Janine Cardona

Janine Cardona holds a B.Ed (Hons) in French and Maltese and studied Art and Design at Advanced level. Her craft journey began in late primary school with parchment and ganutell, eventually evolving into jewellery making. In October 2020, she founded Janine Jewellery, and in 2021 launched her line ‘Ganutell Ġojjell’, inspired by her first submission to the Premju Ġieħ l-Artiġjanat Malti. Exploring ganutell as wearable art, Janine gained recognition locally and internationally, culminating in first prize in the textiles sub-category at the Premju Ġieħ l-Artiġjanat Malti 2023 for her piece ‘Ganutell: A Twist to Tradition’.