Recently, the students at Brookeside Montessori learned about Pysanky, or Ukrainian Easter eggs. Angela Rosoha, a local artist, visitied the school and shared the history of this art. She shared eggs that were created by herself and family members. One egg was 30 years old. Angela also demonstrated the process of creating Pysanky. The students contributed ideas for a design and watched as she applied beeswax to the egg and then dipped it into the special dyes. She showed how to take beeswax in the kystka tool and hold it over a candle flame to melt it. Students were eager to see the finished egg, but Angela explained that Pysanky eggs can take hours to create!”
