A Montgomery County resident celebrates her eastern European traditions by decorating Easter eggs with Ukrainian symbols. This art is better known as pysanky.
Jacquelin Zubko-Cunha, a third-generation American, says each little egg is thought to hold powerful magic— protecting households and bringing health, wealth, and love. Each egg is designed with different symbols and drawn in a wax resist process using beeswax and dyes.
MyMCM spoke with the artist and instructor who has more than a decade of experience with handmade pysanky.
Zubko-Cunha is currently donating 15% of the profits from her eggs to Reece’s Rainbow and Maya’s Hope Foundation. Both organizations help orphanages in Ukraine and families that need support to keep their children, who are often disabled, out of state care.
