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by Panagiotis Mastrantonis
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Our greeting cards are 5" x 7" in size and are produced on digital offset printers using 100 lb. paper stock. Each card is coated with a UV protectant on the outside surface which produces a semi-gloss finish. The inside of each card has a matte white finish and can be customized with your own message up to 500 characters in length. Each card comes with a white envelope for mailing or gift giving.
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For some of us nothing captures the imagination like the image of a sailing ship in full sail.
I believe its symbolism is felt by far more than... more
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For some of us nothing captures the imagination like the image of a sailing ship in full sail.
I believe its symbolism is felt by far more than maritime enthusiasts, since it perfectly illustrates the mariners' traditional toast or blessing for ""Fair winds and following seas" - equally suitable and appropriate for any and all of life's journeys, nautical or not.
Barques (also barc, or bark) were the workhorse of the golden age of sail in the mid-19th century as they attained passages that nearly matched full-rigged ships, but could operate with smaller crews.
Their Greek counterparts, Myodromon (or gavara) beside their commercial use where also used as warships during the 1821 war for independence.
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His love and admiration for the craftsmanship and form of the sailing-ships of the past, coupled with the adventurous & somewhat magical atmosphere of the "age of sail" is what fuels the intriguing work of Panagiotis Mastrantonis. Born in 1940 in Piraeus, Greece and with family roots from the islands of Hydra and Ios, the sea and maritime scenery seems to have had a lasting underlying influence on his creative psyche. After studying freehand drawing at the Art School of George and Eleni Vakalo and architectural drawing at the Athens Technological Institute, he worked as a professional architectural modeler until 1995. Since then he engaged exclusively in drawing his sailing ship portraits, using a unique mixed technique of freehand...
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