Inspired by the traditional Romanian shirt (mostly known as "ie"),
I painted 31 little celebrations of my heritage, in the best way I knew how.
Every day I filmed the painting process and shared it on social media.
I painted 31 little celebrations of my heritage, in the best way I knew how.
Every day I filmed the painting process and shared it on social media.
The traditional Romanian shirt is a work of art and the result of centuries of craftsmanship. Women used to sew it as part of the Romanian folk costume and each shirt was embellished with a distinctive sequence of patterns depending on the geographic area they came from.
Sometimes, even shirts sewn only 5 km apart were completely different.
A traditional Romanian shirt is like a fingerprint: there are no two alike.
Its stitches are like an alphabet that speaks about the Romanian people - its beliefs, its sorrows, its losses -, belonging to no one and everyone at the same time.
Sometimes, even shirts sewn only 5 km apart were completely different.
A traditional Romanian shirt is like a fingerprint: there are no two alike.
Its stitches are like an alphabet that speaks about the Romanian people - its beliefs, its sorrows, its losses -, belonging to no one and everyone at the same time.
![1/31 BASARABIA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/2e8f7cf5-5d5d-429a-b726-979a52c81f0b_rw_1200.jpg?h=b08f1572e6c55f8b33e3c62643c5f58f)
1/31 BASARABIA
![2/31 NEAMT](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/4f301382-fb89-42af-b30b-4552284dd038_rw_1200.jpg?h=31e05ea57fc9cfceb1ca649aa522d946)
2/31 NEAMT
![3/31 SIBIU](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/f180bb5a-624c-40fe-b476-5dc124676f8c_rw_1200.jpg?h=caa8cbebc144844dd1dd3708de449bd7)
3/31 SIBIU
![4/31 NEAMT](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/e6025c00-3461-4d33-83cd-38c537bc4f31_rw_1200.jpg?h=0285077a43167edb017e0c4959d83a02)
4/31 NEAMT
![5/31 BUCOVINA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/d5594cec-a5fd-4ea9-9a49-a1cdb72cb04d_rw_1200.jpg?h=9f7d4a1c0d4c57c3e173239a20031bd3)
5/31 BUCOVINA
![6/31 BUCOVINA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/1c61c9fc-a557-4526-bae7-0ce337a851e0_rw_1200.jpg?h=3cbefe6302942bd158763c22f3400855)
6/31 BUCOVINA
![7/31 MUSCEL](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/b000ca04-337e-45d6-b2cc-e62f364d8315_rw_1200.jpg?h=24e27de2c50c214e3541a348f4294962)
7/31 MUSCEL
![8/31 VALCEA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/ad669791-c502-49e5-a2ec-51e37553ba65_rw_1200.jpg?h=db507826d964cedfe909e0b5a29e966f)
8/31 VALCEA
![9/31 ARGES](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/3f5025fd-bd7c-4e20-a163-cd77a13b209a_rw_1200.jpg?h=27ca4f027288b1d16af4bb9295c3e038)
9/31 ARGES
![10/31 BUCOVINA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/0623728d-88b8-412e-9784-b9654837e9d5_rw_1200.jpg?h=745186ad0cdcdbee17bca9e2963d166d)
10/31 BUCOVINA
![11/31 GORJ](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/5a7df031-9ea2-43f9-82c8-dc13550ab4d1_rw_1200.jpg?h=0270de87dc7fdb840952c0743e802304)
11/31 GORJ
![12/31 DOBROGEA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/5698c002-5792-49d2-b47e-55b3d3ce7178_rw_1200.jpg?h=7396f4ae3b9aeace7b8d20ffb89ca595)
12/31 DOBROGEA
