Index:
Pysankarstvo 2
6B. Pysankarstvo (the art of pysanka-making)
This is a large section, and is basically “Advanced Pysankarstvo.” I have taken the step-by step instructions from “The Basic Steps” and expanded them, expounding at length on the minutiae of the process. I not only discuss the way that I make pysanky, but add information that has been passed on to me by other pysanka makers. It is advanced not in the sense of being difficult, but more detailed.
There are many subsections with lots of pages; only those that are underlined have been written and posted on-line. The others will be filed in as I get to them.
Selecting a Design
Fire Safety
Finding the Top and Bottom of an Egg
Tips and Techniques of Wax Application
Brown Egg Pysanky
Touching Up
Varnishing
About varnishes
Varnishing your pysanka
Drying Racks for your pysanka
Emptying
Emptying out your pysanka
Making your own “turbo” Blas-Fix
Rinsing out your pysanka
Draining your pysanka
Preservation
Preservation methods
Common Problems
Storing and Displaying Pysanky
This is a newer section about how to design pysanky, i.e. how to actually create the divisions and motifs found on traditional and diasporan pysanky. It is divided into two main areas: standard divisions (and how to draw them) and motifs (and how to draw them).
Sorokoklyn Division
Sakvy “Saddlebags” Division
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