The University of Scranton is offering a series of pysanka workshops in advance of the Easter holiday to teach the art of decorating Ukrainian Easter eggs with traditional folk designs using a wax-resist method. One hundred percent of the workshop fee will be donated to humanitarian aid in Ukraine. Participants will be taught how to write pysanky or Ukrainian Easter eggs. All materials will be provided, and each participant will take home their own, blown-out pysanka. Anyone who attended a workshop last year is encouraged to return to develop their skills and learn more advanced folk designs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This workshop series was first offered in spring\u00a02022. This year, the University is offering four workshops. Four pysanka workshops will be offered as follows: Sunday, March 22, from 1-3 p.m. and 3:30-5:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 29, from 1-3 p.m. and 3:30-5:30 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n
All workshops will take place in the Smurfit Arts Center, Scranton, on the corners of Vine Street and Madison Avenue. Each workshop is limited to 15 people, and children must be accompanied by an adult. The workshop cost is $30, payable by cash or check. Registration is\u00a0required.<\/a><\/p>\n The workshops will be led by Dr. Amelia Randich, assistant professor of biology at The University of Scranton. Dr. Randich is a fourth-generation\u00a0Ukrainian-American, and this art has been passed down through the women in her family. She has been writing pysanky for over 30 years and teaches\u00a0pysankarstvo\u00a0(the art of writing pysanky) at various retreats in the U.S.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWhile we hope the Russian aggression\u00a0on\u00a0Ukraine will end soon, the country will be in turmoil for a long time yet. Please join us in writing pysanky and donating to humanitarian aid in Ukraine,\u201d said Dr. Randich.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Dr. Randich has a dedicated website, \u201cSaving the World One Egg at Time,\u201d to illustrate her work in Pysanka along with the meaning and importance of their creation.\u00a0<\/p>\n To learn more about Dr. Randich and her work creating and teaching the art of pysanka, please visit\u00a0https:\/\/pysankypower.wordpress.com\/\u00a0<\/a> or read this profile in\u00a0The Scranton Journal.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n View Dr. Randich\u2019s work and follow her on social media on Facebook: @pysankypower and Instagram: @AmeliaRandich.\u00a0<\/p>\n