![13/31 VRANCEA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/47a4539f-ab0d-42fb-b9b2-9a0745b7e4d0_rw_1200.jpg?h=5edc06e2dd3c4386811b13065cbbf851)
13/31 VRANCEA
![14/31 BUCOVINA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/ca3c76b3-e800-4b4d-bc15-e2d233905265_rw_1200.jpg?h=d075533e64716e4bddddf179915375b8)
14/31 BUCOVINA
![15/31 LUNCA CERNEI](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/35f2f9bc-42b7-4ada-9dc8-82db1647990f_rw_1200.jpg?h=4d9be61ec3ba519e970f274ebde1cb7b)
15/31 LUNCA CERNEI
![16/31 MEHEDINTI](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/6d83ed35-5ee5-4778-b13e-da070907b035_rw_1200.jpg?h=e6b44ceedeb512211e57b826071ff007)
16/31 MEHEDINTI
![17/31 TINUTUL PADURENILOR](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/34fc7a3d-ab53-41f0-acc8-6e3a23449ad0_rw_1200.jpg?h=fd6346bf71417793722729f5128194ad)
17/31 TINUTUL PADURENILOR
![18/31 BARAGAN](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/b0af8fe8-8acb-4963-8534-9bb193262637_rw_1200.jpg?h=80c88c889795b1c3bcb840150eac5c10)
18/31 BARAGAN
![19/31 TELEORMAN](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/73d3104b-c488-49c7-b51a-eb8d8d635c52_rw_1200.jpg?h=3502385c5aed6db17e768af252408d2f)
19/31 TELEORMAN
![20/21 TARA OASULUI](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/78d13c70-c12c-4d96-a941-a22d52249ed2_rw_1200.jpg?h=1360aad3dcc527266364a94a882c60b2)
20/21 TARA OASULUI
![30/31 TINUTUL PADURENILOR](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/1fe47fe9-b09e-4fcb-b31e-b8e645aeb01d_rw_1200.jpg?h=41fad2d0ef3d065ac4e7e49e87decdd8)
30/31 TINUTUL PADURENILOR
![22/31 BIHOR](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/3d567e0a-4d46-4dc8-95e4-893b65b1474a_rw_1200.jpg?h=c7fc9a037bbb54bd04386242a620722f)
22/31 BIHOR
![23/31 ARAD](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/b57440dd-f4fe-478b-bfa1-26f7333c77d4_rw_1200.jpg?h=5df9dc275a5e7957aa8f65cff0288aa9)
23/31 ARAD
![24/31 BANAT](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/17ec8488-6aff-48f3-8a28-84b3eb2537e7_rw_1200.jpg?h=fcdd80f80d8ec0a0f8354e37b94d0f81)
24/31 BANAT
![25/31 OLT](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/5aa3c201-8ec4-4c6c-a8ec-8ad167011ecf_rw_1200.jpg?h=c90c5878f7738badc57471b93f3bc2ae)
25/31 OLT
![26/31 CERNAUTI](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/7dd2af35-5dae-432f-93ea-fc00c800e321_rw_1200.jpg?h=721e8f2b6108ac4c3368dad0703684ee)
26/31 CERNAUTI
![27/31 VLASCA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/69a8c7cf-2022-4ac6-abf7-e666fcc2bcae_rw_1200.jpg?h=c47b7d39cd59a095e2a30010b3e9242e)
27/31 VLASCA
![28/31 ROMANATI](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/42790048-5fb5-42b0-920c-6a2c207aaecf_rw_1200.jpg?h=2abe6c94498726e78c2a5402b85d3d32)
28/31 ROMANATI
![29/31 BUCOVINA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/e30010f2-d852-42dc-90ac-43352a3c95d9_rw_1200.jpg?h=7cc329aa2ad62d687f21733e609540d8)
29/31 BUCOVINA
![30/31 VALEA BISTREI](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/21e6e985-29cb-4d7a-a58f-f878ef7da634_rw_1200.jpg?h=fe5f27126b267ca919ae2d0d2e3e1c76)
30/31 VALEA BISTREI
![31/31 NEAMT](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/290c5d702d6dd6d7edc01f9c636db551/edabddf4-7649-44ca-be91-5101e8970c9b_rw_1200.jpg?h=328ad79e45f419023b1d2387f514c458)