Description
- Made using a wax resist (batik) method.
- Beeswax was scooped into the stylus and heated in a candle flame.
- The molten wax was applied to the white egg with a writing motion.
- Any bit of shell covered with wax sealed to remain white.
- The egg was dyed and more wax applied.
- Bits of shell covered with wax remained that color.
- After the final color, the wax was removed by holding the egg next to the flame and gently melting it.
- 2.35 Inches Tall X 1.8 Inches in Diameter Approximately.
- Real eggshell batik style hand decorated.
- Made in Ukraine.
- Part of an ancient tradition of decorating whole eggshells with elaborate geometric patterns and pictures.
- The delicate nature of real eggs makes them all the more unbelievable.
- Pysanky are made by puncturing the shell in two places and carefully removing the liquid contents by blowing them out.
- Using a hot wax pen, the artist writes a pattern and dips the pysanky into dyes.
- Each dip lets the egg dry and continues the process several times, producing colorful overlapping patterns.
- Because the shells are fragile, this part of the process is rather difficult.
- This produces beautiful, overlapping patterns that are almost impossible to believe.
- Considered a symbol of springtime and rebirth in folk cultures around the world.
- Decorations have a deeper meaning, symbolizing the chick emerging from a lifeless shell.
- Also represent the grass growing and flowers blooming from the cold winter ground.
