Craftsman, wood carving

Ioan Morar is a man for whom carefulness is a virtue. He makes the wood speak and tell its story through the flowers, stars and notches it makes with love and skill. Make decorative spoons, sticks, wine bottle holders, and even calendars, but also some decorative objects. He works on order, but also participates in artisan fairs.

Artist – Face paintings

Lavinia Hălăștuan Iurean makes face paintings, the favorite and overwhelming clients being children. She transposes on the faces of the little ones their favorite images, whether they are flowers, butterflies or cartoon characters. She loves children, so she gladly puts on Minnie’s costume, sings, dances and plays with the little ones, transposing herself into the beloved character.

Craftsman – wooden objects

Palfi Csaba is a native of Șaula village, Izvorul Crișului commune, and makes wooden objects. Toys for children and adults, chairs and stools painted in the traditional colors of the Calata area, the necessary utensils in any kitchen, but also tables, jewelry boxes and decorative objects. He is helped by his wife, Elisabeta, and sells his products in fairs and through the home store.

Craftsman – seams

Gal Paraschiva is from Huedin and has been sewing for a long time. She makes folk costumes from the Călatei area, but also tablecloths and towels with models specific to the same area. Because she loves both Romanian and Hungarian folklore, Gal Paraschiva sews, catrinţe (traditional romanian garment), aprons and shirts for both ethnic groups. She presents the products to them at the occasional craft fairs, but she also work on order.

Popular creator and craftsman

Mrs. Raveca Soporan is one of the most famous and appreciated creators of folk costumes in Cluj County, but her reputation has exceeded even the borders of the country, being often invited to exhibition events in the West. She sews folk costumes for both women and men, keeping authentic patterns of the ethnofochloric area for which they are intended. She works mainly on orders, the fruit of her hands wearing dozens of folk ensembles and famous artists, but she also participates in fairs of folk craftsmen, eager to meet ladies who practice the same profession to share news, envy is foreign to the nature of his reign .

Craftsman, folk costumes and ornaments

In love with the authentic and with the longing to pass on to others the art learned from her mother and grandmother, Irina Somesan started to create folk costumes, belts and beaded ornaments. Although relatively new in this field, she managed to convince, so now she receives firm orders for traditional shirts and hand-sewn jewelry.

Craftsman creating folk costumes and ornaments

Mariana Gegan calls herself the “ingenious bead”, she has been sewing since she was little, but she has been makinga job from the art of traditional sewing for about eight years. Sew chains, bracelets, folk costumes, just about anything you can do with beads. Originally from Bistrița, Mariana Gecan sews folk costumes specific to the Cluj area, but, on order, also for other ethnofolkloric areas.She sells her products at traditional fairs.

Craftsmen, folk costumes, wooden toys

The Sereș family is from Huedin and makes folk costumes and various wooden toys. The two spouses are always together, both in the workshop and at fairs, most often accompanied by their son. Erika Sereș also sews traditional shirts specific to the Someș and Călata area, and her husband makes toys. They sell their products in traditional fairs.

Craftsman, folk costumes, stitches

Tasnady Klara, or Klary Neni as everyone calls her, is one of the veterans of traditional product fairs. She is originally from Sic and sews Hungarian folk costumes, tablecloths, towels, decorative towels and curtains with traditional motifs, using the old technique called broken lace. Easy to recognize in fairs after the traditional dress, specific to the Sicanos, which she wears daily, Klari neni passed on her passion for stitches to children, who help her and sometimes replace her at the stand at the fairs she participates in.

Handmade jewelry craftsman

Vandana Verche she is from Brăila and arrived in Cluj-Napoca, the place that seems as she says comparable to Paradise, eight years ago. After two days in Transylvania, she began to create and make jewelry, from earrings to bracelets, sophisticated necklaces and brooches. She design them and then produces them because she likes them and considers herself happy that she can make money out of passion. She sells her products at fairs, but also has an online store, working on order basis.