During Holy Week, we made pysanky for the first time. We were happy with our first attempts at this intricate art, but know there is a lot of room for improvement. When we used the candle to remove the wax, some of the eggs looked a little dark in places, leading us to discover that the best way to get the wax off is in the oven. Now, we want to learn how to keep our lines straight. In the interim, we need to varnish what we made.
Bernadette decided to draw the tomb and the horse; rather than making a traditional Ukrainian Easter Egg. I thought both of her eggs turned out well.
They are so beautiful! We are soo hooked on pysanky here, too! We're going to do some more during the Easter season.
ReplyDeleteYour eggs are lovely! Hard to believe it's your first try! I like the 'untraditional' tomb one - very unique.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jennifer and Kimberlee!
ReplyDeleteGreat site, pysanky is something that was handed down to me through my mother and I now teach it to my grandchildren. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI've been making Pysanky since I was 12-- it can be a very spiritual tradition, gathering around the candle and thinking of the symbols and colors and their meanings. If you melt the wax with a candle flame, the flame has to be very tall: 1 1/2" or more. The egg passes through the side of the flame, not the top, to avoid getting soot on your egg. Have a blessed time this Lent!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Irene.
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