Psanky at Home

After learning the basics and struggling through with the traditional Kistka in my lesson, I had learned two things. First of all, that I really LOVE Psanky! and secondly, that traditions are wonderful, but I am going for the ease of an electric kistka. I ordered my tools and all of the dyes that I wanted online through the Ukranian Gift Shop which is THE place.

Here is my goldfish done on a brown egg from one of my 'girls';
what I consider my first work of Psanka art:





I am really pleased with the end result, but there are several things which I would do differently. This design is really meant to be displayed and viewed horizontally. In the future, I will keep the designs vertical with the point of the egg upwards.

Also, I will be more careful about making the background line up the way it should. The lines of the waves and the fish net do not meet up as they should if followed through.