I’ve been teaching in Aegina, my home base, for many years. But Greece is a lot more than its islands. There are regions where traditional craft is still practiced and kept alive by people who have chosen not to let it disappear.

These workshops away from Aegina with the collaboration of Efi from Definitely Greece, allow me to bring people directly to the makers themselves, encounter work in the place where it truly belongs, shaped by its own environment, history and daily life.

Amfissa is one of three locations where I’ll be teaching this year. We are also preparing workshops in Veria and Nafplio (to be announced soon). The approach remains the same: hands-on creative work, close observation and time to listen to the landscape and the story each place has to tell.

If you want to work with your hands while learning from people who have devoted their lives to their craft, these retreats offer a side of Greece that most visitors never encounter.

I am a self-taught, full-time craftsman and painter. I hold a BSc in Industrial Chemistry and Design from City University London, a background that has shaped me into an artist with a strong scientific curiosity and an investigative approach to materials and process

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I was born in Athens and grew up between Athens, Johannesburg, and London. At 17 I moved permanently to London, where I studied and later worked as a Project Scientist & Designer, conducting research. After fifteen years, I returned to Athens, left my scientific career behind, and began travelling to India. There, almost by accident, I was introduced to the world of Arts & Crafts. For the next decade, I visited India regularly and attended a wide range of craft seminars, along with numerous painting workshops in both London and Athens — all while working full-time as an artist and craftsman.

Today, I live and work between the islands of Aegina and Amorgos.

My work is driven by a deep curiosity for materials. Over the years, I have worked with wood, metal, fabric, glass, and I am always exploring new materials and unexpected combinations. In painting, I use watercolours, acrylics, oxidations, oil, collage — almost anything I can get my hands on, as long as it serves the work and the creative process.

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I have failed many times, for different reasons both in work and in life. I consider this my main source of education.