Join Christina Koscielnuk for a pysanka workshop exploring the Slavic Heritage tradition of egg painting.

In this workshop Christina will guide you through the process of creating your own pysankas.

Christina Koscielnuk is of Ukrainian heritage and keeping alive the centuries-old Slavic tradition of egg painting. Christina began decorating and painting “pysankas” at a young age and has perfected her skills. The pysankas are decorated using a wax resist technique most commonly known today.

The designs are drawn on the egg with melted beeswax following basic design principles conforming to the natural contours of the egg. The drawing is done on successively different coloured backgrounds, which are produced by dipping the egg in a series of dye baths. The beautiful and intricate polychromatic patterns are revealed when the wax layers are removed.

In her art, Christina employs all the traditional motifs – geometric, plant and animal with characteristic colours to form total design concepts. In turn, her work is a treasure of symbolic meaning and interpretation.

Two workshop time-slots available:

11am to 12.30pm

1pm to 2.30pm

For the safety of all visitors, masks are required on site.

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