Ukrainian Easter egg writing is an ancient art that goes back to pagan times.
An art form that my wife Hanusia has been passionate about since she was a little girl and learned at her mother's knees on how to write "pysanky"
It takes a very steady hand and an extremely fine eye as well as the ability to think in the Batik style. ie. you start with a white egg and with a fine pointed stylus dipped in wax you cover the white egg with a design you wish to come out as white in the end. The egg is then dipped in yellow dye...and then you write with the melted wax stylus - what you wish to come out as yellow colour and so on....until the last colour - black. The wax is then melted off in the oven and can be polished for display.
Here are some this year's writings.
Some of you have seen similar postings that I have submitted in years past.
Easter is coming and the gift of a pysanka is a wish for fertility, prosperity and new life renewing.
Lord of the Rings theme. Anyone read Elvish?
Close up of some of the detail
Tree of life theme:
Hope you like looking at them as much as my wife enjoys making them!
An art form that my wife Hanusia has been passionate about since she was a little girl and learned at her mother's knees on how to write "pysanky"
It takes a very steady hand and an extremely fine eye as well as the ability to think in the Batik style. ie. you start with a white egg and with a fine pointed stylus dipped in wax you cover the white egg with a design you wish to come out as white in the end. The egg is then dipped in yellow dye...and then you write with the melted wax stylus - what you wish to come out as yellow colour and so on....until the last colour - black. The wax is then melted off in the oven and can be polished for display.
Here are some this year's writings.
Some of you have seen similar postings that I have submitted in years past.
Easter is coming and the gift of a pysanka is a wish for fertility, prosperity and new life renewing.

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Lord of the Rings theme. Anyone read Elvish?

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Close up of some of the detail

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Tree of life theme:

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Hope you like looking at them as much as my wife enjoys making them!