BabasBeeswax.com is an E-commerce website since 1997 for everything you need to make beautiful pysanky the traditional way • supplies • kits • books • teaching aids. Curbside pick-up
Not only supplies—but also expert knowledge and customer support. The resident pysanka expert at Baba's Beeswax is Joan Brander, a Ukrainian-Canadian with over 60 years experience writing pysanky. Having learned the
tradition as a child from her grandmother whom she called "Baba", Joan elevated the art-form to a new level in 1991 by starting a company “Baba’s Beeswax”. She didn’t have to look far to find an ideal name for her enterprise: Baba because she was her inspiration and teacher—Beeswax because of its significance to the technique. Joan is an accomplished author, artist and instructor with published works that include a children's activity book, newsletter, bibliography, birthday party planner, instructional guide and countless articles and teaching aids. She shares her expertise and knowledge in “Ask me anything about pysanky” • “Tuesday Tips” • “Take a Look, Read a Book!” • “A pysanka poem worth sharing”. Her sense of humour shows in “Friday Funnies” and whimsical, cute and inspirational designs and slogans at https://www.cafepress.ca/babaspysankyboutique. Over the years Joan has developed multi-generational enrichment programs for people from all walks of life and age groups. She’s passionate about pysanky and reflects that in her workshops and ZOOM sessions. Whether you’re a novice or an expert, listen to her Pysanka Power Podcast on your favourite app. Many traditions have been lost over the years, but Joan and her pysanky team at Baba’s Beeswax are making sure that the unique art of the pysanka endures—saving the world one pysanka at a time®.
