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Thursday, April 5, 2018

Pisanki by Felicia

MY PISANKI IN A POLISH REED BASKET

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PISANKI ON A POLISH CRYSTAL PLATE

PISANKA EGG DECORATING

Pisanki are made with melted beeswax that is applied to an egg shell (which has been blown out with a special egg blower). Thefirst lines on the egg will be the color of the shell, which is then placed in the yellow dye and dried carefully. The next lines and shapes will be yellow, if you cover the yellow design with melted wax. Putting the egg shell in orange gives you a new color to work with in wax. Green may be added before the orange dye. The final color will be brown, blue, dark green, purple, or black. Finishing the process includes cleaning off the burned wax by carefully melting it in a candle flame and wiping with a tissue. A high gloss polyurethane makes the design permanent. These pisanki are

very fragile and must be handled with care.

Friday, December 1, 2017

ACRYLIC PAINTING: "SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS"

When we visited Slovakia in September, 2008, we saw snow in the Tatra Mountains. One time it even snowed in the Tatras on the Fourth of July. The altitude is very high so the weather is very changeable. Poland has a lake called "Morske Oko" which is very beautiful. We had to climb and climb up the hill to get to the lake. They don't allow tourists to drive up into the mountains. There are many beautiful lakes and mountains in this wonderful world of ours. We must keep it clean and pristine.