Herbarium: Printmaking & Bookbinding (Ages 9-13)

The multifaceted art forms of printmaking and bookbinding meet the rich garden of the Vorres Museum.

Children will have the opportunity to learn the craft of printmaking, designing, carving, and printing unique works inspired by Mediterranean horticulture and the museum’s hidden gardens.

The workshop’s goal is to create botanical manuals in the style of classic herbariums, fully illustrated and hand-bound.

The carving is done on soft material using printmaking tools, with full safety and guidance, while printing takes place on a small manual printing press.

The produced prints will be bound using classical artistic bookbinding techniques, and each young artist will take home an authentic work of art.

Evripides Papadopetrakis

Evripides Papadopetrakis (b. 1988) is a visual artist based in Athens. He studied printmaking, book arts, and painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts, where he also completed his postgraduate studies, while attending seminars on artistic bookbinding. His work revolves around classical and experimental printing methods and the creation of surreal sculptures. His research and references are closely tied to the sciences, both in terms of aesthetics and as commentary, incorporating unconventional thought based on the relationship between the rational and the metaphysical. In 2021, he held a solo exhibition titled Living Monuments at the Mediterranean Center of Architecture and has participated in numerous group exhibitions, some of which he curated. He has been involved in artistic productions and has been a member and founder of artistic groups and spaces. He has led workshops and lectures with institutions in Greece and abroad and has extensive teaching experience in various educational contexts. In 2023, he published the book BURR (dolce publications) with Vicky Tsirou as part of the program of the same name.