Sopot is surrounded by wonderful nature. Within minutes from my home, I can walk in my favourite wood or visit the beautiful waterfall. Back in the Bulgarian Renaissance in the 19th century my town was famous for its literature, but Sopot was also renowned for various crafts, with small workshops and manufacturers.

I opened the workshop back in 2001. You can find my workshop, together with those of other masters from Sopot, in an old 19th century house. There besides my daily practise as an engraver, I organise various workshops for children and adults. Once a year I gather engravers from the country and abroad to exchange expertise.

Some of the techniques that I use are as old as the world. One has to have in mind that I am crafting for people living nowadays with taste formed by contemporary culture. It is precisely this balance between past and present which I seek in my work. Now an engraving master has the chance to work worldwide.

The craft will outlive us humans. It will undergo different phases - it will flourish and decay, it will evolve and change, but it will last. I’m a believer in the surviving power of crafts, objects as antidotes to the faceless industry products.