Woodcarving
The past and present of woodcarving
Many man from Buzsak village were working as Shepards.
Wood carving started to flrourish at the end of the last century when Shepards were carving for exhibitions as well as decorating their own personal belongings like crooks and horns.
There are 3 different carving techniques and they all requiring great skills and patients.
Our first woodcarving craftsman was Janos Boszkovics (Beszti) who was a Shepard born in 1870. He started woodcarving at age 14. Peter Kollár and his wife managed to find market for Beszti's work in foreign countries around 1930's
The married couple has done so much in the interest of Buzsák village folk culture. Peter organised the first woodcarving school in 1937-1938. The master teacher was the old Antal Kapoli. His first students were Ferenc Ottucsák and Lajos Kara who sadly passed away at a young age.
The most successful craftsman from the village
László Gyanis (1925-1996) famous for his bone and woodcarving arts
László Iváncsics (1920-1974) who lost one arm in the war and carved with one hand with a help of his wife known as Irén Joó. They left beautiful pieces behind.
Jancsekity brothers, Ferenc who passed away long time ago and his younger brother who lived and worked in the neighbouring village Öreglak until his death in 2007. They were using floral patterns and also animal figures such as deer,stag,wild boars and pheasants. The son of János, Jr János Jancskeity is now a master of folk art,he still lives and works in Osztopán and carries on with the traditions he learnt from his father
László Pék (1939-1994) learnt his talent from the school of István Kálmán in Balatonfenyves. His best pieces include jewellery boxes.
Ferenc Máté (1933-) Ferenc is the young nephew of Péter Kollár we mentioned above. Ferenc had a life changing accident and that was the time he turned to the arts of woodcarving. His designs and patterns represents outstanding craftsmanship. Ferenc won many awards and titles in is career. His work and art was recognised in America or Germany.
József Fehér (1933-) started carving as a hobby and still works for orders and pleasure. József runs the woodcarving lessons at the primary school where he is keen to pass on his wealth of knowledge and experience to the young students.
István Buzsáki (1951) started woodcarving as a child and after his national service István chose this art as his profession. His patterns usually shows the life and work of the village people, often using the harvest as his subject. He started making wooden statues, mainly peasant people.
His work always a big part of the village fates folk exhibition. István Buzsáki deservingly won the title of Master of Folk Art.
We have to mention a few more people who originally were from our village "Buzsák"but now living elsewhere,such as Sándor Tapolczai, János Márton and János Tomity. They all use the floral patterns from Buzsák on their work.
