Pisanki

Voices of my Ancestors

The egg is the reflection of the cosmos. The yolk is the earth. The white symbolizes the clouds and the shell the heavens. The egg is a sacred object containing life/energy. Using simple natural materials, beeswax, candle flame, dyes and eggs, peasants would write their own destiny. Leaving a mark in the world captured in the spontaneous lines, symbols, and colors on the egg.

The pisanka is a pure authentic sacred story, a journey of my Polish ancestors. Peasants who lived by the sun, the moon, the elements, the seasons. Nature played a very vital part in their everyday lives and beliefs.

Written pisanki have a long history dating back to the old Slavic and pagan traditions of the 10th century. It is in the pre-dawn traditions that Christianity in her wisdom accepted and wove into her new faith the old world traditions. I carry on this tradition, transforming the natural elements of wind, water and fire into my Art.

Batykowane-Batik Pisanki

Nalepianki-Straw decorated Pisanki

Drapanki-Scratched Pisanki

Kapanki-Wax drops decorated Pisanki

Rytownicze- Etched Pisanki

Nalepianki-Paper decorated Pisanki