Ukranian Easter Eggs
Apr 19, 2014 15:32:08 #
Here are three eggs my dad made many years ago using melted beeswax and dyes through many iterations. I probably had six all told, including one goose egg, but these are the only ones that survived 28 years of Navy moves.
Apr 19, 2014 15:57:25 #
Apr 19, 2014 15:59:31 #
jkatpc wrote:
Here are three eggs my dad made many years ago using melted beeswax and dyes through many iterations. I probably had six all told, including one goose egg, but these are the only ones that survived 28 years of Navy moves.
Beautiful art work, nice that you still have three. I believe my grandmother or aunts use to create these. Don't have any.
Apr 19, 2014 16:08:52 #
Apr 19, 2014 16:10:08 #
Heirloom Tomato wrote:
These are exquisite. He was quite expert at creating them.
Thank you. Yes he was.
Apr 19, 2014 16:18:08 #
Very nice. Can you educate me as to what makes them "Ukranian"? (I'm guessing the design but would appreciate more explanation.) Thanks.
Apr 19, 2014 16:25:42 #
davefales wrote:
Very nice. Can you educate me as to what makes them "Ukranian"? (I'm guessing the design but would appreciate more explanation.) Thanks.
Well, I think it is the design and process, but not sure. My dad is all Polish (but his small home town is split Ukranian and Polish). I know the process includes using a pen filled with hot beeswax to protect various areas during the dyeing process, followed by some time in the oven to melt off the beeswax. Then, lather, rinse, repeat until all the colors are on. It involves being able to visualize the design in your head the whole time.
Apr 19, 2014 16:36:22 #
Apr 19, 2014 16:42:41 #
What a wonderful remembrance of your family and its heritage. Lovely shots. Happy Easter to you!!!
Apr 19, 2014 16:45:37 #
stevesottl wrote:
What a wonderful remembrance of your family and its heritage. Lovely shots. Happy Easter to you!!!
And same to you, Steve!
Apr 19, 2014 21:38:48 #
Apr 20, 2014 06:29:11 #
carlysue wrote:
Exquisite art work and so delicate. These are beautiful!
Thank you, Carly!
Apr 20, 2014 07:53:52 #
Apr 20, 2014 11:49:33 #
bee7474 wrote:
Beautiful work, yours and your Dad's. Thank you for sharing. Bee
Thank you! My dad is very talented. I wish one of us had learned and carried on this craft.
Apr 20, 2014 13:02:31 #
romanticf16
Loc: Commerce Twp, MI
jkatpc wrote:
Well, I think it is the design and process, but not sure. My dad is all Polish (but his small home town is split Ukranian and Polish). I know the process includes using a pen filled with hot beeswax to protect various areas during the dyeing process, followed by some time in the oven to melt off the beeswax. Then, lather, rinse, repeat until all the colors are on. It involves being able to visualize the design in your head the whole time.
Actually you apply beeswax to the area you want white, then dye the first light color(Yellow), then apply beeswax to save anything you want yellow, then dye the next color(Orange, etc) going from lighter to darker. When done you puncture the raw egg,and gently blow out the white and yolk, then melt off the wax to leave a decorated shell. Or, in the "old days" they just left it a raw egg and it would dehydrate over years. I have some shells that were passed to my mother from her mother, and I'm almost 70. They are a real treasure.
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