Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Verdant Pastures




This pysanka was inspired by the folk pysanka featured in  Elyjiw's Sixty Score of Easter Eggs (Table 40, No. 14), but at this point has taken on a life of its own with a different color scheme and additional motifs. 

Friday, October 6, 2017

Hutsul Crosses




This is a near replica of a Hutsul pysanka from Kosmach featured in Elyjiw's Sixty Score of Easter Eggs (Table 41, No. 10). I did not quite get the desired contrast between the yellow and orange that I wanted. In the original, the orange is much more orange.

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Adeeration of the Sun






This design is roughly based on two diasporan pysanky featured in Elyjiw's Sixty Score of Easter Eggs (Table 40, No. 1 and 2). I've changed the band a great deal, and altered the central rosette/sun motif.

Monday, September 18, 2017

Hutsul Horses




This pysanka is a modified replica of a folk pysanka featured in Elyjiw's Sixty Score of Easter Eggs (Table 49, No. 9). The motif on the ends of the egg is my own, since it is not entirely visible in the original picture. The placement/spacing of the horses and trees has more of a modern quality than the original. 

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Pink Petals




This design is modified from a Hutsul folk pysanka from Kosmach featured in Elyjiw's Sixty Score of Easter Eggs (Table 51, No. 15). I changed the color scheme and some of the motifs.

Monday, September 11, 2017

Mexican Pottery




This design is based on a ceramic mug I bought in Mexico City this summer. Here, I've applied colored wax to a brown egg and left it on, such as in the Romanian style.