Have you ever heard of this mysterious plant? Its Polish name, Dziewięćsił, literally means “nine forces.” In English, it’s known as the short-stemmed Carline Thistle. I’ve never seen one in...
July 26, 2025
A cardboard suitcase, once a common companion for many, evokes memories of movement. Although the materials from which a Valizka - Walizka - Suitcase is made have evolved, its purpose...
March 29, 2025
Finally everything is coming to life. In Polish culture, spring is a time to reawaken in ourselves the poet, the artist. Polish poets of the 20th century used spring to...
December 15, 2024
The twelve dishes of Wigilia are a wonderful mix of savoury and sweet delights some with a hint of spice. So here are twelve books variously seasoned to keep you...
September 29, 2024
Each August or September the harvest takes place, according to the laws of nature. Our traditional dances and processions often now taking place in October are based on this end...
June 30, 2024
As temperatures soar and official summer has begun, Polish life is very much grounded in nature and the outdoors. All the traditional and christian feasts take place in the fresh...
September 30, 2023
Nearly 100 years after Władysław Reymont won the Nobel Prize for literature, his epic book „Chłopi"(The Peasants) has entered the world stage in a blaze of colour. An animated film...
August 31, 2023
The beautiful panorama of the city of Wilno has been an inspiration for artists and writers throughout the centuries who called it home. Adam Mickiewicz to Juliusz Słowacki, Stanisław Moniuszko...
May 30, 2023
I have a fascination with the British aristocracy, the endurance of hereditary titles and the permanence of their many opulent residences. Whilst the 20th century brought with it many problems and changes...
March 30, 2023
I've always loved this poster by Teodor Axentowicz for the 1898 Society of Polish Artists exhibition. I took inspiration from it for Polish at Heart’s brand colours. The woman’s head...
