NYFS Folk Art Demonstration

Folk Arts - New York Traditions, a consignment folk art gallery

New York Folklore Society
P.O. Box 764
Schenectady, NY 12301
518/346-7008
Fax 518/346-6617
nyfs@nyfolklore.org

*Sunday Hours coordinate with the Schenectady County Greenmarket outside City Hall

Artist Demonstration
Xrystya Szyjka
Pysanky (Egg decoration)
Saturday, March 23
12 Noon to 4:00 PM at the Gallery

On Saturday, March 23, Noon - 4:00 p.m.. Xrystya Szyjka will demonstrate the traditional art of pysanky in an ongoing demonstration at the Gallery of New York Traditions. Pysanky is the ancient art of egg decoration using the wax resist method. This beautiful and exacting art is perpetuated in Ukraine and other parts of Eastern Europe, as well as in America's many Eastern European neighborhoods. While it has pre-Christian roots, the tradition has become associated with Christianity and the celebration of the Easter season.

Xrystya Szyjka grew up in Amsterdam where she and her family members activity participated in the perpetuation of this artform. Currently a teacher of English as a Second Language, Ms. Szyjka is known not only for her excellence as an artist, but also for her expertise as a presenter and workshop leader.

The New York Folklore Society’s programs are made possible in part with public funds from the Folk Arts Program of the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

The gallery is made possible with the generous support of the
William Gundry Broughton Charitable Foundation