ST. ANTHONY’S DAY CAKES

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The illustration, created for an ongoing book design and illustration project about gardens, homes and family stories, depicts cakes baked for the Antaniniai festival. The image draws on family memory and everyday feasting traditions, revealing how food becomes not only a part of the celebration, but also an important marker of cultural and emotional memory.

CLIENT: Kaunas Antanas Žmuidzinavičius Museum of Works and Collections / Devils Museum

DATE: 2026 - project currently under development

LOCATION: Kaunas, Lithuania

PROJECT TYPE: Illustration from a series for a book project about the garden, home and family stories

TOPICS: Family traditions / Feasts / Celebration / Memory / Heritage

MEDIA AND TECHNIQUE: Watercolor, colored pencils

DIMENSIONS: A3 format ( 420x297 mm)

NOTE: The illustration is based on a story about what kind of common cakes were baked for family celebrations during Antanines