Evdokia Houdalas Dragoumanou
Evdokia Houdalas Dragoumanou is a Greek artist who for over 15 years is practicing drawing on silk. While studying French Literature at the University of Lyon, France, she came to know the art of drawing on silk.
Moving back to Greece she made her hobby her business.
Drawing on silk she created beautiful silk paintings with themes depicting mostly amphorae, statues, nautical themes and nature sceneries. She applied her designs on silk clothing for menswear and womenswear such as silk ties, hand-scarves, blazers, t-shirts and silk skirts.
Upon customer’s requests, she started designing silken home wear like silk dinner table sets, upholstery or silk lampshades. Her designs vary from colorful and floral, to modern and abstract shapes. The place she lives and works Naflplio, a seaside town somwhere between Epidaurus and Olympia, rich to traditions and beautiful surroundings with historical significance had a great impact on her. She now creates designs that are inspired by Greek nature, culture and art.
A few demonstrations of her work include symbols from Ancient Greek pottery, Hellenic motifs and images found on island art, nature and flowers from local scenery.
Her designs reveal her passion and admirations of Greek nature and art. She embedded classical style with modern approach in an elegand and classy appeal.
Romantic and chic designs that seek to stand out and inspire.
Her passion and ambition for what she does keeps her in a constant search of her next inspiration to create current and unique designs.
Driven by this she has participated in several trade shows in Greece, while she has accomplished a couple of collaborations with accredited institution and museus; such as the French Institute in Greece and her most current with the Field Museum of Chicago, in Illinois, and continuously seeking for new collaboration opportunities.
For her, the meaning to be able to draw on silk and generaly express herself through art can be explained by this phrase:
‘Την μεν ζωγραφίαν ποίησην σιωπώσαν, την δε ποίησιν ζωγραφίαν λαλούσαν’.
Simonidis the Keios, 556-468 B.C.
trnsl: painting is poetry of silence when poetry is a talking painting
