Pysanky By So Jeo

Pysanky By So JeoEaster egg designs are a folk-art ‘prayer’

Thinking about decorating eggs this year but bored by those same old supermarket dye kits? Rest assured: This Easter, you don’t have to put all your eggs in one basket. There’s as much variety in egg decoration.

Pysanky or Ukrainian Easter Eggs are an ancient folk art from Ukraine. They are created on real eggshells by alternating the application of hot beeswax applied with a stylus or writing pen called a kistka and dipping in dyes of progressively darker shades. The traditional symbols and colours each have different meanings. The last step is to remove the wax with a candle flame to reveal the beautiful design hidden beneath.

So Jeo LeBlond is a self-taught Pysanky / Batik egg artist living in Scotsburn, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her works have been sold to collections worldwide.

“I pride myself on my orginal designs which come from my own life experiences and imagination. I find that nature is one of my greatest inspirations and you will often see flowers, birds and other beautiful elements that are found right from my own backyard. I hope that when looking at my eggs you will feel the intensity of the passion and dedication that I put into my work.
My eggs have been sold to private galleries and collections in Canada, the US and Australia. I have had photos of my eggs published in “A Showcase of Decorated Eggs” as well as a self-published photo album of some of my earlier works”, – says So Jeo.

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