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M rs. Ir e n e M a d a y , w e l l k n o w n E a ster e g g d e c o r a to r , sta r ts h er d e m o n str a tio n w it h b a sic p a r titio n o f a n e g g Easter Egg Decorating S e v e ra l d a y s ag o O U R L I F E a s k e d m e— “ H ow do y o u p ro c e e d w i t h y o u r E a s t e r E g g d e m o n s t r a t i o n s ?” A lth o u g h m y m e th o d v a r ie s s o m e w h a t in e v e ry case, I h a v e , d u r i n g t h e y e a r s le a r n e d to a d a p t m y s e lf to d i f f e r e n t a u d i en ces, a n d th e r e b y a c q u ire d a l i tt l e e x p e rie n c e in t h i s m a t t e r . In t h e L e n te n s e a s o n y o u c a n i n t e r e s t e v e ry o n e in E a s t e r E g g d e c o ra tin g . Y o u n g p eo p le e s p e c ially a r e e a g e r a b o u t t h e p a i n t in g a n d d e c o ra tin g . B u t, t h e in t r i c a t e d e s ig n s on U k r a in ia n E a s t e r e g g s p u t t h e a u d ie n c e in d o u b t. A re t h e y r e a lly h a n d m a d e ? C ould i t b e e a s ily im i t a t e d ? A n E a s t e r e g g d e m o n s tra tio n m u s t b e m a d e d i f f e r e n tly b e fo re a la r g e a n d a sm a ll au d ien c e. A la rg e a u d ien c e is fr o m 30 to 50 p e rs o n s. A sm a ll one belo w t h a t n u m b e r. T h e r e fo r e t h e d e m o n s t r a t i o n m e th o d in q u ite d if f e r e n t. T h e s t o r y a b o u t t h e r i t u a l o f U k ra in ia n E a s t e r eg g s is t h e sam e. T h e e g g w a s b eliev e d to b e t h e o rig in o f all t h in g s , a n d h a s b e e n a s s o c ia te d , f r o m t h e e a r lie s t p a g a n tim e s w ith t h e m y s tic a l a n d re lig io u s c e re m o n ies. T h e E a s t e r e g g t r a d i t i o n is sim p ly a c o n tin u a tio n o f t h a t co n cep t, r e ta i n in g m a n y o f i t s m y s tic a l q u a litie s . I n t h e U k r a in e a bow l o f E a s t e r e g g s w a s in v a ria b ly k e p t in t h e h o u se. I also t r y to g iv e a d is p la y o f t h e m o s t c h a r a c te r is tic d e s ig n s . E a c h o f th e s e h a s i t s ow n m e a n in g : t h e d o ts w h ic h re m e m b e r O u r L a d y ’s t e a r s , t h e f i s h w h ic h is t h e sy m b o l o f t h e S a v io r, t h e tr ia n g le s r e p r e s e n tin g f o r t y m a r t y r s . T h e r e a r e m a n y , m a n y o f th e m , a n d t h e s h a p e a n d co lo r sch e m e v a r ie s in e v e ry re g io n o f U k ra in e . I t is b e s t n o t t o t a k e to o m u c h tim e f o r t h e th e o r e tic a l p a r t o f t h e d e m o n s tra tio n . E v e ry o n e is e a g e r to s e e t h e p ro c e d u re . I t d if f e r s f o r e v e ry au d ien c e. Y ou s t a r t a lw a y s w ith a w h ite , ro u g h eg g , a n d d e m o n s tr a te t h e p a r ti t i o n o f i t s s u rfa c e . T h e w h ite e g g sh e ll is c le a rly v isib le . Y ou c a n p r e p a r e tw o o f th e m , a n d se n d one t h r o u g h t h e a u d i ence to see i t close, b e c a u s e th e s e b a s ic lin e s a r e t h e p la n o f t h e f u r t h e r d e sig n . A f te r w a r d s , i f t h e au d ie n c e is sm all, y o u c a n p ro c eed w ith t h e w h o le d e c o ra tio n . T h e b a s ic d e s ig n is d ra w rf o n to t h e e g g w ith m e lte d w a x , a n d t h e n d y e d in t h e f i r s t a n d l i g h t e s t color. W h e n t h e d e s ire d s h a d e is re a c h e d , t h e w a x is t h e n r e m o v ed , a n d t h e e g g th o r o u g h ly d rie d . N o w w a x is ap p lie d o n ly to lin e s a n d a r e a s t h a t a r e t o re m a in t h e f i r s t color. (T h e w a x re p e ls t h e d y e, k e e p in g t h e co lo r b e n e a th i n t a c t ) . T h e n co m es t h e seco n d d y e b a t h , w h ic h is in c o r p o ra te d in to t h e d e s ig n b y se a l in g i t w ith w a x . A n d so t h e p ro c ess is re p e a te d u n til t h e fin a l a n d d a r k e s t co lo r is a tta in e d . S ince ea c h co lo r is d a r k e r t h a n th e p re c e d in g one, u n d e r co lo rs a r e a u to m a tic a lly ca n celled . In a p p ly in g t h e w a x f o r e a c h co lo r y o u m u s t e x p la in t h e p ro c ess th o ro u g h ly . I t is h a r d to b e liev e t h a t y o u d ra w w ith a f r e e h a n d . B e sid e t h a t t h e d e s ig n s a r e n o t v isib le b e c a u s e o f t h e w a x d ra w in g , w h ic h in c re a s e s w ith ea c h color. Y o u h a v e t o p ro c e e d slow ly, a n d e x p la in i t m in u te ly . T h e r e w ill b e a little te n s io n in t h e au d ien c e, a s to t h e en d r e s u lt. U se i t s k illfu lly — t o b r in g i t to a clim a x , w h e n y o u h a v e to re m o v e t h e w a x . A n d th e r e , u n d e r y o u r h a n d s , a p p e a rs a w o n d e rfu l co lo red “p y s a n k a ” . P eo p le c a n n o t fo llo w y o u r w o rk fr o m a d is ta n c e . F o r t h e la r g e r au d ie n c e y o u m u s t p r e p a r e t h e d e m o n s tra tio n m o re c a re fu lly .
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