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, July 30, 2014
Friday, July 25, 2014
Stylized Mallow Flowers
This is my own design using some traditional motifs. Mallow flowers actually have five petals but most flowers on pysanky are fantastical, anyway.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Hutsul Cross
A near-replica of a Hutsul pysanka featured in Zenon Elyjiw's Sixty Score of Easter Eggs (Table 68, No. 7).
Monday, July 21, 2014
Grape Vine
The medallion of this pysanka is borrowed from material from Luba Perchyshyn, the banding patterns are my own variations on traditional meanders. In the diasporan tradition, grapes signify a long-lived and loyal love. The meanders here also suggest an infinite quality.
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Kosmach Folk Pysanka
Slightly modified from a pysanka in Vira Manko's The Ukrainian Folk Pysanka (Table 13, No. 8) from Ivano-Frankivs'k Province, Kosmach, Kosiv region.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Folk Pysanky from Lviv Province
This pysanka is in the Sokal style with random placement of flowers and leaves (Table 6, No. 1, Sokal Region). |
Alternate view of Table 6, No. 1. This pysanka was created by writing the first lines on a yellow-dyed egg, continuing with green and red, then etching back to white in vinegar. |
Slightly modified from Table 6, No. 35. |
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