This linocut represents Lithuanian etnographic culture and symbols.
Linocutting and linoprinting used to be one of the most popular graphic techniques in the mid of 20th century.
A boat in a sea stands for importance of a coast we are lucky to have - Baltic sea and Curonian Lagoon which has 262 kilometres of a coastline. There you can find many fishermen villages - people used to live from all the goods that the sea was providing.
An old hut under the Oak tree. It's a typical Lithuanian village house surrounded with garden, trees and fields full of rye. Oak is a symbol of power and strength. There is a saying that when a son is born the family has to plant an oak tree.
Birds take an important role in many folklore songs and tales. The main symbolism here is that they can fly. Birds are in a place between Earth and sky. If you read the stories carefully, you'll notice that it symbolises spiritual and emotional wellbeing.
The girl is wearing Lithuanian entographic clothes. It was only worn for dancing, singing, acting or celebrating back in the day.
Tree of life symbolizes: branches - youth, trunk - adulthood and roots - old age.
The most popular bird in Lithuanian folklore is the white stork. Each spring when they come back from lands far away people of Lithuania celebrate the rebirth of nature.
