How To Make Pysanky (Ukrainian Easter Eggs)

I made these pysanky last year




HOW TO MAKE PYSANKY (Ukrainian Easter Eggs)
(pysanka - singular, pysanky - plural)



PART ONE: HOW THEY ARE MADE

I was taught how to make pysanky by my father John, who was a first generation Ukrainian-American. My grandparents were from the Carpathian Mountain region of Lviv, Ukraine. Designs on the eggs are fundamentally traditional, passed down

Ukrainian Easter Eggs: Happy Easter!

My father first taught me the craft of making pysanka - Ukrainian Easter eggs - when I was very young. 








Over the years and with lots of practice, I think I've finally got to the point where they are presentable! 



I made the eggs in this photo with regular extra large chicken eggs. I work on four or five eggs at a time, each being in a different stage of completion. 



The eggs are