Description
UKRANIAN PYANSKY EGG DECORATION
Learn the art of Pyansky decoration in this fun workshop. Pysanka, coming from the verb pysaty meaning “to write” or “to inscribe”, is a Ukrainian egg decorating technique used to make traditional folk designs and writings that uses beeswax in a hot wax-resist. Ukrainians have been decorating eggs with highly symbolic and colorful motifs for countless generations. Different villages had specialized motifs, but some common imagery includes depictions of the sun, birds, a ladder, the tree of life, flowers, and geometric designs.
About the instructor: Sveta Miller was born and raised in Central Ukraine before she moved to Central Iowa. She learned the art of Pysanka from a Ukrainian artist and has been creating these beautiful jewels for her friends and family over the years.
22C7K2 Sunday / 1:30 – 3:30 PM
October 9
Sveta Miller / Principal Studio 5
$30 ($24 *members) / Materials fee $25
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Waitlist: If Regular Admission for this class is sold out, you may join the waitlist below. We will charge a $1.00 holding fee so that if a spot becomes available, we can quickly fulfill your registration request. If we’re not able to seat you in this class or you cancel your waitlist request, the $1.00 holding fee will be refunded back to your card.