PISANKI -- Traditional Ukrainian Easter Eggs

GCC Russian Club -- Saturday April 7, 2001 -- 7 PM

Go to the Student Union -- Glendale Community College,  6000 W Olive Ave, Glendale

Color Your Own Eggs!     FREE workshop.   FREE refreshments.

Barney Lorenz
Guest Barney Lorenz
will teach you to wax and dye your own Easter eggs. FREE -- all materials and refreshments furnished.

PYSANKA: The Traditional Ukrainian Easter Egg, The Art of Sofia Zielyk

Traditional Ukranian eggs patterns
Also learn about the meaning of colors and symbols. Ribbons and belts mean eternity. Deer, horses, and rams are for wealth and prosperity. Fish are symbols of Christ. Sun and stars symbolize life itself, growth and good fortune.

Egg decorating tool: Kitska
Heat this "kistka" (a hot wax pen/brush) over a flame to draw patterns.

Learn more at John's Ukrainian Egg Page and Eleggance Catalog of Eggs - Ukranian

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