Fabergé Eggs are jewelry. They are more French than Russian, just as the emperors for whom they were created were more German and English than Russian. These are real eggs, and the decorations are a peasant craft, something that would never be found in an aristocratic household. The eggs are raw when they are decorated, and then varnished. They last many years, and the insides gradually dry up. Occasionally, the yolks roll around inside. I did many of the ones in the dish, but the single ones on stands were done by artists who specialize in this craft. They are easy and fun to make if you keep the patterns simple, but the more complex designs are extremely difficult and time-consuming. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Mon, Apr 5, 2021 at 9:05 AM John <jsessoms002@nc.rr.com> wrote: > The first one looks almost like one of those Fabergé Eggs. Did you do them > yourself? How long will they last after being decorated that way? > > On 4/4/2021 23:50:30, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > There are many ways to celebrate the Easter season. In Eastern Europe > (and > > among Amerians of Eastern European heritage), coloring Easter eggs in > > intricate patterns is a traditional family activity. Raw eggs > > are decorated using a wax-resist method employing special styluses and > > bright dyes, especially among Ukrainians and Rusyns. > > > > These are some we use to decorate our Easter table: > > > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2021/4/4/pysanki-1 > > Comments are invited. > > > > Dan Matyola > > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > -- > > > > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions.

Very nice. I vaguely recall egg-coloring, but mine were more likely to look like a pattern from a tie-died shirt, not nearly as elegant as these. I did always find it strange that parents would encourage this sort of art and yet they would say “don’t play with your food…” Stan > On Apr 4, 2021, at 11:50 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmatyola@gmail.com> wrote: > > There are many ways to celebrate the Easter season. In Eastern Europe (and > among Amerians of Eastern European heritage), coloring Easter eggs in > intricate patterns is a traditional family activity. Raw eggs > are decorated using a wax-resist method employing special styluses and > bright dyes, especially among Ukrainians and Rusyns. > > These are some we use to decorate our Easter table: > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2021/4/4/pysanki-1 > Comments are invited. > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

As I said, the fancy eggs were uncooked and not for eating, only for display. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Mon, Apr 5, 2021 at 3:44 PM Stanley Halpin <stan@stans-photography.info> wrote: > Very nice. > > I vaguely recall egg-coloring, but mine were more likely to look like a > pattern from a tie-died shirt, not nearly as elegant as these. > > I did always find it strange that parents would encourage this sort of art > and yet they would say “don’t play with your food…” > > Stan > > > > On Apr 4, 2021, at 11:50 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmatyola@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > There are many ways to celebrate the Easter season. In Eastern Europe > (and > > among Amerians of Eastern European heritage), coloring Easter eggs in > > intricate patterns is a traditional family activity. Raw eggs > > are decorated using a wax-resist method employing special styluses and > > bright dyes, especially among Ukrainians and Rusyns. > > > > These are some we use to decorate our Easter table: > > > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2021/4/4/pysanki-1 > > Comments are invited. > > > > Dan Matyola > > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > -- > > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions.

I know that Fabergé Eggs aren't real eggs, but I believe the peasant craft, decorating eggs, may have originally inspired the creation of the Fabergé Eggs ... "art imitating life" so to speak. On 4/5/2021 15:43:22, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Fabergé Eggs are jewelry. They are more French than Russian, just as the > emperors for whom they were created were more German and English than > Russian. > > These are real eggs, and the decorations are a peasant craft, something > that would never be found in an aristocratic household. The eggs are raw > when they are decorated, and then varnished. They last many years, and the > insides gradually dry up. Occasionally, the yolks roll around inside. > > I did many of the ones in the dish, but the single ones on stands were done > by artists who specialize in this craft. They are easy and fun to make if > you keep the patterns simple, but the more complex designs are extremely > difficult and time-consuming. > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > > On Mon, Apr 5, 2021 at 9:05 AM John <jsessoms002@nc.rr.com> wrote: > >> The first one looks almost like one of those Fabergé Eggs. Did you do them >> yourself? How long will they last after being decorated that way? >> >> On 4/4/2021 23:50:30, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>> There are many ways to celebrate the Easter season. In Eastern Europe >> (and >>> among Amerians of Eastern European heritage), coloring Easter eggs in >>> intricate patterns is a traditional family activity. Raw eggs >>> are decorated using a wax-resist method employing special styluses and >>> bright dyes, especially among Ukrainians and Rusyns. >>> >>> These are some we use to decorate our Easter table: >>> >>> http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2021/4/4/pysanki-1 >>> Comments are invited. >>> >>> Dan Matyola >>> *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery >>> <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* >>> -- -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question.