The folk costume is a part of the larger sphere of the traditional Romanian costume, whose unity is obvious in the way it is cut, in the decoration and in the coloring. The folk costume is still worn in the Romanian villages, especially in Bucovina and Maramures. The embroidery has a certain significance that differs […]

The traditional Romanian pottery is among the most beautiful in Europe. The ceramics articles distinguish through the forms’ elegance and the decoration. The traditional ceramics are shaped at the pottery wheel. Its burning is usually made in horizontal stoves through two techniques: with oxidation and without oxidation. As a result it is obtained the red […]

Egg decoration is very popular in the Romanian tradition. The painted eggs are a testimony of the Easter customs, believes and habits, representing an element of spiritual culture characteristic to Romania and nearby countries.
In Bucovina, more than anywhere else, painting eggs is raised to the art level. The folkloric motifs used can be found in […]

The Romanian folk art is especially famous for the numerous traditional skills: weaving, the wood’s artistic processing, the icon painting, the eggs colouring, pottery, the folk masks’ manufacturing.The artistic weaving has a special place in the traditional handicraft art. The artistic weaving and sewing are skills learned in the family from generation to generation […]

The artistic wood processing is another skill that represents a constant value in the Romanian traditional art. The wood always constituted a sensitive material used by the local craftsmen with ability as well as with artistic feeling. The decoration is made with simple tools (hammer, chisel, axe, penknife). Colors are not used making evident the […]