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The main goal of the project was to reach simplicity, but to retain the main motives at the same time. […]

Her favorite material is antique lace. She thinks that artists need courage – turning your hobby into a profitable job.

Emma’s family is from former Yugoslavia but she was born in The Netherlands. In her work inspiration from her bicultural

Yulka believes that artists are simply inspired to walk and look for their own way Her inspiration is the lifestyle,

“I approached Karagiozis from the view of the Karagioz puppeteer during the early days of the first puppet plays. My

“Through my comic, I wanted to explore the themes of the fool and stupidity. Through the character of Karagiozis I

“In my comic ‘’A prayer to our Mother’’, I decided to focus on the impending issue of climate change. Hugely

“There were four aspects from the Karagiozis Shadow Puppet theatre that I incorporated into my comic “Acteaon and Artemis”; the

I really like the different topics that the Karagiozis plays tackled. Most of them are socially orientated. So I thought

“My story is inspired by the meaning that the word “karagiozis” has taken on in the modern Greek colloquial language.