These beautiful Pisanki eggs decorate the
cover of
Russian Cooking, by
Helen and George Papashvily and
the Editors of Time-Life Books, photographed
by
Eliot Elisofon and Richard Jeffery, Time Inc.,
1969
These beautiful Pisanki eggs decorate the
cover of
Russian Cooking, by
Helen and George Papashvily and
the Editors of Time-Life Books, photographed
by
Eliot Elisofon and Richard Jeffery, Time Inc.,
1969
In many cultures eggs symbolize the promise of a new beginningandthetradition
of egg decorating is centuries old. The Poles and other Eastern Europeans
have elevated egg decorating into an art form withtheir very beautiful
Pisanki (or Pysanki) eggs adorned with very intricate designs.
Pisanki comes from thePolish word "pisac" which means "to write."
Raw eggs are used. The eggs are decorated by using a batik-method
of coloring, beeswax, anddyes. The beautiful, symbolic
painstaking designs are alwaysdone by hand.
Each egg is unique.
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