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Goose Egg Pysanka: Ukrainian Egg Decoration taught by Justin Terlecki
March 21 @ 10:00 am – 2:30 pm
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IN PERSON CLASS with 30 minute break for lunch
New and continuing students are welcome! A new design each year.
Welcome Spring and awaken your senses with color, the smell of beeswax, the light of a lit candle and quiet sounds of kitsky on eggshell. Decorate a Goose Egg with a beautiful traditional Ukrainian Design (a beginning level pattern). Justin will show you how with step by step instructions, tips and techniques from his lifetime of experience decorating Pysanky. If you have long admired the beautiful Ukrainian eggs at Justin Terlecki’s perennial demo here at Wet Paint, it’s time for you to give it try yourself!
“Pysanky are Ukrainian Easter Eggs, decorated using beeswax and dyes that are applied in layers. Ukrainian Easter Egg Decorating has been handed down through generations of the Ukrainian people. They are famous the world over for their colorful Easter Eggs (Pysanky). Over 2000 years ago, before the time of Christ, people decorated eggs believing that great powers were embodied in the egg. Eggs symbolized the release of the earth from the shackles of winter and the coming of spring with its promise of new hope, new life and prosperity. With the advent of Christianity, Easter eggs symbolize the Resurrection and a promise of eternal life. Legend has it that as long as pysanky are decorated, goodness will prevail over evil throughout the world.” This is an excerpt from How to Decorate Beautiful Ukrainian Easter Eggs “Pysanky” by Luba Perchyshyn.
2026 Original design by Justin Terlecki
Required supplies : Fine or medium kitska tool, regular beeswax square, a roll of thick paper towels (Bounty is recommended), one UNSCENTED 8″-12″ white taper candle with simple holder. NO TEA LIGHTS.
Class ticket includes: one Goose egg and Lucite stand to display your finished egg, shared Pysanky dyes.
Classes have a limited space available and some fill quickly. Decisions about whether to cancel a class or add another session are typically made one week prior to the start of a class. If a class you are interested in is full we will have a waiting list and will contact you if a space opens up. If a class is cancelled due to low enrollment (fewer than 4 registrations) all registrations will be promptly refunded.
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Justin Terlecki has over 30 years experience creating beautiful Pysanky and first learned while attending Ukrainian grade school in Northeast Ohio. When not creating Pysanky, Justin enjoys his other passions for painting, drawing, and printmaking. His work is inspired by the wonder of the everyday and creates narratives based on his memories and surroundings. Terlecki has exhibited extensively in the Twin Cities and is a past Jerome Fellow recipient for printmaking. His work is represented by Lowry Hill Gallery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Justin is also a long time employee of Wet Paint.
