Artist Profile

Straw Rue (Ruta) 3.75x4.75" wooden gold frame
with 2"x3" art created from natural rye straw

Lithuanian Cross Greeting Card
linco cut print on card stock

Butterscotch Amber Ring
Amber cabochon, sterling silver & serrated bezel

Little Bee II (Bitute II)
8x10" Black frame with 5x7" matted art

Go to the website for details and more of the jewelry collection 
Contact the artist for custom pieces

Various Pendants	Larimar + Turquoise jewelry	Custom Labradorite

Since childhood, under the tutelage of Master Artist, Aldona Saimininkas, Philitha Stemplys-Cowdrey has been learning the craft of Lithuanian Folk Art. In the winter of 2018, she and Aldona were accepted to the Southern New England Apprenticeship Program and furthered their work together as mentor and apprentice.  

"My work explores traditional Lithuanian folk arts and handicrafts, with a concentration on straw art. Over the years I have learned these crafts under the tutelage of Master Artist, Aldona Saimininkas, and I have honed and created my own style to add a modern twist to traditional works. Lithuanian folk art is greatly influenced by its people’s interpretation of the natural world around them. Much of the work I create utilizes mediums I have grown, cultivated, and processed in my own gardens and homestead. This includes various natural plant dyes (onions, beets, etc), eggs, beeswax, and most importantly: rye. I feel it is important my art not only mimics traditional ways, but to be created as close to how it was done originally."

Ferns I (Paparciai I) 8x10" Black frame 5x7" matted art created from natural rye straw - Custom, NFS	Jurate ir Kastytis 8x10" Black frame with 5x7" matted art created from natural rye straw - $85	Tulips and Thistle 12x12" Black frame with 4x4" matted art created from natural rye straw - $65

Birch Forest II (Berzynas II) 8x10" Black frame with 5x7" matted art  created from natural rye straw - $75

For information and custom work, contact the artist at hello@welcometothecottage.com
or visit the website at www.welcometothecottage.com or on Facebook at /cottageofthethreecats 
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