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The Holmberg and Hilde Legacy Contents: Chapters -Chapter 1: The Founders -Chapter 2: Laying Roots -Chapter 3: Wedding Bells -Chapter 4: Circle of Life -Chapter 5: The A-Team -Chapter 6: G...
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Chapter 1: The Founders
Gustav Hilde was born in Germany to a German father and Swedish mother. Ishka Holmberg was born in Nepal to a Swedish father and Serbian mother. They were born two weeks apart. Both moved to Sweden when they turned seven to attend Grundskola.
Up until his move to Sweden, Gustav lived in the small German town of Cochem. He was raised speaking Swedish at home, but German at preschool. His parents encouraged him to learn English as well, and he often watched movies in all three languages. Gustav’s favourite types of movies to watch were documentaries about painters, sculptors, and architects. Camille Pissarro and Rembrandt intrigued him the most. Oh, and that Brunelleschi guy.
Before Ishka moved to Sweden, her parents lived quite modestly in Kathmandu. They did not earn much, but were accepted by the locals because of the constant effort that they put in to helping the community. Ishka learnt minimal Nepali during this time, because most of the locals spoke to her in English. This forced her to adapt, and she developed her language skills in Swedish, Serbian, and English at an accelerated rate. Her parents encouraged her to be creative in her early childhood – something which stayed with her for the rest of her life.
They did not meet until Gymnasieskola in Gothenburg, at the age of sixteen. They sat next to each other on public transport one day, with Gustav declaring it, “Fate that we have no classes together. I would not be able to concentrate one bit!” They bonded over being polyglots and their love of art. Gustav and Ishka started doing commissions together, and both got accepted into the same local art college. They got married the week after they graduated, and neither of them wore shoes at the wedding. The two were inseparable.
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The first two years of their married lives were spent in France. They did commissions and contributed to small galleries. Gustav became known for his realistic charcoal portraits and occasional colour work. Ishka was renowned for her diverse and eccentric style, mainly in acrylic paint and watercolour. They both called each other their muse. Their move to Newcrest, New Zealand, was a spontaneous one. It was a town full of food, art, and culture. This is the place where Gustav and Ishka settled down and became acclaimed artists. Gustav started curating a local gallery – Ishka’s paintings and murals being main attractions.
Gustav and Ishka decided that they were stable enough to start a family at the age of thirty-two. They wanted at least two children, and ended up having three. Didier, Felix, and Janja; all born in Newcrest one year apart. Didier and Felix were names they fell in love with whilst living in France, and Janja was a popular name on the Serbian side of the family. In order to keep the children cultured and close to the family, they visited their grandparents in Europe for two months a year. Ishka’s parents would have them in Sweden for one month, then Gustav’s parents would take them. They stayed in Sweden for the most part, but made sure they had at least one week in Germany. When they were six, they started schooling and their travel was limited to two weeks during holiday.
The family spoke Swedish at home and English at school. Their school also had compulsory language subjects, so they picked French over Japanese and Maori. They did not have much time to practice speaking German. All three children had… odd accents. Janja became best friends with a pretty girl in her second-grade class named Constance Churchill. Her grandparents were some of the most powerful people in Newcrest, and they used their money to sponsor lots of projects. Constance came over quite often, bringing along her older brother Laidley who happened to be in Didier’s grade. The Hilde’s became quite popular at their school – they had connections, charisma, and intelligence. However, despite their popularity, they kept level heads, rebuffed many admirers, and worked on their many talents.
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Gustav Hilde was born in Germany to a German father and Swedish mother. Ishka Holmberg was born in Nepal to a Swedish father and Serbian mother. They were born two weeks apart. Both moved to Sweden when they turned seven to attend Grundskola.
Up until his move to Sweden, Gustav lived in the small German town of Cochem. He was raised speaking Swedish at home, but German at preschool. His parents encouraged him to learn English as well, and he often watched movies in all three languages. Gustav’s favourite types of movies to watch were documentaries about painters, sculptors, and architects. Camille Pissarro and Rembrandt intrigued him the most. Oh, and that Brunelleschi guy.
Before Ishka moved to Sweden, her parents lived quite modestly in Kathmandu. They did not earn much, but were accepted by the locals because of the constant effort that they put in to helping the community. Ishka learnt minimal Nepali during this time, because most of the locals spoke to her in English. This forced her to adapt, and she developed her language skills in Swedish, Serbian, and English at an accelerated rate. Her parents encouraged her to be creative in her early childhood – something which stayed with her for the rest of her life.
They did not meet until Gymnasieskola in Gothenburg, at the age of sixteen. They sat next to each other on public transport one day, with Gustav declaring it, “Fate that we have no classes together. I would not be able to concentrate one bit!” They bonded over being polyglots and their love of art. Gustav and Ishka started doing commissions together, and both got accepted into the same local art college. They got married the week after they graduated, and neither of them wore shoes at the wedding. The two were inseparable.
The first two years of their married lives were spent in France. They did commissions and contributed to small galleries. Gustav became known for his realistic charcoal portraits and occasional colour work. Ishka was renowned for her diverse and eccentric style, mainly in acrylic paint and watercolour. They both called each other their muse. Their move to Newcrest, New Zealand, was a spontaneous one. It was a town full of food, art, and culture. This is the place where Gustav and Ishka settled down and became acclaimed artists. Gustav started curating a local gallery – Ishka’s paintings and murals being main attractions.
Gustav and Ishka decided that they were stable enough to start a family at the age of thirty-two. They wanted at least two children, and ended up having three. Didier, Felix, and Janja; all born in Newcrest one year apart. Didier and Felix were names they fell in love with whilst living in France, and Janja was a popular name on the Serbian side of the family. In order to keep the children cultured and close to the family, they visited their grandparents in Europe for two months a year. Ishka’s parents would have them in Sweden for one month, then Gustav’s parents would take them. They stayed in Sweden for the most part, but made sure they had at least one week in Germany. When they were six, they started schooling and their travel was limited to two weeks during holiday.
The family spoke Swedish at home and English at school. Their school also had compulsory language subjects, so they picked French over Japanese and Maori. They did not have much time to practice speaking German. All three children had… odd accents. Janja became best friends with a pretty girl in her second-grade class named Constance Churchill. Her grandparents were some of the most powerful people in Newcrest, and they used their money to sponsor lots of projects. Constance came over quite often, bringing along her older brother Laidley who happened to be in Didier’s grade. The Hilde’s became quite popular at their school – they had connections, charisma, and intelligence. However, despite their popularity, they kept level heads, rebuffed many admirers, and worked on their many talents.
