Artisan from Botoșani specializing in needle-worked corn-husk weavings and *mărțișoare*—colored with plant-based dyes—as well as hand-painted wooden *mărțișoare*.
Petrică Timofciuc from Botoșani discusses *mărțișoare* (traditional spring trinkets) made from corn husks using a needle-weaving technique.
He recalls his childhood and his grandparents gathering husks during the harvest season, as well as the time in fifth grade when working with
corn husks was part of the handicrafts curriculum. Corn husks are considered a fibrous, wood-like material that can be shaped into virtually any
form due to the longitudinal grain. Another secret lies in the dyeing process, which utilizes plant-based materials such as onion skins, beetroot, and tea.
Mr. Petrică creates husk *mărțișoare* in shapes ranging from hearts and butterflies to flowers. Alongside these husk creations,
there are also wooden *mărțișoare* painted in oils with spring-themed motifs—such as snowdrops, three-leaf clovers, ladybugs, and chimney sweeps.
Corn husks are an inexpensive, easily accessible material from which our ancestors crafted various household items and
decorative objects—some of which held deep spiritual significance.See also
Eusebiu IacinschiA folk artisan from Botoșani, renowned for Kuty-style pottery handmade using a medieval technique; the Iacinschi family workshop is the only one of its kind in the county and the second in Romania.
Alexa Condratov Lidia și Alexa Condratov MarcelA couple of artisans from Botoșani: Marcel paints scenes from traditional rural life, while Lidia organizes exhibitions and crafts *mărțișoare*, alongside traditional needlework, macramé, dolls, and icons.
Vătavu OlimpiaAn artisan from Botoșani who creates *mărțișoare* from twine and red-and-white cord, *mărțișoare* stitched onto aida cloth, dolls with wooden heads, and knotted bracelets.