Pysanky by Allison

06/09/2026

06/09/2026

Had a great time at the “Open Studio” today from 1-3, working on Pysanky with NAA Executive Director Pamela Draper.

05/03/2026

Finished one turkey egg and started another. I like to keep a section with the spots it comes with. The one I just started has a funny wonky end.

04/26/2026

Finished this one today

04/24/2026

Today I received the most unexpected and amazing gift in the mail! Thank you to Lorrie Popow for this beautiful egg. She recently asked the egg groups if anyone had a particular stand and I was happy to send one. I added a few extra things including a goose egg. Little did I know she’d send it back! 😍🥰 I will treasure this forever.

04/09/2026

After cleaning the goose eggs, I took my Sunday Zoom to the studio and finished two PHDs (Pysanky half done). Removing the wax is my favorite part. ❤️

04/05/2026

Some closeups of the goose-egg-emptying process:
Cleaned the outside with a Magic Eraser
Marked the center of the bottom with a pencil
Drilled a small hole, then enlarged with a diamond cone bit in my Dremel
Scrambled the guts with a skewer
Blown out using a “one-hole-egg-blower” that was adapted to connect to a fish tank air pump.
Then rinsed on the inside and the water was blown out.

03/26/2026

😊

03/21/2026

Uh oh. Next batch of canvases obtained.