Saturday, March 16, 2013

Pair of Fish (Goose Egg)


My own design with inspiration from a fish pysanka featured in Ukrainian Easter Eggs: How We Make Them.

On this egg:
Fish: health; as a Christian symbol, fish are reminiscent of Christ and his apostles who were fishers of men
Waves: wealth and baptism
Diamonds: knowledge

Final color, green: spring, new life, and freedom; victory of life over death

This pysanky has gone through a couple of drafts, including this chicken egg variation:


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