Yolanta Tzenova is a hereditary coppersmith master. She is one of a few women, practicing this craft.

She has imbibed the mastery of her father Dimitar Manafski since her early childhood years. Later she studied wood-carving in the class of Konstantin Dikansky. She graduated from the Art School of Ceramics and Glass. Then she specialized engraving and supplemented her knowledge and abilities by taking lessons in drawing.

She has been working as a coppersmith since 1984. She is very successful on the Bulgarian and international market.

Private collectors from USA, Germany, Japan, Italy, Russia, etc. are buying her works. Her masterpieces can be found in all regions of Bulgaria.

Yolanta transforms the metal with her hands into beautiful pictures with complex floral and animal ornaments that express the strength of life. She is a contemporary author who is building a bridge between the old craft and modern art, seeks new forms of expression, and transforms the craft into art. The coppersmith master produces art souvenirs of copper, icons, pictures, cards, plates and constantly develops her artistic searches.