Today I visited the workshop of Pandelis and Constantinos Kyriakis. I was invited by Pandelis’s wife Barbara whom I know from the days I worked in tourism.
Pandelis left the elementary school at the end of the 70’s and started working for the carpenter and wood carver Skopelitan Jannis Kritsilis. After a couple of years Pandelis left Skopelos and lived in Athens. When he returned to Skopelos he worked as a carpenter and woodcarver but also as a fisherman.
The last couple of years he has focused on woodcarving mainly and his son Constantinos joined him last year.
A lot of woodcarving are based on drawings. Pandelis has quite a few and some are over 40 years old. He inherited most of them from Mr. Kritsilis.
At the moment Pandelis and Constantantinos are working on a church iconostasis. A framework of wood meant for icons and elaborate woodwork in a church.
Here you see the frame, the woodcarvings that will go on the lowest part of the frame and the doors. Pandelis and Constantinos are discussing what goes where and how.
Other things that they make are chandeliers, head boards for beds and chests.
I like the carvings of mermaids, sea horses and octopuses on the chest!
It is wonderful to see that a trade like woodcarving is not lost on Skopelos and that the younger generation continues in the footsteps of their parents. Pandelis his Facebook page is here: If you are interested to visit their workplace let me know.
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Marvellous pieces of art! What kind of wood do they use? The chest is so beautiful, something to last for generations. And it will only be more beautiful when it ages and get some “patina”!
That all looks beautiful. When we finally get back to Skopelos we would like to visit them.
Thanks for sharing I’d love to visit next time I come to Skopelos
Just beautiful, would also like to visit them 🇬🇷🇩🇰