A Ukrainian Easter egg, it is made with wax and dyes using a batik method.
Pysanka Museum was created in 2000.
Ruslana Pysanka goes by Ruslana Pisanka.
Ruslana Pysanka's birth name is Ruslana Igorevna Pisanko.
Ruslana Pysanka was born on November 17, 1965, in Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine].
Pysanka
While the dye powder used to make pysanka dyes can be quite toxic (if inhaled), the dyes themselves are not. You can pour them down the drain.
decorating Easter eggs
Joan Brander has written: 'About the pysanka--it is written!' -- subject(s): Pysanky, Bibliography
It depends upon the complexity of the design and the skill of the person writing it. A simple design in the hands of an expert can take 15 minutes; and complex pysanka can take several hours. A complex design on a large egg--goose or ostrich--can take several days.
Mary Tkachuk has written: 'Pysanka' -- subject(s): Easter eggs, Folk art
In Ukrainian, the intricate, decorative sort of Easter eggs, not the ones made for eating, are called "pysanky" (singular "pysanka"). The art of making them is called "pysankarstvo" in Ukrainian, or simply "pysanka making" in English. The actual process (using wax and dyes) is commonly referred to as "batik."
It's like anything else--you have to ask around. If you know any advanced pysanka artists, ask them if they teach classes or know anyone who does. If there is a shop in your area that sells pysanka supplies, ask them about classes or recommendations for teachers. Join an on-line community like Yahoo Groups (Eggs-Pysanky) and post a request/query with the group.