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March 21, 2026
9am-4pm
While often identified with Ukraine, Pysanky (Ukrainian-style wax resist egg decorating) are a traditional folk art practiced throughout Eastern and northeastern Europe. Traditional designs used on the eggs are thousands of years old.
This class will lead participants through the wonderful world of egg writing or "Pysanky" for Easter and beyond. This craft creates beautifully detailed decorated eggs that are fun for the entire family to make and can be a new tradition as it is with instructors, Blaine Cross, Katie Cross, and Sarah Peterson.
Participants will learn about the history of wax-resist eggs and some of the associated folklore. They will practice the basic techniques for creating the eggs, how to use the kystka (tiny metal funnel on a stick) to draw the designs in melted wax, the techniques for dyeing the eggs, and how to finish the project. Students will take home tools to make more eggs at home, as well as eggs completed in the class.
Tuition: $100
Materials: $35
Since this is an all day course, lunch is included.
This course is for students 18+, or 12+ with an adult.
Your Instructor
BLAINE CROSS
(he/him)
Blaine Cross crafts websites for the University of Minnesota. Blaine started writing pysanky about 10 years ago, and has been teaching at Avon Hills for the past 3 years as part of a group of fellow crafters, including his wife Katie Cross, along with Sarah Peterson and Carol Lane Fortier. We love sharing the methods of crafting beautiful pysanky designs.