Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Pysanka with Father Paul Luniw
Help Ukraine while honoring their beautiful Easter tradition.
Arts Escape is honored to be working with Father Paul Luniw to offer another Ukrainian egg making workshop. A pysanka is a Ukranian Easter Egg that is decorated with traditional Ukrainian folk designs using wax and dyes. The word pysanka comes from the verb pysaty, “to write” or as the designs are inscribed with beeswax. Father Paul will give a brief lecture about the history of Ukrainian egg making and then will demonstrate the methods that will be used to make the creation.
Father Paul will have Pysanky eggs to sell after the workshop with the proceeds going toward Ukranian relief efforts. Father Paul has been sending help to Ukraine through his church, St. Michael Ukranian Church in Terryville, CT. We will be collecting cash/check donations for that effort.
This class is limited to 24 participants.
CLASS DATE & TIME: Tuesday, March 28 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
COST: $35 per person plus supply costs up to $30 for painting the pysanka eggs.
LOCATION: Arts Escape, 493 Heritage Road., Suite 4C, Southbury
About the Instructor
Father Paul learned to decorate eggs as a child by watching his Ukrainian mother. He later studied for the priesthood at the Ukrainian Seminary in Rome and was ordained a Catholic priest in 1982. Since 1994, he has lived in the USA as Parish Priest of St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church in Terryville. He has decorated eggs wherever he has lived and has given his eggs to Pope John Paul II and the late Pope Francis.
*Students must be registered and paid in full three business days before the start of the class/workshop. Exceptions only with permission from the Director of Fine Art/Photography.
COVID POLICY – Until further notice, proof of vaccination is no longer required to attend classes. Masks remain optional.
