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updated MAR 06 2013
Pysanky Workshops & Classes - USA (NM - VT)
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If you do not see your province, state, or city here, please check back occasionally, to see if someone has decided to teach in your area.
United States (New Mexico to Vermont)
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City: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Location: by arrangement
Name of Teacher: Melissa Lewis
Phone: (505) 501-6477
Email: mlewisfamily@mac.com
Ages taught: any
Price: negotiable
Info: I teach both using the traditional kistky, and also the simpler "drop-pull" technique. Classes can be designed for adults and/or children in either technique.
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City: Maspeth, Queens, New York
Name of Teacher: Francesca Villano
Phone: (718) 326-0423
Email: fresca.villa@verizon.net
Class times: Mondays 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m
Ages taught: adults and older teens
Price: $15.00 per session
Info: Only $15.00 per class, plus $5.00 first session for tools for you to keep. Visit us at purplepetals.net for more details.
City: New York, New York
Location: 222 East 6th Street
Name of Teacher: The Ukrainian Museum
Email: edu@ukrainianmuseum.org
Ages taught: 12+
Info: Please contact The Ukrainian Museum (edu@ukrainianmuseum.org) for more information on available class times.
City: Pittsford, New York
Name of Teacher: Lisa Cooney
Phone: (716) 387-0396
Email: lcooney@rochester.rr.com
Ages taught: 9-99
Price: $24.00
Info: By appointment.
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City: Willow Spring, North Carolina
Name of Teacher: Sharlene Thomas
Phone: (919) 639-8869
Email: info@creativehandz.com
Ages taught: 10 - Adult
Price: $25.00
Info: Have been doing Pysanki for more than 35 years. Now offer 3-4 hour beginner, intermediate, or advanced workshops at your location. Classes run 4 hours. $25 per person, includes supplies. Can teach up to 5 persons in my Creative Handz shop. Call or email for more information.
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City: Fairfield, Ohio
Name of Teacher: Georgia Sawhook
Phone: (513) 829-8296
Email: pastorswife1@gmail.com
Info: I still am teaching workshops in my home. I have a 4 hour "hands on" class. I am a second generation born American and have been making pysanky for 50 years now. The fee is $35 for the entire workshop (less for girl scouts)...and less for groups as they get larger. I also do demos for schools, organizations, ladies' groups, churches, etc. at $45 for the hour. My web site is http://georgiaskitchenandmore.blogspot.com/2010/01/ukrainian-eggs.html (one of 4 pages). I have been selling and shipping pysanky from my site as well. Check it out.
City: Lebanon, Ohio
Location: Warren County Career Center
Name of Teacher: Kate Cole
Phone: (513) 932-5677
Ages taught: 16-21
Info: Please call Kate for more details.
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City: Eugene, Oregon
Location: call to inquire
Name of Teacher: Jessica Stinson
Phone: (541) 968-4642
Price: Varies - suitable for children and adults of all levels
Info: I've been decorating pysanky for over 30 years. I studied Russian in high school and college, and lived in the Ukraine. I have taught classes to children and adults in groups ranging from 1-30 students at a time.
City: Hillsboro/Portland, Oregon
Name of Teacher: Natasha H.
Email: natashavictoria@hotmail.com
Ages taught: all
Info: I offer scheduled workshops in the spring and autumn; please contact me for available workshops or to organize one anytime. I offer adult (13+/18+), children's (usually 6+, with supervision) and parent/child group classes. Individual teaching sessions are also available.
City: Lake Oswego/Portland, Oregon
Location: Various NW locations
Name of Teacher: Mary Burgess
Phone: (503) 635-7291
Email: maryhazelb@hotmail.com
Ages taught: all levels
Info: I have been making Pysanky for 25 years and have taught over 2000 people how to create these beautiful eggs. Please contact me for information on upcoming workshops or to schedule a private workshop for your group.
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City: Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
Name of Teacher: Marni Bowen
Phone: (610) 417-0491
Email: painterg@ptd.net
Ages taught: 12 and up
Info: I can give instruction in my studio, please contact for more information.
City: Conemaugh, Pennsylvania (just outside Johnstown)
Location: 166 Third Street
Name of Teacher: Paul Yackulich, Jr. + family
Phone: (814) 539-3174
Email: eggsbypauljr@floodcity.net
Info: We carry a complete line of egg decorating supplies all year round, you can purchase them at class time as well. We travel all over, even out of state, teaching this fine art, and teach as many as 32 people in a class. We have been teaching together for over 20 years now and teach about 750 to 900 people a year. We schedule classes all year, in homes, churches, fire halls, banquet rooms, and schools (Catholic and public). Call or write for more information.
