http://theocraft.com Art by Theodora Spyropoulos-Stone Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:06:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [Olekasasi, Nairobi, Kenya] In some cultures, eggs play an important role in Easter celebrations. The following painted ostrich egg was just recently completed as a commission. For those who are curious about this particular craft, it can take any where from 10 days (7 hours of continuous work) to 30 days (or ... http://theocraft.com/easter-2010 [Olekasasi, Nairobi, Kenya] Happy Valentines to everyone! Just a reminder...I also sell fabulous greeting cards. - Theo http://theocraft.com/greeting-cards-by-theo [Olekasasi, Nairobi, Kenya] I hope 2009 was a special year for all of you. But now, 2010 is upon us. I wish this year brings many new joys to your life as well as prosperity. - Theo http://theocraft.com/happy-2010 [Kitengela, Nairobi, Kenya] Many of you already know that birds are one of my favourite subjects to paint. I was honoured to be selected by John Dawson to commission 15 bird paintings for his new, highly anticipated book, A Gallery of East African Birds. Therefore I invite you all to a ... http://theocraft.com/birds-of-east-africa-book-launch [Nairobi, Gigiri, Kenya] IF YOU haven't had a chance to join us at our Village Market exhibition, there's still time. All of the artists (Robert Glen, Larry Oughton, Debbie Oulton, Larisa Sjoerds, and myself) will be present on the last day (Moi Day) for a meet and greet session. We'll also ... http://theocraft.com/moi-day-art-celebration-at-village-market [Nairobi, Kenya] ATTENTION art lovers everywhere...please set your "art calendars" for October 1 until the 10th for an art exhibition at the Village Market that will showcase art created purely out of passion by myself and other talented artists from Kenya.  Please click on the image below to see the flyer ... http://theocraft.com/oct-2009-village-market-exhibition Thank you very much for visiting my new and improved website. I was born in Uganda to Greek parents. My life has been spent mostly in East Africa (Uganda, Kenya) where I started painting as a young child. My art was influenced from living in the Bwindi Forest (also known ... http://theocraft.com/welcome Beadwork | Paintings | Ostrich Eggs | Tiled Murals | Cushion Covers About | Shop | Contact me | Comments? | Online Gallery | Mobile Site | Twitter me http://theocraft.com/start Over the past decade or so, I have taken part in 13+ art exhibitions at various art galleries, restaurants, hotels, craft shows, etc. I will try to gather some information about these past exhibits -- if possible. However, please keep your eyes on this page for any news on my ... http://theocraft.com/exhibits As a single mother for a part of my life, I know first hand how challenging it can be to obtain a steady income. One of my former employees passed away as a result of HIV-AIDS. During that time, I felt that she needed to do something else that would ... http://theocraft.com/community