Studio Arts Program and the Ukrainian Solidarity Club Presents

Pysanka Workshop with Sofika Zielyk

Created using the batik wax-resistance technique, the Ukrainian Easter egg or pysanka (from the word “писати” or “to write”) was believed to possess enormous power. For the ancients, holding a pysanka in one’s hand was a way of harnessing the power of the sun. The whole egg represented the rebirth of nature, while the yolk alone was the symbol of the all-powerful Sun god. Pysanky were revered as talismans; they protected the family against evil, disease, and fire. People believed that through patterns on the eggshell they could send messages of tributes and entreaties to the pagan gods.

This workshop will teach participants about this ancient folk art and expose them to modern-day practices that experiment with tradition. Participants will have the opportunity to make their own pysanka using the simple materials of a chicken egg, beeswax, dyes, and a candle.

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Sofika Zielyk is a native New Yorker, ethnographer, and internationally renowned practitioner of Ukrainian pysankarstvo, or the art of writing Ukrainian Easter eggs.

There are limited spots for this workshop. Please contact Maria Sonevytsky or Lisa Sanditz to be added to the waitlist.

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For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].

Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4

Location: Fisher Studio Arts, Room 140

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