Easter IV (Ukranianeasteregg) 2011

EasterIV(Ukranianeasteregg)2011

Dear Everyone:

I developed an interest

in Ukranian Easter eggs

this Spring.

My Ukranian friend, Bonnie,

explained that there is a strong

tradition of painting Ukranian

Easter eggs each Spring. Called

pysanka, Ukranian Easter eggs

are created using a wax-resist

method incorporating

folk-loric symbols. The traditional

colours for pysanka are red and black.

My version of pysanka is

a folk-art painting of an egg

featuring a poppy. Poppies

are the national symbol/flower

of the Ukraine and are thought

to symbolize beauty and joy.

Hope that you enjoy this

image. I used my own

colourway.

Helen.