Virus Ceramicus
Manolis Patramanis was born in Heraklion, Crete. He studied
pottery at the School of Free Studies in Chania, Crete.
He has been in many commercial exhibitions, including the
International Fair of Frankfurt. He has also worked as an
instructor for pottery seminars organized by the Center
for Professional Training. In 1988 he set up his own workshop
in Heraklion, Crete where he lives and work today.
Cretan clays, other high temperature clays (porcelain and
stoneware), clay slips colored with metal oxides and stains,
are the basic materials used to give shape to his great
ideas.
The ceramics are fired in electric kilns from 12 to 24 hours
at temperatures of 1065 degrees Celsius to 1280 degrees
Celsius.
Ceramics from his workshop are sold throughout Greece and
were selected for the Hellenic Handcrafted Creations Collection.
