Decorated Easter Eggs, collection, batic method, Krystyna Majewska, Gdansk, Poland

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I originally come from Czestocice, a village now incorporated into the town of Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski in the Kielce Region. In 1945, after the war, I moved to Gdansk to study architecture at the local Polytechnic. After graduation I continued working in Gdansk where I eventually retired. Apart from my professional work I have always been interested in the history of art, ethnography and folk art. From early childhood I enjoyed design still used in Poland today . In making pisanki I use batik method. To transfer the wax I use a pin stuck into a penholder with its head facing down. The egg is emptied by small hole. I start by dividing the shell into sections using a pencil. I close the hole with wax and transfer hot wax onto the egg with the pin. This part of the design will remain the colour of the shell. I then put the egg into a colour bath before adding other parts of the designs. This process can be repeated as many times as one wish. The last bath is the darkest and will create a background to contrast with the rest of the design. The wax is removed by warming the egg over a gas fire. Krystyna Majewska

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Size: 5120px × 3401px
Location: Gdansk Poland
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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