 Home | Recent News | Aberdeen Village | Typical Easter Egg 01 Apr 2006 Not your typical Easter egg |  | Resident Mary Morrison shows the many patterns that can be created on Ukrainian eggs. | |
Residents Mary Morrison and Marie McCreary recently learned the art of Ukrainian Eggs from Glenna Loomis of the Ten Thousand Villages store. The artwork is not that of your typical Easter egg. It is a detailed process that creates a unique, brightly decorated egg. The eggs are a traditional craft in Ukraine, going back thousands of years. The method is similar to batik.
The patterns are drawn on the egg with wax, which then protects the covered areas from the dye that is applied. By repeating this process with different colors of dye, a multicolored pattern is built up. Finally, the wax is removed to reveal the colors that were covered up at each stage. This tradition is said to have originated with the ancient Ukrainians who believed that the egg released the Earth from the long restraint of winter and symbolized the starting of spring, which promises a new hope, a new life and prosperity. “It’s a very detailed process,” Mary said. “But the results are beautiful.”
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