Ramona Popescu (Romania)
RAMONA POPESCU
Biography:
Ramona Florina POPESCU (b.1977) has university and doctoral studies in Economics and Management, a master’s degree in Public Administration and had a fifteen years career as university lecturer. In 2017, after a sabbatical year she decided to follow her passion and put in place a small jewelry studio, Craftyzzart Ltd. She attended several artisan fairs and in 2019 began to attend the courses of Assamblage Jewelry School from Bucharest and then Assamblage - Institute of Art and Design. In 2020 she was admitted to display her work at the first edition of Romanian Jewelry Week 1.0, in Bucharest. In 2021 participated with some of her jewellery at one of the exhibitions from Romanian Design Week. In October 2021 she will also present her latest pieces at Romanian Jewelry Week 2.0. Her work combines different styles and techniques, both traditional and contemporary and different materials. The jewelries are often aerial, inspired mostly from nature, but they also tell stories and transmit messages.
Collection Concept: Nesting + Geography
The proposal includes two collections, inspired by the transformations of nature and by the diversity of natural landscapes. “NESTING” reflects upon the ways nature used to be reborn every spring. Not only birds build nests and lay eggs, but also the soil is a nest for seeds and gives birth to new vegetation every year. It uses a combination of materials in order to juggle with colours and textures, from sparkling to blackish tones.
“GEOGRAPHY” recreates at a small scale the diversity of natural and human landscaping. It uses different materials, colours, shapes, wire weaving styles and heights. Some edges are rough, some are polished and some are tinted with patina.
Brooch, copper, brass
Brooch, copper, brass
Brooch, copper
Earrings, copper, brass