Kouroupis Art, Koutouloufari, Crete Greece releases new ceramic sculptures and art items through its on line store.

Kouroupis Art of Koutouloufari. Crete, Greece, has announced that several new items have been made available through its on line store, which can be found at www.kouroupis.gr

The new items include ceramic art and sculptures by Nicole Vider, a Swedish ceramic artist who now lives on Crete. Nicole Vider is well known in her native Sweden for her humorous ceramic body parts, which she herself describes as ‘Best put in the downstairs toilet’. Included in the items available through the web site are the stunning, limited edition, ‘Iris and Hermes’ statues.

Manolis Anastasakis, the owner of Kouroupis said, “When we first saw Nicole’s work last year we immediately realised the value in her work and with the new items she has made this year, she has proved that she can produce some serious ceramic art”.

Also introduced to the Kouroupis web site for the first time are ceramics by Stavros Alexandris from Heraklion near Athens. Stavros produces a range of musical instruments made from heavy ceramic material, which are ideal for decorative purposes and, of course, make ideal gifts for musicians. There is also a range of eccentric model cars based on the VW Beetle and Citroen 2CV.

One of Kouroupis’ most popular items this year has been ‘Throsoulites’ a ceramic representation of a Cretan legend, which revolves around a drowned army off the south coast of Crete. These quirky figures have proved very popular with visitors to the island this summer, representing not only something specifically Cretan in origin, but also made on Crete.

“Folklore plays a great part in Cretan history, as it does in other places” said Manolis, “These figures have captured the imagination of many visitors to the shop this season, and in response to requests from customers we have introduced them into the on line store”

Also included on the site for the first time are carved Cretan stone statues of the native Cretan goat, the Kri kri, and a Cretan Bull.