Pysanky Jack O’Lantern Eggs with Shannon Wallis

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The League of NH Craftsmen – Meredith Fine Craft Gallery will be offering a Ukrainian egg workshop with League-juried artist, Shannon Wallis on Saturday, October 27, 2019, a morning class from 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM and an afternoon class from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM. Eggs are not just for Easter anymore! Learn the ancient Ukrainian Easter egg art of pysanky, but with a fun twist. In this class, you will learn how to divide an egg, use hot beeswax applied with a kistka funnel to draw on the egg over aniline dyes, and create a fun Jack-O-Lantern Halloween decoration. Shannon Wallis, a former elementary school art and nursery school teacher, has been writing pysanky in Vermont since 1994 when she learned the technique from another art teacher. While Shannon has no Ukrainian ancestry, she has fallen in love with pysanky as an art form. Shannon finds both the traditional and modern designs enticing, especially when they involve geometry. She has recently become a juried member of the League of NH Craftsmen in mixed media. Besides being an egg artist, Shannon is a potter and a mother of two teenagers. Tuition is $40 per student. There is an additional materials fee of $10. Students are encouraged to bring the following: Reading glasses if needed and clothes you wouldn't mind being stained. Please bring the materials fee of $10, cash or check, payable to instructor Shannon Wallis. You can also feel free to bring water and a personal snack. Shannon will provide: one egg, egg pad, kistkas, dyes, beeswax, pencils, markers, candles, paper towels, egg blower, gloves, spray gloss, leaf or gold findings, stands, handouts and a safe transportation method for your masterpiece. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. To register for this workshop, please call the League of NH Craftsmen – Fine Craft Gallery at (603) 279-7920 or stop by the gallery located at 279 Daniel Webster Highway in Meredith, NH. For more details, visit our website at http://meredith.nhcrafts.org/classes/ and our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/nhcraft/