My mother decorated eggs. Most of hers are now gone. They would be several decades old.
The ones in the center are larger and are of wood. I believe that they are painted, which was done in only the last few decades. Well, they don't break! Click on the pic for a larger view.
The ones from the past are done by the wax method and take hours and hours for just one egg. The one example of my work when I was 4 years old is long gone. It was a masterpiece.
By the way the tradition began pre-Christianity.
You can do a search for more info and how the eggs were made.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pysanka
4 comments:
Oh those are lovely! SImply lovely! Thank you for sharing that picture...Happy Easter!
Thank you so much, Catspec. I got the idea when I saw someone post a picture of decorated eggs on FB. I thought I've got ones which are actually in the family.
Just beautiful! I saw these kind of decorated eggs on Facebook & I was wondering how they were done.
Hi, Deb! Thanks for commenting.
They do take a long time. You have to be able to draw a straight line with an implement on an egg! Most designs are symmetrical too.
Back in the 70s they used to sell one egg for at least $12 at crafts shows. I think the wooden ones with the painted on designs go for less.
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