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.
Sunday, March 11, 2018
40 Days of Pysanky 17: Reflected Tree of Life
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
40 days of Pysanky 15: Кучері / "Curls"
This design is a replica of pysanka featured in Elyjiw's Sixty Score of Easter Eggs (Table 9, No. 13) from Galicia / Halychyna, the far western region of Ukraine.
Sunday, March 4, 2018
40 Days of Pysanky 13: Divided Squares
Adapted from a folk design from Berehomet, Vyzhnytsia Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast. It is featured in Our Grandmothers Pysanky, Yuriy Ferenchuk's published collection of Bukovynian pysanky (p. 57). This design is attributed to Olena Mykhaylivna.
Thursday, March 1, 2018
40 Days of Pysanky 12: Garden Gate
This a modification of a diasporan design from the recent UGS advertisement postcard (2018). I've changed the color scheme and many of the motifs.
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