5120 x 3401 px | 43,3 x 28,8 cm | 17,1 x 11,3 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
11. Juli 2007
Ort:
Gdansk Poland
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The egg decorations from Opoczyn, Lowicz, Kurpie, Lublin, Krakow, Slask, Opole, Suwalki and Podhale retain their regional characteristics in today’s Poland as do those which originated from areas which belonged to Poland before the second world war, Podole, Wolyn and Hucule. In the Kaszubyan Region eggs are only coloured with no further embellishments. Traditionally made Polish Easter eggs are characterised by a clear division of the egg’s surface into one, two, three or more planes with repeated motifs superimposed on it. The motifs can be geometrical, naturalistic and, less frequently, figurative. Krystyna Majewska describes the method she uses: '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'.