Pine and Spirals

This diasporan design was featured on a UGS postcard. I made some modifications, including the medallions at the top and bottom of the pysanka.

Embroidered Sleeve

This design was adapted from a diasporan pysanka from a UGS postcard. I've kept the motifs nearly exactly the same, but inverted the color scheme by starting with red, proceeding to black, and then etching back to white. The large amount of white with leading red lines reminded me of Ukrainian embroidery.

Etched Winter Trees

Two experiments of mine with etching back brown chicken eggs. The first was etched with vinegar in several steps to get different shades of brown. The second was a lighter egg dyed several times before a final etch.

Last Autumn Flowers

The overall design of this egg is based on a diasporan design featured in a UGS postcard. I have changed the color scheme as well as many of the design elements.

Folk Pysanka with Alternating Petals

This was loosely replicated from a folk pysanka posted by Luba Petrusha that was from Chernivtsi, Bukovyna.  Overall, my changes just made the pattern more regular. The "border" petals ended up being less visible from the front of the egg. Also, I just realized that I added an extra petal to make the main flower symmetrical (eight petals instead of seven).

Winter Wheat

This design was adapted from a diasporan pysanka on a UGS postcard. I've changed the details of some of the motifs and modified some of the colors.

Floral Folk Pysanka

This pysanka was copied from an illustration of a folk pysanka from the village of Lobachov, Tarashchanskyi raion, Kyiv oblast, from the early 20th century.