Foundation Course, 10-17 May 2025
Taught in English & Greek by Yanis ZagorianakosThis course is also offered as A Retreat at The Grapevine House, for 1-4 people. If you wish to book it as a retreat please contact us for details.
In the Foundation Course students are introduced to the 17 Principles of art and life. The starting point is your own inner motivation. You put pen to paper and then the creation process goes into full expansion. It is very simple. The only thing that can be a bit difficult is to stop painting!
The Foundation Course is for those of you who have not done Vedic Art courses before, or only gone through parts of the basic course.
Foundation courses in Aegina always follow the original programme as it was created by the founder of Vedic Art, Curt Källman. No prior art experience is required to attend the course.
The course runs for 6 days from Saturday evening to the following Saturday morning. The lectures take place at The Cool Projects Studio, are usually set in the morning and run for about an hour. The rest of the day you are free to paint in your studio space or take time off to use as you please.
Basic materials needed: canvas, notebook, pencils, sketchbook, water based colours and tools of your choice, cloths that can get covered in paint and last but not least, your inspiration.
Basic materials are not provided, you are asked to bring your own or:
1. Visit the local shop where basic painting materials are available. Please note we are not responsible for the selection and/or availability of products in stock,
2. Order everything you need online in the shop of your choice and post your order to us (address below) so that everything is here waiting for you.
Shipping address:
The Cool Projects Studio,
5 Agias Paraskevis street, Meristos
1810 Aegina, Greece
T. +30697202990
Please make sure you post your order well in advance of your course dates and inform us at info@vedicartgreece.com
Coffee & tea is provided throughout the course. There will be a closing event at our home, to celebrate the completion of the course, with snacks and drinks. You will have time to enjoy the Island of Aegina, and we will arrange one or two excursions, depending on time and wishes of the group.
By booking this course you accept our Terms & Conditions.
Vedic Art courses may only be held by trained Vedic Art teachers. All courses and education held in the name of Vedic Art which are based on the 17 Principles of the method must be approved by Vedic Art. Remember to add your name on the shipping label.
May Foundation/ Continuation Vedic Art Course
Following his studies in London (Bsc Honors in Industrial Chemistry and design) at The City University, Yanis worked as a Scientist doing Research for a few years.
In 1995, he made a life change and turned full time to designing, producing and marketing handmade objects through ventures such as, Trigono, Kuenta, The Booze Market, The Crafts Market, and most recently The Cool Projects and Aegina Retreats. Over the years he has accumulated firsthand experience on how it is and how it feels to succeed, fail and be able to get up and start afresh and continue.
In addition to his work involved with crafts, he has also been a dedicated painter, and transitioned to becoming a fulltime artist in 2005. Over the past 20 years he has exhibited his work in various galleries in Greece such as Astrolavos gallery, Anemos, Cats & Marbles, This Is Not A Gallery, Booze Cooperativa, ZMGallery, and more. For the last 10 years he has withdrawn from galleries and curates his own exhibitions in Aegina, Amorgos and Patmos and wherever else the opportunity arises.
He lives in Aegina and works from his studios in Aegina and Amorgos. He also likes not working in his own studio, and goes looking for different spaces that inspire him and works from there.
He speaks Greek and English fluently.