On a cold and snowy April morning at the Underwear Factory in Poughkeepsie, Ukrainian artist Vitalia Deriabina instructed a workshop of seven women in the art of writing “pysanky.” Pysanky is an ...

Effervescent color tablets aren’t the only way to dye Easter eggs.The Ukrainian art of egg decorating, pysanky, dates back more than 1,000 years.The intricate designs have symbolic meanings – varying ...

Effervescent color tablets aren’t the only way to dye Easter eggs. The Ukrainian art of egg decorating, pysanky, dates back more than 1,000 years. The intricate designs have symbolic meanings – ...

She gets her dyes, tools and instruction books from the Ukrainian Gift Shop in Roseville, Minn. Designs are drawn on the eggs with a kistka, or a brass funnel tool with a tiny point. The dyes come in ...