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Efi G @ Gallery 610

Last Updated 2/21/2023 • In Winter Arts Festival 2023 Artist Features

Brief Bio

Efthymia Giannakopoulou, also known as Efi G, is a local artist from Athens, Greece, who now resides in Huntington with her husband Joel, and her two daughters, Jade and Eliana. Efi specializes in embroidery art. She said that since she was a kid, she always like to draw and paint, but mostly loved to use her pencils to draw animals, flowers, magazines, and book covers. When she first started to embroider, she was about ten years old. “My grandma taught me everything she knew about embroidery,” she said.

Efi said embroidery has always been fascinating to her because, “it’s like you can draw and paint whatever you like, but instead of using a pencil or a brush, you are using a needle,” she said. She added that she loves designs that mostly have to do with flowers, cats, and women figures. “All of my women-themed art is dedicated to all the women, who in any form and any way, have suffered, hurt, and have lost themselves,” she said.

Work on Display

For the “My Heart’s Desire” Exhibit, Efi has two beautiful embroidery pieces framed titled, “Self Love.” She said, “Self Love,” is a reminder of how beautiful and strong women can be, and “a reminder that women need to appreciate themselves and embrace their inner strength.”

Where to find more work by Efi

If you have not seen her yet, Efi is a staff member and dealer at the Village Antique Mall. She displays and sells her embroidery art in her booth at the antique mall, but you can also find her work at Booktenders, WV, a cozy bookstore and cafe in Barboursville WV.