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VERY NEW AND VERY NICE As soon as we emerge from self isolation, exciting new establishments await. BY N E NA DI M I T R IOU A N D M A R I A C OV E OU
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GET DIRTY WITH CLAY In February, talented potter Loukia Thomopoulou launched an open ceramics workshop space aimed at professionals and amateurs alike. Established artists can use the venue as their own workshop – it has all the equipment, tools and amenities they need – while learners can attend classes over a period of 3 to 4 months. At these classes, artists from Greece and abroad share their knowhow, offering masterclasses in design, sculpture, 3D design and 3D painting. Currently, Thomopoulou collaborates with others who teach their own pottery wheel and handbuilding techniques, including Stavros Perakis, Nikos Sklavenitis, Vangelis Magopoulos and the artist known as Hope. At Christmas, the objects created here are put up for sale at a bazaar/exhibition. Thomopoulou, who supports the valuable work of the Elpida Association of Friends of Children with cancer, is working on setting up an e-shop to sell functional and decorative works by various artists.
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• 22 Erechtheiou, Koukaki, Tel. (+30) 210.965.5596
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