Since 2001, I have been a folk singer in the local folk revival group VRUJA. That's how I met my husband, Marino Kranjac. He is an accomplished musician and I have been a vocalist in his band ever since.

Next to being a folk singer for more than 20 years, I am also a published author of three books and a self-taught crochet designer. I hold a degree in education and have been a primary school teacher for many years. I am a Montessori certified preschool educator and an Infant Massage coach. 

Marino

is a folk musician, multi-instrumentalist and treasurer of the folk tradition of Istria. He is a professional artist with a rich repertoire and more than 35 years of musical performance.

Alenka and Marino have a long joint musical career behind them and appear on many music CDs and compilations.

Love for Art Dolls

I started creating dolls in 2020 and have been holding art exhibitions and presentations in my local community ever since.

I also made dolls for my children's book Livio the Fisherman (Ribič Livio - Livio il pescatore). This is my first translated book, written as a bilingual book in Slovenian and Italian.

Istria is a multilingual and multicultural peninsula of the Adriatic sea. It is no surprise, that with a heritage so rich, the magic of the local environment finds its expression through my art. 

Vilinska kri

In 2018 Alenka had her first book published by Amalietti Založba (editing house). "Vilinska kri ali tovarišice prav posebne sorte" is a book about witches, "le streghe" or "štrige", as Istrians call them. The folklore of witchcraft is still very alive and present in Istria, as well as in nearby Friuli and other surrounding  regions.

Vilinska kri (Fairy Blod or the companions of a very special kind) was followed by a novel "Mara, vilinska kraljična" (Mara, the fairy princess, Amalietti) in 2019 and a children's book "Ribič Livio - Livio il pescatore" (Livio the fisherman, Civic Library Izola) in 2022.