 Working on the sarkoma |  Working on Christ's head |  Handmade jewelry |  Handmade jewels with metal |
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 The birth of Christ |  Saints Arsenios and Paisios |  Byzantine iconography |  Handmade necklace |
 Authentic old hagiography |  Adding the details |
Eugenia has extensive experience in hand-crafting, and will initially teach her guests how to create byzantine-style religious hagiography, including techniques on how to prepare and produce all the necessary materials. They will also learn the art of jewel hand-crafting, using special tools and a variety of materials
WHAT you will LEARN:
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How to create hand-made byzantine hagiography icons
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How to create hand-made jewelry
Eugenia – Syros, religious hagiography, & jewel hand-crafting
Itinerary: how we'll spend the day and what we'll do together
Eugenia has extensive studies in this art, and will offer her guests a hands-on experience in creating byzantine-style religious icons, while preserving all the traditional techniques and methods. They will learn how to prepare the wooden surface, how to prepare the materials and colours, how to do the sketches and apply the colours, and how to carry out the finishing touches in order to produce the final result
The visitors will indulge themselves into this special craft, and learn how to create hand-made jewelry using a crochet as a special-purpose tool that creates a unique effect on the design itself. They will also learn how to employ materials like silver, steel, semi-precious stones, leather etc in order to craft the jewels
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Place of ORIGIN: Ermoupoli, Syros
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LIVES in: Ermoupoli, Syros
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SPEAKS: English
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LOVES: travelling, cooking, reading, drawing, hand-crafting
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Has TRAVELLED to: UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Cyprus, Turkey, Germany, Czech Republic, many places in Greece
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Personal TRAITS: very friendly and sociable, with an acute sense for hospitality, very good communicator, pleasant-mannered, very good cook
Booking details
Eugenia Rigopoulou is your Hostess
Eugenia has spent many years practicing two specific hand-crafting arts that she loves: religious hagiography and hand-made jewel creation. She has devised her own techniques and has used many different materials, to produce the final artifacts
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Place: Ermoupoli, Syros
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Meeting Point: square, at the main OTE entrance
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Duration: 3 hours
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Timetable: 13.00-16.00
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Price: 45 euros per person (materials are included)
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Availability: 1 June – 30 September
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Group size: 2 persons max
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What’s SPECIAL about this experience: Eugenia really loves hagiography and jewel handcrafting, and can, therefore, convey her expertise to her guests very effectively
Ermoupoli, Syros - Where the Experience will take place
What wikipedia says
Syros is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. It is located 78 nautical miles (144 km) south-east of Athens. The largest towns are Ermoupoli, Ano Syros, and Vari. Ermoupoli is the capital of the island and of the Cyclades. It has always been a significant port town, and during the 19th century it was even more significant than Piraeus.
Ermoupoli stands on a naturally amphitheatrical site, with neo-classical buildings, old mansions and white houses cascading down to the harbour. The City Hall, where Miaoulis Square lies ringed with cafes and with seating areas under palm trees.
The "City of Hermes" has numerous churches, including Metamorphosis, Koimisis, St. Demetrius, Three Hierarchs, Anastasis, Evangelistria and St. Nicolas. The Archaeological Museum has many finds and the Municipal Library contains numerous editions. The quarter of the town known as Vaporia is where the sea captains lived. Along its narrow streets, stand numerous neo-classical mansions.
Local specialities of the island include Kaparosalata (salad with capers), Maintanosalata (salad with parsley), Frisoura (appetizer), Delagraciano, Ladopita, Marathopita, Sfougato, San Michali cheese,
Loukoumi (dessert)