Benedek PORKOLÁB
Shepherds’ bag with patterns from Heves and Nógrád
2022
shepherds’ bag with two pockets and raw hide lining, bone lock and laced piping
Photo: SULYOK Miklós
Harminchármak - Porkoláb Benedek, népi bőrműves, szakoktató
1998, Szolnok, folk leatherworker, teacher
He graduated in 2020 as a folk leatherworker at the Nádudvar Vocational School of Applied Folk ArtCrafs, his master was Tamás Benő.In his works, he ofen revisits elements of the art of Hortobágy shepherds, but he also likes to work on the basis of shepherds’ objects from Upper Hungary. He creates authentic, archaic objects, but he also likes to give them functions that are relevant in the modern world. Currently he studies ethnography at university. He has participated in the National Folk Crafs Competition for Children and Youth several times, winning 2nd place in both 2019 and 2022. In 2022 he received the Junior Prima Award. Since 2022, he has been a trainee teacher at the Nádudvar Vocational School of Applied Folk Art.
