“Many people order the portrait of Bashar al-Assad”: Syrian Armenian (video)
Syrian Armenian Karapet Galstyan has been engaged in needlework for 5 years. He learnt the skills from his mother. Still years ago in Syria his first work was the flag of Armenia. He posts his works and takes orders on Facebook page “Ergir handcrafts center”. There are 60 orders per month. There are few clients from Armenia. The customers are mainly from Arabic states. Many people order the portrait of the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad. He is still a beginner in needlework sphere, but he hopes that he will become famous. Especially when few male representatives are engaged in this sphere, “I always try to give 100 percent result in order to attract customers.” The young man puts efforts so that his works differ, “The expenses aren’t important for me, I try to get a successful picture.” Many people in Armenia order icons, ahead of the feast of St. Sargis works on the topic of love, flags of different countries, pictures on the topic of football. The prices start from 5000 AMD.
