Pysanky Steph

Pysanky Steph Ukrainian-American practicing pysanky with a lot of love and teaching the best I can

I don't know how I feel about this one - olive eggs always end up more muted for me and this one is no exception.It was ...
04/04/2026

I don't know how I feel about this one - olive eggs always end up more muted for me and this one is no exception.

It was a beautiful olive egg and it etched back to a nice blue, so I was trying to pull out the colors. Ubfortunately, the black didn't saturate well so it ended up a very soft looking gray.

I waited so long to use this beautiful speckled deeply brown egg, and I am glad I did. This is one of my top favorite e...
04/02/2026

I waited so long to use this beautiful speckled deeply brown egg, and I am glad I did. This is one of my top favorite eggs that I've ever made.

This is a travlenka, an etched egg. No dye was used at all. I started with a beautiful dark brown chicken egg. Using the same wax-resist method as pysanky, I applied design, then placed the egg in regular vinegar for minutes at a time, scrubbing the egg with a extra soft toothbrush in between each step (write with wax/etch wirh vinegar/scrub/repeat). I finally etched one more time for the lightest color I dared to achieve. I am thrilled with how this turned out!

Finally had time to make an egg with time to concentrate. Brown egg, etched slightly, and dyed in greens and blues, dis...
04/02/2026

Finally had time to make an egg with time to concentrate. Brown egg, etched slightly, and dyed in greens and blues, displaying a deer on one side ans tree of life on the other.

I've been so busy this year that I only managed to make 4 eggs so far - all of which were started during down time at wo...
03/30/2026

I've been so busy this year that I only managed to make 4 eggs so far - all of which were started during down time at workshops!

I finished them up last night, and am hoping to dive in for some more (with more detail) this week.

Last class of the season was at today!It's been a condensed, incredibly busy season this spring. I'm pooped, but my cu...
03/29/2026

Last class of the season was at today!

It's been a condensed, incredibly busy season this spring. I'm pooped, but my cup is full.

Two great classes at this weekend!Such different tones in the classes - lots of chatting in the first, and more quiet c...
03/23/2026

Two great classes at this weekend!

Such different tones in the classes - lots of chatting in the first, and more quiet concentration in the second.

One of the things I love most about teaching is that every class is different and reflects the many things I enjoy about pysanky - reflection on the season, personal meanings in design, celebrating community, and individual focus, among other things.

Had a wonderful set of classes at today! We had some beautiful vibrant colors (and the artists had some wine to go wit...
03/08/2026

Had a wonderful set of classes at today! We had some beautiful vibrant colors (and the artists had some wine to go with it).

Thank you St. Patrick's Episcopal Church for an intimate, meditative class today. This was a great group of artists - t...
03/07/2026

Thank you St. Patrick's Episcopal Church for an intimate, meditative class today. This was a great group of artists - thank you for having me back!

This workshop generously raised $200 to donate to Ukraine.

Kicked off workshops for the year back-to-back at and had a great day!Thanks to everyone who came out - looking forward...
02/21/2026

Kicked off workshops for the year back-to-back at and had a great day!

Thanks to everyone who came out - looking forward to the next one!

Time flies and it's already time to be thinking about your pysanky workshops for this year! I'm starting to book classe...
09/07/2025

Time flies and it's already time to be thinking about your pysanky workshops for this year! I'm starting to book classes between October 2025 and May 2026 - contact me at [email protected] to start planning yours!

Thank you to the Georgetown Ukrainian Society for having me today!
04/14/2025

Thank you to the Georgetown Ukrainian Society for having me today!

Another sold out class to support ! Always nice to see return participants, and to make new friends!More classes to com...
04/06/2025

Another sold out class to support ! Always nice to see return participants, and to make new friends!

More classes to come!

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