Buda Historic Home and Garden, Castlemaine
On the Labour Day weekend, Tim and I visited Buda Historic Home and Garden in Castlemaine. Buda was occupied for over a hundred years, from 1863 to 1981, by Ernest Leviny and his family. Ernest was a Hungarian-born silversmith and jeweller . Ernest and his wife, Bertha had 10 children. Of his six daughters, only one married, and the rest of them spent most of their lives at Buda. The Leviny women were talented artists in a number of different fields, including embroidery, enamelling, painting and woodcarving. Examples of their work and Ernest's silversmithing are exhibited in the house. I was excited to learn that the Leviny daughters knew Margaret Preston , and there a number of Margaret Preston prints on the walls at Buda. I am a fan of Margaret Preston's art, and I am currently reading this excellent biography about Margaret Preston . The tie-in to Buda therefore delighted me. These two photos are of the se...