#08 - Sakvy Saddlebags - Shannon Wallis - Thursday July 17th - 7:00pm to 9:00pm - registration opens February 1st 2pm eastern

Workshop Description:

The Saddlebag division in pysanky is a fairly common one, found in just about every part of Ukraine. In this workshop, we will break down the basic division into simple steps that you can easily follow and then introduce two variations: basic with strap and double saddlebags. You will leave with three eggs, one in each of the variations, penciled in and ready for you to complete.

This class is best for beginner to intermediate skill level.

What's provided:Three pre-divided eggs and a coloured handout will be provided.

What to bring:

• flexible tape measure, quilling paper or Post-It labeling tape, a compass (pointy tool from math class), eraser, and pencils in several different colors. 

Maximum Class Size: 25

Workshop Fee: $35 per student plus $5 material fee

About Shannon Wallis:

Shannon is a former elementary school art and nursery school teacher and has been writing pysanky in Vermont since 1994 when she learned the technique from another art teacher. While Shannon has no Ukrainian or Eastern European 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.

Shannon teaches pysanky in her home studio, on Zoom, at most of the North American pysanky retreats, and is delighted to be teaching at the Ukrainian Eggcessories Retreat again. Shannon won the People's Choice Award in the Classic category in the first annual International Pysanka Exhibition at the Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Ontario Branch in June 2019. She is a juried member of the League of NH Craftsmen in mixed media, has her eggs in several galleries and sells her pysanky and batik eggs online and at various craft shows and markets. Besides being an egg artist, Shannon is a wife and a mother of two young adults. www.shannonwallisdesigns.com