Lina Bartkute

material thinking + creative direction

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hand printed rough organic linen for currant
printing paint is based on mineral pigments

@currantstories




https://soundcloud.com/currantstories/a-fly-in-the-room 🐚
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patch blouse from natural fabric pieces dyed with boreal birch forest and alpine tundra plants
hand spun alpaca sweater
pyjama trousers in organic cotton
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beautiful shots on film by Ekvilina Milaševičiūtė

www.currantstories.com



 
My favourite pieces developed in collaboration with Duncan Higgins at Notingham Trent University



Duncan Higgins’ home studio





I <3 E
Two piece bridal suit and groom’s shirt



@currantstories coming soon. Identity design by Tadas Karpavičius
currant / @currantstories coming soon
identity design by Tadas Karpavičius




Bridal gown and wedding style
Photo by Sarune Zurba




KAD’2017 Upyna. Travelling Architecture Workshop with kids



unthinking clothing
unthinking clothing




Workspace for a month. Kaunas Art Academy weaving workshop, TC2.
'Down on the farm' in the process




Bridal gown for me :-) Custom print on silk satin




Jaquard weaving, Nottingam Trent University.
'Down on the farm' in the process




Welcome!




Icelandic Textile center, weaving workshop. Blönduós


At the loom, artistic residency. Icelandic Textile center, Blönduós



a view for a month
A view from my window. A room in the former Women’s college.
Currently in Icelandic Textile Center in Blönduós.



August in Iceland, 2016
https://textilsetur.com/residency/current-past-residents/




welcome!
Welcome to my first solo exhibition!
“A State Of Wandering” @ gallery Artifex, Vilnius
19 01 2016 - 06 02 2016
The project is kindly supported by Arts Council Norway




Process images for a solo exhibition “A state Of Wandering” @ gallery Artifex /  19 01 2016 - 06 02 2016




Wearing my two grandmothers’ clothes beside one of their old houses.
A part of Joana Gelažytė and Justina Christauskaitė project about grandchildren and their relation to grandparents.
Photography by Justina Christauskaitė
2015




Reconstructing “the Blank”
Innvik Sellgren weaving factory, Norway
10 2015




Innvik Sellgren weaving factory, Norway




Silkscreen print tests @ Khib





'Untitled' at “Contextile” biennial, Guimarães and instructions for installing




Tests with digital jacquard weaving, TC2 @ Khib
Different qualities of yarn




Botanical garden, Copenhagen



Playing with discharge and water based dyes on silk organza


 
Tests with projector over textiles, mapping



Running on Cargo
Building utopia, upcycled plastic




www.bnplab.com




Bits and Pieces laser cut postcards in paper
Together with Paulius Friedt
www.bnplab.com
2013




Shape Sets