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30 WWW. UNWLA.ORG “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, КВІТЕНЬ 2012 A COLORFUL VOCATION It’ s strange how life turns out sometimes. Although Mariyka Ivan y- shyn grew up i n the town of Na d- virna in the Ivano - Frankivs’ k o b- last , which is home to many people who could have taught her how to write pysanky , somehow she was never introduced to this tradi tional art form in her youth . Years later, already as a grown - up married woman, Mariya Ivanyshyn, a certified engineer and mother to two daughters, moved to Lviv and decided to change professions. The field in which she worked at the tim e just didn’ t bri ng her joy. She longed to do something that would make the world around her more colorful and i n- teresting , and she wanted to be creat ing som e- thing with her own hands — although at that point, she didn't know what it would be. Shortly after Ukraine ’ s indepe ndenc e, Ms. Ivanyshyn started working at the private school of Mariya Chumarna, which emphasized traditional Ukrainian arts and crafts. Together with her students, she began to explore and ma s- ter a variety of folk crafts — sewing, embroidery, appliqué, makin g gerdany etc. And then one day something happened that changed the course of her life. In the home of a Lviv member of Soyuz Ukrainok , Mariyka tried her hand for the first time at writing pysanky . This happened in the early 1990s, when Soyuzianky in Ukra ine were making a special effort to revive and popularize Ukrainian folk arts, customs and traditions, and with their help, Mariyka discovered her true pa s- sion. Ms. Ivanyshyn has been writing pysanky for almost twenty years. Hundreds upon hu n- dreds of eggs have taken on colors and intricate patterns in her hands, and she has taught this a n- cient Ukrainian art form to dozens of students. Every year, she tries out new patterns and creates new designs of her own. Every single one of her pysanky is a unique arti fact because, as she e x- plains, it is next to impossible to produce abs o- lutely identical pysanky even when you use the same design — the same color looks different on different eggs, acquiring disti nct shades . Pysanky by Mariyka Ivanyshyn . Mar iya Ivanyshyn giving a workshop on writing py sanky. Since not everyone is fortunate enough to have acc ess to an artist who can share he r kno w- ledge and skill, Mariyka eventually decided to write a manual on the art of pysanky — a book that would explain clearly and with sufficient detail everything a beginner would need to know to start writing pysanky . The work on the manual lasted several years, with much thought and effort going into the text, the diagrams, and the many phot o- graphs. Since its publication in 2006, it has served as a useful guide to many students and will hopefully continue to inspire many more to e x- plore this uniquely Ukrainian art form. Besides writing pysanky , Mariyka Ivan y- shyn weaves, makes baskets and dec orations from straw, and recently she also started making trad i- tional Ukrainian rag dolls. Her inquisitive mind keeps seeking out new ways to create beautiful objects , and her skillful hands welcome a variety of craft - related challenges. Yet pysanky remain her greatest passion — and a meaningful testimony to the fact that each individual has a special v oc a- tion, even if not discovered early in life . Olha Bondaruk English translation by Olesia Wallo Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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