This pair of earrings is made from flat round and oval shaped hand-rolled paper beads, painted with pink acrylic paint and sealed with a glossy varnish.
Wonai_Haruperi©Michelangelo_Foundation
Wonai_Haruperi©Michelangelo_Foundation
Wonai_Haruperi©Michelangelo_Foundation
Wonai_Haruperi©Michelangelo_Foundation
Wonai_Haruperi©Michelangelo_Foundation
Rungano Nyamayedenga
- Paper Pieces
- Jewellery maker
- Harare, Zimbabwe
- Rising Star
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A new beginning with paper beads
- • Rungano opened her workshop in 2018
- • She creates her beads using upcycled paper
- • Her aunt taught her the craft of hand rolling paper beads
Rungano Nyamayedenga has a BSc in Gender Studies and began creating paper beads in 2016. She was introduced to the craft by her aunt, Nyasha Mpunga-Manyau. Inspired by colour and passionate about sustainability and women’s economic empowerment, making paper beads became a lifeline for her. “I experienced a mental breakdown after changing universities and having to restart my degree in a new country.” In order to take care of her health Rungano thought about different creative outlets as a coping mechanism. This, coupled with the need to earn an income, led her back to making paper beads and jewellery, especially as she had everything she needed to start. Her journey with Paper Pieces, her sustainable jewellery workshop, formally began in 2018.
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Two-bead combination
Photo: Wonai_Haruperi©Michelangelo_Foundation
Two-bead combination
This pair of earrings is made from circular and oval shaped hand-rolled paper beads, painted with matte metallic nude acrylic paint and sealed with a glossy varnish.
Photo: Wonai_Haruperi©Michelangelo_Foundation
Four-bead combination
This pair of earrings is made from stacked circular, flat, and oval shaped hand-rolled paper beads, painted with maroon, orange and raw sienna acrylic paint, then sealed with a glossy varnish.
Photo: Wonai_Haruperi©Michelangelo_Foundation
Four-bead combination
This pair of earrings is made from stacked circular, flat, and oval shaped hand-rolled paper beads, painted with gold and mustard acrylic paint and sealed with a glossy varnish.
Photo: Wonai_Haruperi©Michelangelo_Foundation
Stacked flats
This pair of earrings is made from ten hand-rolled paper beads. There is a combination of five maroon painted flat round beads stacked on top of five red painted flat round beads, the whole sealed with a glossy varnish.
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