It is said that as long as pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs) are being made somewhere in the world, the balance between good and evil is maintained. This blog is a record of my own contributions to saving the world from evil.
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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