WICKERWORK (OR BASKETWORK)

WEAVING ON THE LOOM

EMBROIDERY (OR NEEDLEWORK)

METALWORK (OR METALLURGY)

Greek folk art is by far the most genuine aesthetic expression of the common people. Recognized as a primary form of art, it often employs geometrical shapes (i.e. triangles, squares) and archetypal symbols (i.e. meanders, crosses) to illustrate with liveliness and imagination the social conscience of ordinary man, usually in the context of a specific community or place. Greek folk art affords an inexhaustible thematic range that manifests itself in a variety of forms: handicrafts (such as weaving, embroidery, pottery, metallurgy and woodwork), painting, iconography, marble sculpture and so on.

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The splendour of copper in lacklustre times Skyros’ basket weavers Pelion’s last saddler How to pour metal into sand Kafenion Mouries in Volos Volos’ tanner The old man and his caïques Boatyard in the Argolian gulf The luthier of Metaxourgeio Tentes – Athens’ awnings The Mentis ribbon weaving company A living memorial A classic – sandals from Athens Skyrian honey The Kombolói – from prayer chain to toy Skyrian woodcarving With the shepherds on the scanty hills of Skyros Women’s cooperative Boatyards on the tip of the Pelion Boatyards on the tip of the Pelion Read full description at From Hand to Hand STORIES ABOUT CRAFTSMANSHIP IN GREECE TODAY

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Play with Clay, Carving marble, Silver and gold miracles

Art, tradition, inspiration, artistry blended with clay, marble, silver and gold shape objects of exquisite beauty to reserve a remarkable position into the pantheon of the Greek cultural heritage.

Play with clay

The ceramic art (or pottery) has been marking eras and millennia. It has been turning natural material into useful objects of high aesthetics. It has been involving artful hands into creating culture. It has been giving evidence about that culture, as pottery accounts for the most numerous objects of the same category found in any archaeological excavation.

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