Our Art
A quiet philosophy of making
Roulis brings together painters, ceramicists, jewellers and sculptors whose work is bound to the landscape, light and traditions of Santorini.
The Approach
Craft as a way of listening
The works we present begin in observation — the movement of afternoon light against a plastered wall, the weight of volcanic clay in the hand, the specific blue that only appears at certain hours over the caldera.
Each artist and maker interprets that observation in their own material language. Nothing here is mass-produced; each piece carries the trace of its process.
Techniques
Materials & methods
Painting
Oil, watercolour and mixed media works produced in island studios.
Ceramics
Wheel-thrown, hand-built and slip-cast pieces fired at high temperature.
Fusing Glass
Kiln-formed glass work in translucent Aegean palettes.
Jewellery Making
Casting, forging and stone-setting in gold, silver and semi-precious stones.
Gilding
Traditional leaf application for icons and decorative surfaces.
Sculpture
Direct carving in marble and modelled work in bronze and clay.
"We work slowly, because the island itself works slowly on us."
— From the Roulis studio
Artists & Creators
Names to be announced
The artists represented in the Roulis catalogue will be introduced individually in a following phase, with biographies, portraits and studio notes.