian felt tours in 2017, after the success among her students of her 2016 Hungarian felt tour!

Chain Bridge. Photo by Wilfredo R. Rodrigez.

The Folk Craft School in Nádudvar

The Folk Craft School in Nádudvar

Hotel Gellért. Photo by Lezsakj.

Royal Castle of Gödöllő. Photo by Péter Lóránd.

Prefelt Pillows with Gabriella Kovács

3D Home Decor with Márti Csille

Bottle Warmer with Mihály Vetró

Jewelry with Judit Tóth-Pócs

East Hungary Felt Tour 
(April 20–May 1)
12 days

• Five days of workshops with the best Hungarian felt masters:
  Bottle Holder with Nomadic Design with Mihály Vetró
  Pillow with Prefelt Technique with Gabriella Kovács
  3D Felted Home Decor with Márti Csille
  Felted Jewelry with Judit Pócs
• Fifth-generation hatmaker Gyula Mihalkó shows his centuries-old processes in Balmazújváros
• Mihály Vetró presents a slide show and lecture on his field trips to nomadic feltmaker tribes
• Tour the unique Folk Craft School of Nádudvar
• Visit the Royal Castle and the outstanding Art Nouveau exhibition of Gödöllő
• Discover the treasures of Budapest and its contemporary craft markets
• Experience a Turkish bath

Master Hatmaker Gyula Mihalkó

Woven Bag with Vanda Róbert

Győr downtown. Photo by Namesti VitVit.

Veszprém, Castle gate. Photo by Wikicommons.

Tihany. Photo by Lohen11.

Gellért Bath. Photo by Tamas Tahler.

Festetics Castle. Photo by Mykee78.

Castle Hill. Photo by Adam Johns, PhD.

West Hungary Felt Tour 
(May 3–14) 
12 days

• Five days of workshops with two internationally recognized felt masters:
  Sculptural Hat with Judit Pócs
  Woven Felt Bag with Vanda Róbert
• Visit the old towns of Tata, Győr and Veszprém
• Visit the 1,000-year-old Pannonhalma Arch Abbey
• See a guided tour of the Festetics Castle of Keszthely
• Discover the treasures of Budapest and its contemporary craft markets
• Experience a Turkish bath

Born in Hungary, Flora Carlile-Kovacs is a felt designer and instructor who teaches felt workshops at the Pacific Northwest Art School on Whidbey Island. She has been selling her work at the Iparos Gallery in Prague since 2005. Her studio is part of the West Seattle Art Walk.

Cost, each tour: $2,550 (not including airfare)
For more info and registration, contact Flora at:
carlile.kovacs@gmail.com
http://www.floranemez.eu