The beautiful psanky eggs captured their imagination, but several students expressed apprehension about their ability to make "pretty eggs" in our art center, or when journaling. I quickly cut out tagboard egg shapes, and showed my Stars how to trace them on paper, with some eggs "hiding" behind others:
Take a look at what they created:
EGG-CEPTIONAL!
We love that book! My grandmother lived is from the Ukraine. We used to make psanky eggs for Easter, the smell of melted beeswax always makes me think of that time! I love your projects with the kids! Adorable!
ReplyDeleteSarah, thank you so much for dropping by! Living in Alaska, I had Russian friends as well as friends who were inspired by all things psanky or lacquer... I have many lacquer pieces and icons, but three of my five psanky eggs were broken in our last move. I can't bear to part with the shattered shells though, the art is still so beautiful~
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter- have you also read "Chicken Sunday" by Patricia Polacco? It's another favorite (and psanky eggs make another appearance!).