City: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Location: Oakland
Name of Teacher: Frances Barrionuevo
Phone: (412) 681-2627
Email: crozetfrancoise@hotmail.com
Class times:
Ages taught: Children - 8 years old minimum, and only with an adult
Price: $20.00
Info: Please call or write for more information.
City: Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania
Name of Teacher: Tammy Budnovitch
Phone: (570) 766-1919
Email: tambud@verizon.net
Ages taught: 16 & up
Price: $15.00
Info: This is a beginner class on making Ukranian pysanky. Cost includes kitska, beeswax, egg, egg design, and additional pysanky printouts. A minimum of 6 for the class if coming to your place of meeting. Additional charge if traveling is more than 25 miles. Please contact me for more info.
City: Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
URL: www.pysankycollectibles.com
Name of Teacher: Helen Badulak
Phone: (610) 406-9238
Email: armcdan@ptd.net
Class times: any time
Ages taught: geared toward experienced adults and children
Price: $25.00 per hour
Info: I've been teaching classes for 36 years and am the author of "Pysanky in the 21st Century," book. Call or write for class dates and times.
City: Hawley, Pennsylvania
Location: Harmony Drive, 18428-6036
Name of Teacher: Carol Rick
Phone: (570) 226-7360
Email: crick@ptd.net
Ages taught: 10+/adults
Price: $15.00
Info: I am an experienced educator who has done demonstrations/hands-on workshops for scout troops, ladies church groups, and women's clubs. I provide instructional materials, beeswax, dyes, kistky, and eggs for my classes. Please contact to set up a date and time.
City: Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Location: church halls, homes etc.
Name of Teacher: Jeanne Curtis
Phone: (814) 938-5536
Class times: Contact me by phone for dates & times
Ages taught: 3rd grade to adults
Price: donation to local food pantry
Info: Will provide everything, including eggs, to make a pysanky egg or two! Specializing in scout groups, church groups, after-school programs, etc. Am willing to travel!
City: Warriors Mark, Pennsylvania
Location: Various locations in Central Pennsylvania
Name of Teacher: Judith M. Hackman
Phone: (814) 692-4665
Email: Gingerbreadlady@hotmail.com
Class times: 3 1/2 hour classes, most of the year
Ages taught: age 10 and up
Price: $15.00 for beginner class
Info: I usually teach a beginner's course in Ukrainian Eggs for non-profit groups and for $15.00 per person, I supply all the materials needed. If I travel more than 25 miles, then there is a mileage charge.
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City: Charlestown, Rhode Island
Name of Teacher: Lisa Schipritt
Phone: (401) 364-3655
Email: lschipritt@yahoo.com
Info: I teach at local libraries, scout groups, church groups and home group classes all year long. Call or write for more information.
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City: Houston, Texas
Location: Zen Art Space in Houston Galleria #3
Name of Teacher: Ukrainian American Cultural Club of Houston
Info: Please check out their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/UACCHoston or their website: http://www.uacch.net/ for more information on classes during Lent.
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City: Salt Lake City, Utah
Location: greater Salt Lake Area
Name of Teacher: Ingrid K. Hersman
Phone: (801) 966-7966
Email: hersman@sisna.com
Class times: flexible
Ages taught: 10 - 110 :)
Price: $25.00/3-4 hrs
Info: Classes are adjusted to age and specific desired focus such as art, techniques, symbolism, history; includes viewing of a video.
City: Salt Lake City, Utah
Location: Negotiable
Name of Teacher: Cathy Witbeck
Phone: (801) 733-0092
Email: cathywit@comcast.net
Class times: Dates and times flexible
Ages taught: 8 and up
Price: $25.00
Info: Making pysanky is a fun learning experience. It looks very intricate, but I can show you how to 'connect the dots' and simplify to make a beautiful egg of your own. Call me to set up a time and place for a class. Reduced rate for groups.
City: Saratoga Springs, Utah
Location: my home
Name of Teacher: Angeline
Email: ballofcharisma@gmail.com
Class times: flexible
Ages taught: 8 and up
Price: $25
Info: Please contact Angeline for more information.
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