Petrasakis

PETRASAKIS

Location: Cyprus

I was always attracted by the peculiar shapes,colours and the mixture of minerals,certain stones were formed and filled with, billion years ago.

Consequently,I started collecting stones which appeared most
interesting to me, and my collection was growing week by week.

One day I felt the “Spirit of the Stone” urging me to reveal their hidden beauty.And it was then,when I started experimenting using different kind of methods and materials and I was “torturing” my mind trying to find the correct method
to make this “revelation”.

After months of hard work and mental efforts,I was able to discover a sophisticated technique which allowed me,
by using not only my hands and tools,but also some “other things”, to strees all the natural characteristics a stone already had,thus taking out each stone’s “Personality”.

By finishing the process of this transformation,every stone stops from being a lifeless piece of rock and becomes
a “Living Stone” with a Unique Personality and with a Name.

I would not define my self as a sculptor,but as a Self-taught artist, who works the Stone with “unconventional” methods.

E-mail: petrasakis@cytanet.com.cy


Portfolio:

ART MADE BY NATURE


MY COLLECTION OF NATURAL STONES SKILLFULLY HANDCRAFTED AND PLACED ON WOODEN BASES ARE MASTERPIECES ONE OF A KIND.

EACH STONE IS UNIQUE IN ITS CRAFTMANSHIP, SHAPE AND APPEARANCE, THUS MAKING IT A VALUABLE GIFT FOR THE KEEN COLLECTOR AND THE STONE ENTHUSIAST.
THESE EXCEPTIONAL PIECES OF ART, FORM THE IDEAL GIFT FOR THE EXECUTIVE’S DESK AND FOR THAT SPECIAL CORNER OF THE OFFICE OR THE HOME WHERE WE PROUDLY DISPLAY OUR COLLECTION OF SPECIAL OBJECTS
EVERY PIECE HAS ITS OWN CODE NUMBER AND/ OR NAME AND IT IS ACCOMPANIED WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY SIGNED BY THE ARTIST

APHRODITE'S PENDANTS

Aphrodite’s Pendants are made of natural beach pebbles collected
from various beaches of Cyprus.These pebbles are carefully picked
and examined one by one depending on their shape,colour and lustre
that is,selecting only the ones that are best suited to become beautiful
natural stone Pendants.
It is worth noting that most of these pebbles are not like the ordinary ones.
On the contrary,they are extraordinary because they are formed by a
mixture of minerals which were created millions of years ago,when
there were volcanoe’s erruptions from deep sea,melting the earth’s crust.
This explains and their unusual colours and shapes.

The pebbles are then gathered in our workshop where they are properly
washed and cleaned thoroughly.
After they dry they are skilfully glued on a silverplated leaf shape bail
and placed on the shelve for two days in order for the glue to harden.

Finally they are attached in a quality black rubber cord with lobster clasp
and the beautiful Aphrodite’s Pendants are ready to wear.

Every piece is unique in its craftsmanship, shape and appearance, thus
making it a very special gift of natural beauty.

To put it simple, if you just love Cyprus ,take a piece of it with you…
and wear it.

FACEROCK TABLE LIGHTER

Facerock Table Lighters are made of natural beach stones,in different face shapes and colours, collected from the shores of Cyprus and gathered to our workshop
where, our Artist transform them from a lifeless piece of rock into a real creature’s face. And that is what their name is after. “Facerock”
The front surface of each rock is grinded by hand to become smooth and then, it is
hand polished,so when it is finished and grabbed in hand,it has the pleasing sense
of silk touching.
Their movable googly eyes,which are glued on them,are giving the impression of
a live Creature and their noses of small real pebbles are hand picked and
selected one by one to suit each facerock’s shape.
Finally their eyebrows and mouth are made of high quality self-stick plastic,which is hand-cutted in different shapes,thus expressing the face’s mood, i.e happy,
sad,angry,etc.

After they are fully done,they are placed on wooden bases and a refillable lighter
featuring Cyprus is then glued on the back side of the base.

Every piece is unique in its craftsmanship,shape and appearance thus making it
a valuable gift for the keen collector and the stone enthusiast.And to put it simple,
if you just love Cyprus,take a piece of it with you to remember.

They are available in black and silver colour base,the black hosting the white
Facerock whilst on silver sits the black Facerock.

MAGNETIC FACEROCKS

Magnetic Facerocks are made of natural beach stones,in different face shapes and
colours, collected from various beaches of Cyprus and gathered to our workshop
where our Artist transform them from a lifeless piece of rock into a real creature’s face
and that is what their name is after. “Facerock”

The front surface of each rock is grinded by hand to become smooth and then, it is
hand polished,so when it is finished and grabbed in hand,it has the pleasing sense
of silk touching.

Their movable googly eyes,which are glued on them,are giving the impression of
a real live Creature and their noses of real small pebbles are hand picked and
selected one by one to suit each facerock’s shape.
Finally their eyebrows and mouth are made of high quality self-stick plastic,which is
is hand-cutted in different shapes,thus reflecting the face’s mood, i.e happy,angry,etc.

On the their back a very strong neodymium magnet is glued, which gives them
the ability to hold onto the metal surface of our picture frames and display stands
or on any other metal surface,the owner wish to put them. i.e fridge door.

Every piece is unique in its craftsmanship,shape and appearance thus making it
a valuable gift for the keen collector and the stone enthusiast.

They are available as single facerocks or placed on frames of 8x10 & 13x17 cm
in three colours combinations.(Black,Silver,Blue)