Description

Mihaela Coman’s Fossil Coral and Copper Earrings are a unique, one-off design. The pair of earrings feature a contrasting oxidised copper finish and hanging fossil coral stone.

Mihaela is an independent jeweller who lives in North Norfolk. She is one of our GroundJewels selected artists.

She creates enchanting jewellery and as a maker seeks to engage with the wearer, offering a portal to her world. Mihaela uses jewellery as a means to tell stories:

“Narrative jewellery is most helpful, because it can be figurative and allows me to play with objects and people in the most direct way”.

Telling Stories with Jewellery

Each collection portrays a different narrative, and each item of jewellery is a unique, one-off piece. Project titles include “Childhood Memories” of Communist Romania “The Burden of the Past” and “Such a Waste”. We can relate to her compelling narratives through prosaic objects such as apple cores and shopping bags. Mihaela’s talent is to commemorate these everyday objects in precious metal.

About Mihaela

Mihaela grew up in Romania and lived there until recently. Then, when her daughter left for the UK, Mihaela decided to follow. She left her job in Bucharest and began a masters course in Jewellery at the University for Creative Arts. In 2019 she graduated and next year she will begin her PhD at Edinburgh College of Art .

Overall, Mihaela has created the perfect medium for her artistic expression:

“Empowered by the freedom of expression that jewellery can offer, I hope that my work is an authentic, sincere and honest expression of my ideas and emotions.”