If you're in need of some Easter egg inspiration, you might find a new source in pysanky eggs. This traditional Ukrainian method of decorating eggs has been around for several millennia—and crafty ...
Give the Easter Bunny some competition! Supplement your income with decorated Easter eggs. Ukrainian egg patterns are a beautiful, traditional craft. For over 2,500 years, the art of egg decoration ...
Maria Fedachtchin’s fingers trembled a bit as she etched the first intricate lines of beeswax along the smooth, unblemished shell of an egg cradled in her palm. She’s learning to design pysanky, the ...
Speaking on ETV show "Ringvaade," calligrapher Tiina Kull explained how Ukrainians paint eggs at Easter using wax to write symbols and traditional patterns that are believed to have protective powers.
Colorful Easter eggs delight the eye and contribute to the joy of Easter’s celebration. The eggs that immediately make people marvel are a Ukrainian tradition called pysanky. These incredible, ...
On a sunny afternoon, in what seems like another world, I went to my friend Candace Cook’s house to make Ukrainian Easter eggs. It was a time when you could still visit a friend, though even then ...
At the center of Ukrainian Easter preparations is the pysanka, a decorated egg featuring complex patterns “written” with a wax-resist method. Derived from the verb “to write,” these eggs are the ...
Pysanky are a traditional way of decorating Ukrainian Easter eggs, passed down through generations. In this video, the Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur shows how intricate patterns are created layer by ...
Ukrainians have an ancient springtime tradition of intricately decorating eggs. This art form, called pysanky, has taken on special meaning and urgency this year, due to the war in Ukraine. Now, ...
Originally published on April 28, 2019. When Luba Petrusha was a young girl, she remembers being fascinated by a collection of colourful and intricately decorated eggs in her mother's china cabinet.