For me art is a self – discovery process. As a human and as an artist I cannot keep distance from what is happening around me. In this era where individuality disappears, the harsh reality and the frenetic pace of everyday life overturn everything, I still believe that art can and should be incorporated in real life. I was born in Piraeus, where I live and work, and I always carry in me the saltiness of the sea, its smells, sounds and whimsical mystique. Nature is the inexhaustible source of my inspiration. People, animals, insects, birds, as well as sea creatures and sea plants, excite my imagination. Man is not always present in my work, but as a starting point and the symbolic haven of the womb is created for him. A hug, a nest, a shelter, a home... I create webs filled with shapes and incidents. Simple forms, biomorphic, primitive, whose structure is determined by even at times incompatible materials. Many of these are offered to me by nature, already carrying their own vibes and memories, and I use them unprocessed. Others are just everyday use materials transformed and given a second life, carrying within them the aura of their previous existence. Time is a crucial axis of my work. In its passage I try to curb the expansionist tendencies of the random, that appears frequently in my lightly punched sculptural forms. Many times my work is the result of recurring motifs, which stretch rhythmically in space, the accumulation of smaller motifs. The air gives them movement and light constructs and deconstructs. While my sculptures seem to be inhabited, I create my jewels in order to nest in the body, to take life and movement from it. Each piece - even the similar ones- is unique, as the one who will wear it, because every detail is handmade. The inspiration becomes a sketch, which then transforms into an object which subsequently co-determines its shape turning ultimately into an ornament, an amulet, an identification item, an item of reporting, attraction, symbol of social role. Jewel! A small sculpture, witness of history, exposing with its creation the social, economic and cultural conditions of its era, in the eternal journey of life and art. KAZIALE STAVROULA THE ... "thread of time" ...

Starting my journey in art experimented with many materials, until I get the fabric, a daily, first aid material. I took sackcloth, I painted , I burned, I hurt it. Eventually, deconstructing it I the hold the thread, the three-dimensional line for my own paintings.

My works reflect autobiographical, experiential evidences and memories, and record internal psychological processes. I observe the nature and people studying their societies and habits. People, animals, insects, birds enrich my imagination. A hug, a nest, shelters, homes. . . and I create webs filled with episodes and forms in space. Simple forms, biomorphic, primitive, whose structure is determined by the materials themselves, which are used unprocessed. I combine thread of jute with flax, rope, sisal, handmade paper, fragments of wood, roots, vine branches ...

Time is a key feature of my work. The time required to ensure my materials. I explore the nature, I get my precious thread through a time-consuming process that works with a psychotherapeutic way. I rip the sackcloth until its grid turned into a hill of yarn. Such yarns tied together again with defects in tying and rolled into a skein. the The next form will start from this skein, while the imperfections in the tying combined with the fluffs of deconstruction give movement to the sculptures, which seem to be inhabited ...

The feeling of manual get stronger as I begin to knit the threads with needles, crochet, wood, with my own fingers. I tie knots, crosscheck yarns and try to tame, to stint the expansionist tendencies of the random, frequently found in my light pierced constructions. Many times the artworks arising from the rhythmic repetition, the accumulation of smaller motifs.

The rough raw material has now mutated into soft and warm forms, playing with light and shadow. It is a magical process, yet redemptive, as the result itself ...