Pysanka’s Course in Canoinhas-SC: Project “Pysanky – Ukrainian crafts, Brazilian, Santa Catarina” – Vilson José Kotviski

The sixth workshop of the project “pysanka –  Ukrainian crafts, Brazilian, Santa Catarina”  was held last weekend, 24th and April 25th in the city of Canoinhas-SC. The enthusiasm of the participants was reflected in the work, the workshop was very productive, and surprised by quality of the first revealed pysanka. The “Mothers Club” of the [...]

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Rio da Areia’s Colony: Pysanka’s Cultural Workshop (ancient Ukrainian tradition)

The ancient art known as Ukrainian eggs pysanka, was the subject of cultural workshop held at the Rio da Areia’s Colony (a town of Canoinhas-SC). In an atmosphere of tranquility, the students could learn the techniques for making pysanka, through the coordination of José Vilson Kotviski. The Ukrainian community in Rio da Areia boasts one [...]

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Location of Craveiro: Ancient Art of Ukrainian Eggs (Pysanka)

The contemporaneous art of pysanka was demonstrated in the town of Craveiros on 10th and 11th of april 2010, by the fourth workshop of the cultural project “Pysanka – Crafts Ukrainian, Brazilian, Catarinense.” Craveiros is a rural municipality of Santa Terezinha-SC, where we met a young Ukrainian reall lively and participatory. According to reports of [...]

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Pysanky Course in Mafra-SC: the tradition of Ukrainian egg art

The Ukrainian Community of Mafra-SC received the third workshop of the Project “Pysanka – Ukrainian, Brazilian and Catarinense’s crafts” realized on 20th and 21st March 2010. The course was very productive and has revealed many talents. More than just Mafra’s people had taken part, we also had representatives of the Ukrainian community of Guaramirin-SC, who [...]

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Book: Pysanky – from Ukraine to Brazil, Historical context and illustrated manual of the art – Vilson José Kotviski

The art of creating pysankies – ukrainian decorated eggs, is nowadays a great manifestation of popular culture in the State of Parana (Brazil), and this book come public to present the motivations of such a millenarian art being preserved by ukrainian descendants. The book also brings the history of pysankies, its magic and symbology, and [...]

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Workshop Pysanky – Crafts in Ukrainian Eggs: Ukrainian Community of Jangada do Sul

The Ukrainian Orthodox Community of Cologne Jangada do sul (Porto União-SC) received 06 days in March 7th,2010 and the first workshop of the project “Pysanka – Crafts Ukrainian, Brazilian, Santa Catarina”. Participants from many  ages and groups took part of the workshop, it was very productive and was prepared many and beaultiful pysankas. According to [...]

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