I was born in 1978 in a small town Senkonys Dzukija, a southern ethnographic region of Lithuania. I grew up in a loving family of six, along with my three lovely sisters. While at the local Viktarina secondary school, I commuted to an art school in Druskininkai, which I continued attending after I was transferred to Atgimimo High School in Druskininkai. I stayed at my uncle's while pursuing the studies and his family became my home away from home. My uncle Vytautas Dabrukas, a famous folk artist, taught me a great deal about wood carving. He was the one who...more
