Learn the ancient Ukrainian craft of Pysanky egg decorating during a workshop in Blackwood.
Kathy Holowko will lead the session at her home in Blackwood, on Sunday, September 14, to help others learn the craft and to also raise money for the Rotary Ukranian Humanitarian Relief Aid fund.
Holowko, who grandparents came to Australia from Ukraine, said she learnt the Pysanky egg decorating craft as a child but honed her skills during a visit to Ukraine in 2016.
“In 2016 I visited Ukraine for the first time and tracked down a Pysanky tutor in Kiev. I had done this craft as a child but it was great to learn from a master,” she said.
“Since then my family gathers once a year to practice this ancient pagan craft.”
Holowko said Pysanky egg decorating is a way to welcome the spring, fertility and rebirth.
“It is a very slow art form that is shared on a long table, with candles, wax, dyes in glass jars, fragile blown eggs, lots of cups of tea and conversation,” she said.
Holowko said she was offering the workshop to teach others and show her support for Ukraine.
“They are doing it tough and it is a great way to lend support,” she said.
Bookings: https://tinyurl.com/5dfubkue
