Ukrainian Easter eggs celebrate nation's culture
The art of the pysanka or Ukrainian Easter egg is an ancient tradition on display at the Ukrainian Museum-Archives in Cleveland.
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The art of the pysanka or Ukrainian Easter egg is an ancient tradition on display at the Ukrainian Museum-Archives in Cleveland.
Sofika Zielyk has been making pysanka, Ukrainian Easter eggs, since she was a young girl, and now she’s using her craft to help contain the outrage and heartbreak over the political strife in her wartorn home country.
People in Thunder Bay, Ont., gathered recently at the Ukrainian Catholic Church for a special workshop all about pysanky, or Ukrainian Easter eggs. This year, the event took on new meaning as the artform was used as a show of resilience amid the war in Ukraine.
Artist Sofika Zielyk uses pysanka (Ukrainian Easter eggs) to contain her rage and heartbreak over the war in her native country.
You don’t have to rely on the same old boxed kits to dye your Easter eggs this year. Not when there are several other creative ways to add flair and unusual color combos. A concoction of shaving cream and food dyes is one possibility for a swirly look: Read more: