Sewing Workshop for Children and Youngsters – Level I

Fernando Gonçalves was born in Arganil and found in the Algarve the place where he put down roots, maintaining his shoemaker’s workshop in Algoz. He left engineering to return to the craft he learned from his family, rediscovering a living heritage in the trade. With master shoemakers from Trás-os-Montes and Loulé, he refined the skills that today shape every piece he creates. For over a decade, he has worked with leather as a material of time and memory, sharing this knowledge with those who seek it.

Isabel Sousa Carvalho (Faro, 1966) is a ceramist and trainer. He develops work in ceramics, also exploring paper pulp. Since 2021, she has been teaching at Loulé Criativo and other institutions in the Algarve.

Covering an area of approximately 800 hectares, Quinta do Freixo is located in the heart of the Algarve and is dedicated to activities ranging from agriculture and livestock farming to food processing and rural tourism. The entire estate is certified organic.

Luísa Leão is a textile artist and is part of the Loulé Criativo Textile Workshop. Born in Brasília and residing in the Algarve, she develops material work with a focus on wool fiber and the use of reused materials. PhD student in Arts at UBI, she promotes workshops and coordinates the textile club Trama Aberta.

Florists since 2018. Created with a lot of love, dedication and a vision of her own. We work in a family environment, where good taste is the main element. Over the years we have undergone a graceful evolution, thanks to loyal and special customers who trust in our creativity and quality. To live every day with flowers is to live with more love.

Ângela Gonçalves, from the Algarve, sees her passion for jewellery born in 2015.

With a degree in Marine Biology and Fisheries, he began making ceramics in 1998 in a self-taught manner. He completed the Creative Ceramics Course at CENCAL in 2004.

Noélia Sousa, born in Boliqueime, rediscovered in the enterprise a tradition that has accompanied her since childhood. At Casa da Empreita she enthusiastically shares this knowledge and the taste for conviviality between artisans.