The Ancient Art of Ukrainian Eggs

The Kannoli and Kraut, also known as at, work with a wonderful woman who they call, “Lady Babushka."

Marilan Caito, development director at Pace, creates beautiful Ukrainian eggs filled with detail each year to honor her heritage. Here is an excerpt from their post!

"Sharing the 2,000 year old art of Ukrainian Egg dying, known as Pysanky, is Caito's way of honoring the memory of her mother, who taught her this traditional craft. Passed down through generations of relatives with roots in the Carpathian Mountain region of the Ukraine, Marilan enjoys teaching classes at Community College, local churches and community centers to perpetuate the craft.

Pysanky is an intricate process of creating colorful designs on fragile eggs shells. Patterns evolve through a series of steps beginning with drawing on white eggs with melted beeswax with a tool called a kistka. Eggs are then immersed in special water bath dyes from the lightest to darkest colors. 

More wax is added after each dying to seal the desired area, like sections of a coloring book page.  The process can take up to 4-5 hours to complete a single egg  but the joy each one brings lasts for a lifetime."

For more information, contact Caito at mscaito@verizon.net. Happy Easter!