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Maria – creating ornamental knitting, stone paintings and glass beads
The visitors will have a chance to attend a unique hand-crafting creative course that will teach them how to paint on stone, create thread ornaments using knots and ties, and produce ornamental glass beads using special fusion techniques.
WHAT you will LEARN:
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Principles of creating ornamental glass beads
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Hands-on techniques and instruments for producing glass beads
Drosia - Where the Experience will take place
What Wikipedia says
Drosia is a suburban town in Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dionysos, of which it is a municipal unit.
Drosia is a mainly residential suburb, known for its location in the midst of evergreen pine forests. During the extreme heat of Greek summers, many Athenians drive up to Drosia on the weekends, seeking cool and shade in the taverns, cafes and one outdoor cinema theater, for which the area is known.
Drosia is situated in the hills in the northeastern part of the Athens conurbation, at about 370 m elevation. It lies at the northwestern foot of the Penteliko Mountain. It is 1 km southwest of Stamata, 3 km northeast of Ekali, 3 km south of Agios Stefanos and 19 km northeast of Athens city centre. Its built-up area is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Stamata, Rodopoli, Dionysos and Ekali. Greek National Road 83 (Athens - Marathon - Rafina) passes through Drosia.
A former rural village, Drosia started growing with the arrival of refugees from Pontus after the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922. Originally named Rossochori, it was renamed to Drosia in 1947. It was part of the community of Stamata until 1950, when it became a separate community.
Maria Pinotsi is your Hostess for the whole experience
Maria runs a creative workshop for stone painting, knitting, and ornamental glass beads creation. These arts are quite unique and require excellent attention to detail and special craftsmanship: those are the qualities that she loves to convey to her guests.
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Place of ORIGIN: Hydra, born in Ghana (West Africa) as an ex-pat
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LIVES in: Athens
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SPEAKS: English, Italian
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LOVES: travelling, music, acquiring new experiences, creative arts
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Has TRAVELLED to: Ghana, Nigeria, England, Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Cuba
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Personal TRAITS: joyful attitude, interest in humanity, love towards animals
Here's how we'll spend the day and what we'll do together
At Maria’s hand-crafting workshop, visitors will learn the use of workshop tools & the implementation of basic techniques like decoupage, painting on stone, and the traditional knitting method of “makramé” which involves ornamental thread creations using knots and ties. Last, guests will indulge into the two basic techniques for creating ornamental glass beads, using a special torch: glass fusion & lampwork bead making. They will create their own glass beads, which they will then take with them.
WHAT you will LEARN:
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Principles of creating ornamental glass beads
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Hands-on techniques and instruments for producing glass beads
Here are the details for Booking this Greek experience
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Place: Drosia, Attiki
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Meeting Point: at Maria's Workshop: 9a Trapezountos Str, Drosia, Athens
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Duration: 4 hours
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Timetable: 11.00-15.00
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Availability: throughout the year
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Group size: 3 persons max
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Price: 55 euros per person
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What’s SPECIAL about this experience: getting to hand-craft unique ornamental artifacts with the help of a real connoisseur
