Prairie Pysanky

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

This project was not only a challenge mentally but also artistically. The students gave me so many ideas to work with and at times it was overwhelming. There was nearly 60 individual drawings that needed to be incorporated into this pysanka.

Artistically, it was my most complex one yet. I had to create each section from scratch, decide on dyes, and ensure the entire design looked cohesive.

Check out the project here: https://pysanka.ukrainianinstitute.org/

Thanks to Smith-Jackson Ukrainian Bilingual School for allowing me to take on this project 💕

05/31/2026

Challenging myself to use up old paints 🎨

05/26/2026

That morning glow ☀️

05/24/2026

People wanted to hear what my empty shells sound like...?

So, ta da I guess 🤗

05/22/2026

Couple pieces I'm working on for my exhibition at the Wasagaming Community Arts gallery this summer 🥰

05/22/2026

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05/19/2026

Last post I promise, it gets presented to the school tomorrow)

Smith-Jackson Ukrainian Bilingual School

Check out the project here: https://pysanka.ukrainianinstitute.org/

The Pysanka of Many Voices & Shared Roots

This pysanka was created as a celebration of heritage, imagination, and the living spirit of a bilingual English–Ukrainian school. Drawn upon the strong shell of an ostrich egg, a symbol of life, endurance, and possibility, it brings together the ideas and dreams of many young hands into one unified story.

Across its surface bloom traditional Ukrainian motifs: stars for guidance and harmony, flowers for growth and kindness, birds for freedom and hope, wheat for abundance, and protective geometric patterns that have been carried through generations of pysanka art. The black background reflects eternity and remembrance, allowing every vibrant color to shine more brightly; gold for warmth and learning, red and pink for love and community, green for renewal, and white for truth and light.

Each panel feels like a different voice speaking within the same song. Some designs carry the wonder of childhood imagination; others echo ancient Ukrainian symbolism passed from parent to child across centuries. Together, they create something larger than any single image: a mosaic of belonging where culture, language, and creativity meet.

Because this piece was inspired by the childrens' own drawings, it tells a deeper story about traditions remaining alive not by staying unchanged, but by being reimagined by the next generation. Every line written onto the egg becomes a conversation between past and future, between home and discovery, between memory and possibility.

This pysanka tells the story of a school where two languages grow side by side like intertwined branches, where children learn not only words, but identity, compassion, and pride in where they come from. It is a reminder that when many small voices are brought together with care, they can create something enduring, beautiful, and full of light.

05/16/2026

❗️Always stay vigilant❗️

I received this email and it appeared very legitimate.

It wasn't until they started demanding e-transfer payment and being extremely pushy that it gave me red flags.

05/16/2026

✨️Off topic, LOOK WHAT YOU GUYS DID!!!✨️

If you missed the post a few months back, the Facebook algorithm deemed my posts as "low quality content".

This unfortunately meant my posts were not only not getting recommended to new people, but it also meant that my posts are not getting shown to my followers...

This is not something I can fix alone. This could only be fixed with the help and interaction from you guys. So genuinely, with all the love, thank you soooooo much!! 💕