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Agia Marina Shop during off season - Open!

The physical shop remains open most of the off season as it is my atelier. However, my schedule are more flexible as take walks in nature around to fetch some material and inspiration. You can always send me a message prior to your arrival if you want to pass by and arrange a day to visit to see if something is calling you (no purchase obligation) and I will arrange my schedule accordingly.

Atelier & Workshops

The shop also turns into a larger atelier where you can come and be creative. Some ateliers are on-demand usually for groups of 3 to 6 people but can be arranged for one or two too. So, you can totally imagine coming for a personal or group creative retreat, enjoying the quietness of Agia Marina in winter (especially appropriate if you need a bubble of peace with easy access to nature).

Note for EU customers (out of Greece): Due to the new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulation from the EU:
Currently, I cannot keep shipping within Europe for now.

While I am all for ecologic approach to shipping, the EU did not come up with a unified tools to manage its new eco-law on packaging. As a result, for a couple of international order within the EU, I would have to apply to all countries and pay in advance taxes in some without knowing if I would have to ship there. It is not manageable for a small business like mine. So, unfortunately, I can only ship to Netherland and Ireland which have implemented a law taking small business into consideration and asking taxes above a certain KG shipped per year, or to UK and Switzerland. 

While the sun and warm is still stroking the shore of Aegina Island (and will until mid-october or maybe even longer), the squirrel is gathering nuts and food in the main land and central Europe. I love this animal which for me is one of my favourite embodiment of pivoting can be healthy.

This year the Squirrels comes with new motivational or statment t-shirts and hoodie, handmade incense holders and of course its series of messages on the Animal Spirit blog (see below),

The Squirrel Spirit Invitation

This month, the Squirrel Spirit invites you to dance between the earth and the canopy with lightness and curiosity. It whispers that preparation is wise, but anxiety is unnecessary; you can gather what you need for tomorrow without losing the joy of today. 

The Squirrel Spirit Inner Work

Your practice this month is to plant seeds without watching the soil. Choose one creative act, one kind gesture, or one professional task to perform purely for the love of the experience itself, releasing all attachment to the outcome, reward, or recognition. When the mind asks, “What will this bring?” or “Is this enough?”, gently answer: “I do this for the joy of doing.” Notice how this shift from expecting results to trusting the process lightens your step. Like the squirrel who forgets its stashes only to feed the future forest, trust that your actions, done in alignment and joy, are seeding a legacy that will sprout in its own perfect time.

This month, is a gentle dance with the heat, the wind and the AC. You can easily find me in the morning crafting bracelets, painting handmade coasters or weaving necklaces just outside my shop. But as soon as the temerature is going up, I shelter in the cool to work on some website disign and content for clients, earings or casting batches of turtle magnets and soap holders.

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