Katherine Alexander picked up a new instrument, the kistka, to create pysanky, commonly known as Ukranian Easter eggs.

Pysanky is a family tradition that began ... When she was a teenager, she took an egg-decorating class and began making her own creations. At Kansas State University, she met and married Mark ...

Pysanky are raw eggs that are decorated using an ancient wax-resistance method. The word pysanky comes from the Ukrainian word pysaty (писати), “to write.” Pysanka is the singular and pysanky is the ...

Discover or rediscover the beautiful art and tradition of making pysanky, and experience the joy of creating your very own Ukrainian Easter egg masterpiece! You don't need to be Ukrainian or an ...

Chelsea Cellar creates intricate Pysanky eggs with rich symbolism. Chelsea Cellar is a teacher, costumer, and artist working in ancient art forms with roots in Central and Eastern Europe. She is ...

"As soon as Communism fell, it became OK again" to make pysanky, Novosel said. Making the beautiful eggs is much more than a hobby. She said she's trying to save the folk art piece of her culture ...

Novosel said she can create one of these intricately designed eggs, called pysanky, with just an hour's worth of work (and some overnight waiting). "I've mastered it," Novosel said. "The work that ...

Novosel said she is the one who continues to create the eggs regularly, and has a studio at the Hope Center for Arts and Technology in Sharon. Novosel, 68, has lived in the northwest Pa. region her ...