Calligraphic Favors
For us, the Christmas holidays are one of the strongest and most bonding days of the year. Gathering a handful of people around the large dining table at Villa Topi is promising. As long as we keep our traditions and respect our history, there is hope.
At the end of 2023, exactly in tune with these thoughts of ours, the new acquisition for the house appeared – lucky favors. They are made by the hands and soul of a big and hearty person, a Bulgarian artist.
I will tell you about Genoveva Nenova
“Are you going to tell me?” is a favorite question of hers. Genoveva Nenova is an example of how, if you clearly see your ultimate goal, slowly, with patience and persistence, you can’t help but make it happen. It doesn’t matter how long it takes you, the important thing is not to lose sight of your ultimate goal. In all her activities, there is one thing in common that always guides her – it is her love for her native and Bulgarian culture.
Calligraphic writing
Genoveva loves the Bulgarian language. She is a collector of old sayings and authentic stories. She often talks about them on her FB page “Gevi Art & Craft”
The holidays at Villa Topi were accompanied by special lucky charms. At each seat around the large table, we placed a special lucky charm – written in calligraphic gold ink on a natural tree stump. The words that we chose and Genoveva wrote for us are – faith, kindness, support, cohesion, health, blessing, harvest, road, well-being, wealth…
Some words give rise to serious discussions during the meetings.
For example, not a single child (12-21 years old) understood what was hidden behind the word “road”, but they all wish for trips.
The word “wealth” has also given rise to disputes among adults as to whether it means only money and gold or whether it also includes property. Here the kids were wiser and said it was “something we have”, which we agree with.
And our favorite word is “well-being” – it contains all our aspiration. Prosperity means a peaceful and happy, materially secure life”.
They say that if we use our own, old Bulgarian words, our wishes have more power, because they come from our roots, contain all our experience and reach our essence more easily!
Calligraphy lessons
What inspires Genoveva the most is the opportunity to reach as many children as possible and show them the magic of writing with pen and ink. Charmed by her calm and melodious voice, they are very quickly impressed and feel the power of Bulgarian letters with our essence. This is her mission now – to lead calligraphy courses and lessons.
Children’s book writer
Genoveva also published her first book at the end of 2023. In “The Lost Letters“,< /strong> she tells a fascinating story about the Bulgarian and about hope. You can support her by purchasing from her online space.
And of course, whenever you read this post, we wish you:
May there be prosperity, health and sharing in your life!
May faith, kindness and support follow you!
May you enjoy wealth, harvest and berekt!
We will be happy to welcome you to Villa Topi. It is an honor for us to be part of your holidays!
Vila Topi prioritizes support #bulgarian artists. For more inspiration and reasons to be proud of the talent of the Bulgarians, check out the category on our blog.
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