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ing UNWLA programs, we pass along to the younger generation the idea that helping Ukraine to get on its feet is a worthwhile endeavor that our American diaspora society is well qualified to do. The UNWLA is also a window on Ukraine for other communities worldwide, especially through its participation in international conferences of women’s organizations such as those held under the auspices of the United Nations and other umbrella organizations. If you are not a member of UNWLA, I hope you will join; if you are not ready to do so, you may want to consider learning more about the organization and the Ukrainian culture by subscribing to Our Life. You can do either online at http://unwla.org. If you are a member, I hope you will pass this article along to someone who might be interested in becoming a part of this unique organization. Natalie (a.k.a. Natalka) Mason Gawdiak may be reached at natalie@gawdiak.com. Branch 30 of Yonkers Hosts A rt Exhibit Featuring Works of Bohdan Borzemsky by Olia Rudyk One of my goals in life is to travel the world and see diverse cultures, but the one place that I am especially drawn to is Ukraine. I have a passion for Ukrainian art, and during a trip to Ukraine last summer, this passion was reawakened and enhanced by the wonders of Hutsulshchyna. One of the highlights of my all too brief stay in the Hutsul region was to climb Hoverlia (Hutsulshchyna’s highest peak); another was visiting two magnificent museums in Kolomyia and seeing an abundance of magnificent talent. Within the walls of these museums, traditional Hutsul culture is represented in many art forms: embroidery, gerdany, sculpture, architecture, woodworking, metalworking, pottery, egg decorating, rug weaving, and exquisitely woven wall hangings called “hobeleny.” All are beautiful; in combination, they are almost overwhelmingly so. Back in the United States, with memories of the Hutsul art I had seen and was longing to see more of, I embarked on a project aimed at sharing some of what had so enchanted me with others. As a member of UNWLA Branch 30 in Yonkers, I am involved in organizing a bi-annual art exhibit and bazaar, and my experiences in Hutsulshchyna prompted me to invite Mr. Bohdan Borzemsky to be the featured artist of our winter art exhibit. Mr. Borzemsky, who was bom in Kolomyia, studied at the Lviv National Institute of Art and at Cooper Union Art School in New York City. He has an extensive and eclectic creative portfolio that ranges from extraordinary watercolors to tempera to woodcuts. He has, in fact, recently designed his own variation on the traditional woodcut technique by substituting heavy paper for wood. It is a process he calls “papercuts” and is, like his other creative endeavors, imbued with his Hutsul self-identity. Bohdan Borzemsky’s art has evolved over the decades and has been shaped by his environment, experiences, personality, and artistic imagination. His greatest source of inspiration, however, is his lifelong fascination with his beloved Hutsulshchyna and its inhabitants—mountaineers unique in all aspects of their sometimes difficult, down-to-earth life. Hutsul folk art in particular has had a decisive influence on his creativity. His subjects are the Hutsuls themselves, but whether he depicts young and innocent boys and girls or mature and wise elders, detailed facial expressions project character and personality onto his canvas. The artist’s work, which includes various depictions of fauna and flora, from a fiery red “kalyna” to a wise old owl, is a reflection of his artistic credo that “there are several factors that come into play for the successful completion of art as composition, among them inspiration, determi nation, inner peace, joy, and sensitivity to the beauty of nature and her Creator.” Visitors to the exhibit, hosted by Branch 30 at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church hall, were also impres sed with Mr. Borzemsky’s still-life compositions of
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