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.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Monday, April 28, 2014
Folk Pysanka from Lviv Province
Close replication of a pysanka in Vira Manko's The Ukrainian Folk Pysanka (Table 5, No. 32, from Dovzhiv, Sokal region in Lviv Province; Dovzhiv does not currently exist).
Friday, April 25, 2014
Sunflower Sakvy
My own design using the savky (saddlebags) division. The pattern in the flower's center is adapted from a diasporan design, possibly by Luba Perchyshyn.
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Hutsul Fish with Checkered Bands
Monday, April 14, 2014
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Folk Pysanka with Cross from Ivano-Frankivs'k
This is a near-replica of a pysanka from Vira Manko's The Ukrainian Folk Pysanka (Table 8, No. 34, from Ilyntsi, Sniatyn region).
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Abstract Bouquet
My own (non-traditional) design using a pattern I learned from Theresa Somerset (and she from info on Maggie Tarris Bauer's blog, Pysanky Basics).
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)