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Pysanky Easter Egg Coloring Book - by Cathy Witbeck (Paperback)

Pysanky Easter Egg Coloring Book - by  Cathy Witbeck (Paperback)
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Last Price: 6.69 USD

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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>The symbols and colors used to make pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs) have specific meanings. A guide in this adult coloring book shows you how to color a pysanky with a message. Traditional and non-traditional elements decorate over 30 eggs.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs) can be used to convey a message. The colors and symbols on the eggs each have their own meaning. A guide to these meanings is included in this coloring book so that each page can be colored to convey an individual message. Be creative and assign non-traditional symbols a meaning that is significant to you or the person you are coloring it for. Example: the symbol of a cat could mean contentment.</p><p>These pages can be colored as a message for someone you care about, or simply for the joy of making something beautiful. This book includes over 30 pages of pysanky designs. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Parents seeking a different approach to activities celebrating Easter will find just the ticket in the <em>Pysanky Easter Egg Coloring Book</em>, an educational collection of images that celebrate both traditional and nontraditional subjects and the symbols surrounding the pysanka. </p><p> </p><p>This is a coloring book best enjoyed as a family-unifying craft. It's suitable for adult and child colorers alike. Parents can use the information about the pysanka tradition to educate the very young, and will find the blend of easy and complex coloring projects lend to different ages with different artistic talents.</p><p> </p><p>Pysanky are Ukrainian Easter eggs. Cathy Witbeck learned to make them at age 12. An introductory section covering the symbols of pysanky and their meaning leads nicely into the large-sized, full-page eggs that will prove inviting coloring subjects.</p><p> </p><p>The range of pattern ideas and the challenge to choose colors and symbols with specific meaning for the young artist or someone they care about creates an activity that should be a mainstay in the Easter basket, along with colored pencils or crayons and the candy associated with the holiday.</p><p><br></p><p> Midwest Book Review</p><p><br></p><br>

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