Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Horse with Evergreen



Egg # 16, UGS Design Book #1 with blue as final color (instead of purple).  

Tulips



My own design.

(May) Flowers



Loosely based on Egg Number 12, UGS Design Book #5.  Easter's over but it looks like I may do some more eggs for a while...

Easter Paska - Happy Easter!


This is a terribly late post, but I thought it would be nice to include a picture of the Paska bread  I made with my mom and my aunt this Easter.  This is a traditional yeast bread we make every Easter -- it's served at Easter breakfast with boiled eggs, baked ham, kielbasa, and beet-horseradish.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Snow Maiden



This egg uses the diagonal division.  I based the design on the crown of the Russian Snow Maiden by Boris Zworykin (The Firebird and Other Russian Fairy Tales, 1978).  

Four Circles Trinity



I adapted this design from one of Luba Perchyshyn's amazing ostrich eggs (UGS Design Book #5, Egg #26).

36 Stars


My mom did this egg.  It is based on a design by Luba Petrusha.  

Poppies and Wheat



My mother did this egg this past weekend.  The design is by Luba Petrusha.  


Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Stars, Crosses, and Flowers



This is my own design, but the trifold design with the orange flower and purple backdrop was inspired by one of Luba Perchyshyn's simpler designs offered in a UGS catalogue.

Friday, March 18, 2011

First Post

Getting the dyes started...

Hello, world! This spring I plan to share my family's Easter traditions with the blogosphere.  I hope to both introduce the beauty of psyanky, or Ukrainian Easter eggs, to the uninitiated and to connect with other pysanky artists.