Ileana Părasca Toma

Ileana Părasca Toma is a folk craftswoman from Plopiș, Maramureș County, who specializes in creating ornaments specific to the Land of Chioar.

She skillfully carries on the tradition of necklace weaving and other traditional bead ornaments. Her unique creations bear archaic symbols specific to Maramureș, such as: the sun, the rope, the Northern star, the honeycomb, the shepherd's hook, the wheat ear, the whirlpool and the rake.

Ileana Părasca Toma is a very active folk craftswoman, who gladly participated in all the editions of the Good Fair of Maramureș, as well as in other local or national events for the promotion of the traditional culture of Maramureș.

Contact details: Șișești township, Plopiș village, 158 Principală st., mobile: 0742 970 361.

Workshop access: From no. 160 in Plopiș stop at no. 158, at the Folk Master Workshop of Ileana Părasca Toma.