Easter Egg (Pysanka) Demo/Workshop, Saturday, March 26

[Helen Fedor]

Easter Egg (Pysanka) Workshop with George A demonstration/workshop  by George Clyne Saturday, March 26, 2:00pm ET To register for this event on the Zoom platform, please visit:  https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIucu6pqzsrGtblJ2wEAAM3tFyBmg-fUKLC  If you have any questions about the event, please contact in...@dcslovaks.org. George will demonstrate how to make pysanky with some simple designs. You can watch him work and listen to his explanations, or you can make your own pysanka at the same time. You can find a supply list below. GEORGE CLYNE comes from a family of carpenters, electricians, artisans, and seamsters, and considers himself a jack-of-most-trades. He was exposed to Slavic art and culture when he was 23 years old: it was love at first sight. He has been blessed with the opportunity to visit Slovakia and Moravia four times, and has learned much while staying in people's homes. He has also repaired, restored, and recreated Slovak kroj. To his great joy, a wedding headdress that he recreated was chosen to appear at an event in the old country. Supplies needed to make pysanky: 1. A small source of low heat (electric or otherwise) to melt the bees' wax: a food-warmer candle, a scented-oil warmer, or a wax warmer. The wax should be melted before the workshop starts. 2. A candle for heating the kistka. 3. Two kinds of kistka: one with a ball tip and one with a reservoir. Ukrainian pysanky kits with basic colors can be ordered online at < www.ukrainiangiftshop.com >. 4. Color packets of yellow, orange, red, and black dyes, all made up before the workshop starts (instructions on the packets). Short 'Ball' canning jars work well.  5. White vinegar in a 'Ball' canning jar.  6. Pencils. 7. Rubber bands of assorted sizes, to fit an egg.  8. A paper towel to blot the kistka and the eggs. 9. A fine wire to clean the kistka. Optional tools:  A pump to evacuate the egg                            Clear polyurethane                            Vinyl gloves George will demonstrate how to use the pump and polyurethane to finish the eggs, but this is a time-consuming process (takes 2 or more days), so participants would do this, if they choose, after the workshop is over. Copyright © 2022 Slovak American Society of Washington DC, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Slovak American Society of Washington DC P.O. Box 2502 Springfield, VA 22152-2502