Handicrafts and their transmission – Ionela Lungu

Lungu Ionela craftsman, a professional engineer, is a founding member of the Association of Craftsmen in Neamt County, member of the Association of Moldova

Craftsmen based in Iasi and the National Association of Craftsmen from Romania.

We met at her studio in Neamt fortress surrounded by funny characters from the stories of Ion Creangă, working with thread to a scene from „Hoopoe from linden” on a sackcloth carpet.

With a natural talent inherited from parents and grandparents, she was borned in Tulcea, Ionela reached, by marrying with Costin Lungu, a renowned artisan, to live two – three houses away from house of the great storyteller of wich she is inlove from childhood. To Ionela didn’t take long to realize, to Humulești the first character with the face of loam, dressed in traditional costume. It was the first step.

Since then she has participated with his works inspired by the work of Ion Creangă, from which has built a brand known worldwide, folklore fairs in the country and abroad, representing with honor Neamt County and Romania