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.
Monday, December 30, 2013
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Christmas Rushnyk
My own design based on popular division derived from saddlebags ("savky"). Rushnychok are traditional cross-stitched cloths.
I made this for a Christmas egg exchange and I just learned that the colors happened to correspond to the recipient's family tartan colors -- what a great coincidence!
Monday, December 16, 2013
Swallows with Leaf Sprigs
Loosely based on a Hutsul pysanka from Vira Manko's The Ukrainian Folk Pysanka (Ivano-Frankivs'k, Kosmach, Kosiv region; Table 15, No. 3).
Green Rosettes (Jumbo Duck Egg)
My own design using a division that is not traditional for Ukrainian pysanky but is seen in pysanky from other Eastern European traditions.
Monday, December 9, 2013
The Hills in Midwinter
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Monday, December 2, 2013
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