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.
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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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