Jennifer grew up writing different styles of pysanky,derived from the verb "pysaty": to write, and fell in love with the ethnographic, traditional designs and regional styles of egg decorating across central and eastern Europe. She writes traditional pysanky from specific regions and recreating those heritage patterns to share with new audiences. Pysanky pre-date Christian times and were created to be magical objects or talismans for early Slavic peoples to welcome spring after hard winter.
She also writes original art eggs on real egg shells from quail and pigeon up to larger exotic shells like emu and ostrich. Living in the rolling hills of Chester County, Pennsylvania means that Jennifer is able to source almost all of her eggs locally from hobby farms, neighbors, century farms and poultry specialists. She also sources her beeswax locally from Chester County and Lancaster County in Pennsylvania. While many egg artists use electric kistky (styluses), Jennifer prefers the variations that a flame offers akin to a dip pen versus an art pen.
Jennifer lives in scenic West Chester, Pennsylvania with her husband, and a menagerie of pets that include dogs, cats, and a pond full of fish that lend inspiration to her work.
She also writes original art eggs on real egg shells from quail and pigeon up to larger exotic shells like emu and ostrich. Living in the rolling hills of Chester County, Pennsylvania means that Jennifer is able to source almost all of her eggs locally from hobby farms, neighbors, century farms and poultry specialists. She also sources her beeswax locally from Chester County and Lancaster County in Pennsylvania. While many egg artists use electric kistky (styluses), Jennifer prefers the variations that a flame offers akin to a dip pen versus an art pen.
Jennifer lives in scenic West Chester, Pennsylvania with her husband, and a menagerie of pets that include dogs, cats, and a pond full of fish that lend inspiration to her work.
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