Happy Easter!

Happy Easter, everyone!

Here's some of this  year's pysanki orders heading out to new homes.

I've been doing this craft for more than forty years and still enjoy it. They used to be given to friends and family with the egg inside. The recipient put theirs in a safe place, away from high heat, and would let it dry out until there was just a little ball inside. Today, because we now take orders and ship the pysanki all over the world, the eggs are blown and fancy hangers etc. are added. I have mixed emotions about this; but, it is a way for more people to enjoy and share a wonderful craft that dates back to 900 B.C. Why don't you check it out and see if this doesn't interest you. It's a great way for the family to get together and share, sort of like the old quilting bees!

E is for Egg - Edible, Eternal, Expressive

The egg is a symbol for life, rebirth, renewal. It feeds us.

Edible - Solar Baked Eggs

We are faced with thoughts of eternity.

Which came first? ... the chicken or Col. Sanders?

And discover why it's a waste of time searching
for the beginning or the end of a circle.

More importantly, why on earth would a snake eat itself,
as shown by the Ouroboros.

Surely, a smart snake would have guessed something wasn't right?

Eternal - The Ouroborus

And for the creative, the egg gives us a palate to express ourselves,

as in this pysanki I made for a friend's Mother.

Can you ask for anything more...

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