Maria Gedo of Gedo Maria lives and works in a small town in Transylvania in Romania. She teaches English and German at the local vocational high school.
She has been crafting since childhood. Her parents encouraged her and her siblings creativity, never minding the mess.
Maria explained,"During the Communist era we couldn't afford many things so we had to make them. We knitted, crocheted and sewn clothes, made furniture, carved wood, worked with clay, in other words we made many things we needed and longed for. This way we came across many different materials, learned how they behave in our hands and what possibilities lay in them. These helped and still help me in my creative process."
"In my adolescent years I made my money creating leather jewellery. Then I turned to calligraphy, then to painting glass and ceramics; created batik style Easter eggs which has a tradition here dating back centuries; I also like decorating gingerbread with royal icing. But my love-at-first-sight-craft is creating wire jewelry."
Her exquisite designs show not just her passion at the craft but also her meticulous work. Largely self taught, she has clearly gone on to metal smith techniques.
I like what she said, "The creative process doesn't only give us joy but also helps us dig deeper and deeper in our souls, helps us focus, find and heal ourselves."
Maria also has three tutorials including one for the stunning wire woven cuff bracelet with adventurine cabochons.
You can see more of Maria's work on Facebook and her Instagram.
Before You Go:
- Wire Work Jewelry and Tutorials by Abby Hook
- Nature Inspired Wire Wrapped Jewelry and Tutorials by Ursula Jewelry
- Vintage Style Wire Wrapped Jewelry Designs and Tutorials by KSchroederStudio
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These are obvioulsy the work of a master!
ReplyDeleteShe is very good!!
DeleteWe visited Budapest and learned a lot about what life was like under the communists. As hard as it had to be, I have to applaud the spirit it had to take to be creative. And yet, out of it came this artist whose work is truly exquisite. As an aside, our guide's husband is a poet and you can only imagine what it took for him to survive.
ReplyDeletePeople do find a way to feed their creative souls, even in the most challenging environments. Actually creativity is the fuel for all inventions!
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