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Ukrainian Easter Eggs
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Ukrainian Easter Eggs is the earliest English language booklet about pysanky. Written by Yaroslava Surmach, a well-known Ukrainian-American folk artist for inclusion in the “Ukrainian Arts book. Later it was released in booklet form as a reprint.
Yaroslava, came from an artistic family, and learned traditional crafts from her mother. She studied at Cooper Union College of Art, where she excelled in calligraphy and carved lettering. Yara continued to practice Ukrainian customs, including pysanky, and she promoted this art by designing a do-it-yourself kit. That still sells to this day at their family store.
This scholarly effort, especially in comparison to other English language materials on pysanky of a similar (or even later) vintage. In a mere 32 pages she covers a lot of material–legends, traditions, symbolism–as well as including pages of instruction in modern methods of egg decorating (with step-by-step photos). It is a resource that has been used by other authors over the years, and remains a valuable resource even now, with all the other material out there. It is a lovely little addition to any pysanka library.
- One point from her book that keeps popping up in other writing (books, articles and pamphlets), particularly English-language, about pysanky. One is the legend of a Dragon monster who is kept from escaping his chains only if people make pysanky, which shows up on so many web sites and in so many books. In more recent versions, the monster has gotten a name and the story has become much more involved. Her version more closely approximates the version given in Voropay’s book.
Softcover
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| Weight | 100 g |
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| Dimensions | 22 × 14 × 1 cm |
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Ukrainian Easter Eggs is the earliest English language booklet about pysanky. Written by Yaroslava Surmach, a well-known Ukrainian-American folk artist for inclusion in the “Ukrainian Arts book. Later it was released in booklet form as a reprint.
Yaroslava, came from an artistic family, and learned traditional crafts from her mother. She studied at Cooper Union College of Art, where she excelled in calligraphy and carved lettering. Yara continued to practice Ukrainian customs, including pysanky, and she promoted this art by designing a do-it-yourself kit. That still sells to this day at their family store.
This scholarly effort, especially in comparison to other English language materials on pysanky of a similar (or even later) vintage. In a mere 32 pages she covers a lot of material–legends, traditions, symbolism–as well as including pages of instruction in modern methods of egg decorating (with step-by-step photos). It is a resource that has been used by other authors over the years, and remains a valuable resource even now, with all the other material out there. It is a lovely little addition to any pysanka library.
- One point from her book that keeps popping up in other writing (books, articles and pamphlets), particularly English-language, about pysanky. One is the legend of a Dragon monster who is kept from escaping his chains only if people make pysanky, which shows up on so many web sites and in so many books. In more recent versions, the monster has gotten a name and the story has become much more involved. Her version more closely approximates the version given in Voropay’s book.
Softcover
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