Spooky Pysanky

Spooky Pysanky

Instructor: Andrea Kulish

Day & Date: Friday, October 18

Time: 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Tuition: $65.00

Ages: Adult (18 and Up)

All levels are welcome. No experience required.

Students Please Bring:

• Note taking materials.
• (Optional) A snack and/or water bottle. Filtered water is available in the classroom.

Make beautiful Ukrainian eggs – pysanky. Learn the method of batik – also called wax-resist – dying. Become familiar with the wide range of Ukrainian folk art traditional patterns, designs and symbols and their history. The designs are made with beeswax which is melted in the flame of a candle and applied to the egg using a tool called a kistka. The eggs are dipped into successively darker dyes. At the end of the process the beeswax is melted off to reveal the beautiful and colorful design. You may use traditional patterns, or also freestyle and make up your own design. Pysanky are fun, relaxing, and meditative to create. The symbols used represent good wishes, so it is always the perfect time to create eggs with symbols wishing for good health, long life, strength, protection, and other good things. 

Instructor provided materials are included with an estimated $20 FEE PAYABLE TO THE INSTRUCTOR at the time of the workshop. Material fees may change depending on the number of participants and price of materials at the workshop. *Payment by cash or check is required for materials fees. 

* Workshops are subject to low enrollment cancellation if the minimum number of 4 students is not reached. You can check enrollment listed below the workshop photo. We do update these manually so if you have any questions, you’re welcome to call Olive’s Porch for more information.

About Instructor: Andrea creates pysanky using traditional Ukrainian patterns as well as her own modern designs. The creation of pysanky eggs is very personal and meaningful to her because it is a tradition her mom passed down to her starting when she was only five years old. For her, the making of the eggs is both a way of expressing her creativity, connecting with her late mother, who as an artist herself was a huge inspiration, and also a way to keep this Ukrainian folk tradition alive, a unique part in the mosaic of America’s varied cultural heritage. Andrea is very excited to share the making of pysanky eggs and does live demos and workshops for those who want to dive deeper into the pysanky egg making art form.