Abhilasha 2020-21

  AGATA KOWALSKA (CLASS VI) NIEPUBLICZNA SZKOŁA PODSTAWOWA JAGIELLONKA, INOWROCŁAW, POLAND Polish folk art: paper cutouts.  Most probably it all started in mid 19th century. In Polish villages openwork paper curtains appeared in houses’ windows and it is said that it all started because of that. Later on colorful glossy paper appeared in Poland and people (mostly women) started cutting out flower or animal designs and decorated the inside of their houses. It played a crucial role in Polish folk art in 19th century. After World War I this custom slowly disappeared and after World War II it disappeared for good. However, regional paper cutouts still exist in Polish art and play an essential role. This kind of art appeared in some regions of Poland - they all slightly differ from each other. All the shapes are symmetrical. The most common designs are: trees, women, roosters and flowers as well as abstract shapes and the typical colors are: red, green, black, yellow, dark bl...

Katarzyna Madejska (Class Vi) Niepubliczna Szkoła Podstawowa JAGIELLONKA Tradition of Polish faience. Faience is a kind of pottery. It is burnt in temperature above 1000 degrees centigrade and then it becomes white or beige. Faience is made all over the world, but it also plays an essential role in Polish folk art. There were many faience factories in Poland in the past. Now, some of them still produce this kind of applied art. The nearest museum of faience to Inowrocław (the town where I live) is in the city of Włocławek. There used to be a factory of faience in 1873. Plates, mugs, bowls were made there and they were decorated with a flower motif in different colours. Many beautiful and unique patterns were created. The most popular colours in Włocławek’s faience factory were cobalt, brown and purple. Unfortunately, because of the economical crisis, the factory in the city stopped working after almost 120 years. Fortunately, memories remain and thanks to museums we remember and appre...

   MARCELINA ŁYSIAK (CLASS VI) NIEPUBLICZNA SZKOŁA PODSTAWOWA JAGIELLONKA, POLAND    My name is Marcelina and I come from Poland. I will sing the song “Czerwone Jabłuszko” which means “Red Apple” in English. The song was written during World War II, when Poland was under German occupation. The author is unknown. The song was sung in the streets of Warsaw to warn collaborators who cooperated with the Germans. After the war, the lyrics were changed and it became a folk song.