Pysanky, beautiful colored Ukrainian Easter eggs, are an ancient art form. Parma
resident Linda Lishchuk Hupert is a master designer and artist who creates the
decorated eggs, known as Pysanka, from the Ukrainian word for “to write.” In
fact, she has the reputation of being one of the most talented Pysanka artists
in the area and is known all over the United States for her artful eggs.
The International Egg Art Guild (IEAG) is a non-profit association of
artists, artisans, and craftspeople who work with natural eggs (yes, real eggs)
as an art or folk art medium. The purpose of the IEAG is to promote egg
artistry, raise the quality of the art to the highest level and develop public
interest in the art through education, exhibition, and sharing.
Luba began her website several years ago with a few simple photos, and has been
adding to it on a regular basis ever since. As her web skills (and software)
improved, she began adding lots of text and diagrams. She has migrated all of
her old pysanka content and begun adding new content at this current website.
It is now easily the largest and most extensive pysanka site on the web (400+
pages at last count)
Pysanky Eggs art gallery Featuring both traditional and non-traditional motifs created on eggs using a
traditional Ukrainian wax-resist (batik) method.
Northcoast Promotions, Inc. specializes in organizing art shows, craft fairs &
outdoor events. They work with for-profit and non-profit organizations, as well
as host art shows.
Pysanky or Ukrainian Easter Eggs are an ancient folk art from Ukraine.
They are created on real eggshells by alternating the application of hot beeswax
applied with a stylus or writing pen called a kistka and dipping in dyes of
progressively darker shades. The traditional symbols and colours each have
different meanings. The last step is to remove the wax with a candle flame to
reveal the beautiful design hidden beneath.
The current Pysanka Museum building was built in 2000 in the western Ukrainian city of Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivska Oblast. Previously the pysanka collection had been housed in a church building in the area.
The central part of the museum is in the shape of a pysanka (Ukrainian Easter egg). This is the only museum in the world dedicated to the pysanka, and it has become a calling card of the city. In August 2007 the museum was recognized as a landmark of modern Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Museum-Archives is dedicated to collecting and preserving
literature, recordings, artifacts and other items that illuminate Ukrainian
history and culture. It illustrate the story of Ukrainian immigration to
America and the history of the Ukrainian community in Cleveland. The Museum
serves the community through visual displays that illustrate the richness and
depth of Ukrainian culture and participating in scholarly research and
informational activities. Further, the Ukrainian Museum-Archives will be
involved in the betterment of the broader community by participating in
activities associated with the improvement of Tremont, the neighborhood in
Cleveland where Ukrainian-Americans first settled in the 1880s.
