HAMILTON, Ohio — A local artist marked Easter with Ukrainian egg dyeing, and used the eggs to help Ukrainian artists who are escaping war.
What You Need To Know
- Lori Farr teaches the special egg dyeing technique at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts in Hamilton
- The process takes several layers of dye, beeswax, a candle and special tool to create the eggs
- Farr is using the money people have paid to learn to do the process to help artists trying to escape the war in Ukraine
The special egg dyeing process Lori Farr teaches is a Ukrainian tradition.
“It usually was taught by the head of the household female that would kind of teach her children and grandchildren,” said Farr.
It’s something she said she learned to do when she was little.
“Ironically, I’m not Ukrainian… but my mother signed me up for a class when I was about sixth grade, and I love it so much she bought me all of the supplies to keep doing it,” said Farr.
The skills stuck with her, and she wanted to pass on the tradition too.
On top of teaching how to create mosaic art, she started teaching Ukrainian egg dyeing for the past five years at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts in Hamilton.
Then the war began in Ukraine.
“To be honest, I wasn’t quite sure how to respond because I wanted to be respectful of everything,” said Farr.
She helped by using the eggs, and the money people paid to take her most recent class is going to artists trying to escape the war in Ukraine, and the eggs they created are now a symbol of hope.
“It was meant to bless the new year and give somebody cheer and joy,” said Farr.
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