Pysanky - Traditional Ukrainian Dyed Eggs

5 sub-albums and 44 images in this album on 6 pages  [slideshow]  [login]    Gallery: Artwork by Jen Minnis   Album: Assemblage, Art Dolls, Etc.       1  2  3  4  5  6   Home Gallery Art for Purchase Art for Trade Albanlea Tutorials Bibliography Bio and Blog Links Pysanky is a traditional craft in Ukraine and Poland. The method is similar to batik - patterns are drawn on the egg with wax, which then protects the covered areas from the dye that is applied. By repeating this process with different colors of dye, a multi-colored pattern is built up. Finally, the wax is removed to reveal the colors that were covered up at each stage. a layer of polyurethane is added over the finished egg to protect the dyed design and to give a gloss finish. traditionally, the eggs were left whole. they would eventually dry out and become light. some of my eggs are left whole, in keeping with tradition. some of my eggs are blown to allow them to be hung as ornaments. Album: Eggs In Progress and Experiments Changed: 04/25/07. Contains: 3 items. Viewed: 297 times. Album: Etched Eggs Changed: 04/25/07. Contains: 5 items. Viewed: 303 times. Album: Pineapple Design Eggs Changed: 11/23/08. Contains: 28 items. * Viewed: 591 times. Album: Egg Party 2007 Guest's Eggs Changed: 04/25/07. Contains: 33 items. Viewed: 543 times. Album: Pysanky made by guests at our 2006 egg dying party Changed: 04/25/07. Contains: 22 items. Viewed: 689 times. pysanky Viewed: 425 times. Jen's Eggs 2006 Viewed: 431 times. Egg Dying Party 2006 Viewed: 444 times. Krapanky Viewed: 366 times. * Comments available for this item.     1  2  3  4  5  6    Gallery: Artwork by Jen Minnis   Album: Assemblage, Art Dolls, Etc.   Powered by Gallery v1.4.3-pl2