Traditional pysanky are those created using traditional folk motifs.  The pysanky in these albums use these ancient designs, but the artists often utilize modern techniques, equipment and dyes (more vibrant colors).  The patterns used are from various regions of Ukraine.

The photos in the first album are of pysanky that I purchased mostly in Eastern Ukraine, namely Kyiv.  The designs vary in degree of authenticity, and the colors on a few are very non-traditional, but they are variations on a traditional design rather than original work. 

I’ve set aside separate pages for Hutzul pysanky, which are created by Hutzul artisans from the Carpathian mountains of Ukraine.  The style of these pysanky is different from that of the rest of Ukraine.  Hutsul artisans use distinct motifs and a characteristic yellow-green-red-black color scheme (often heavy on the yellow).  The eggs shown have been “reconstructed,” reinforced to preserve and protect them, by a technique discovered in Kolomyia (Ivano-Frankivs’k oblast), as demonstrated in the last album