With Easter rapidly approaching, I noticed my mother in law had placed a glass egg with several painted eggs inside it on display in the dining room. I asked about them and it turns out they were hand painted by members of her family from past generations. The eggs are called Pysanky eggs and are meticulously painted using a wax resist method. To me it looks like something I would never have the patience to do, but I am very impressed with the ones done by the family. I have no idea if these samples would be considered good,great,average or whatever, but I enjoyed photographing them using my flashlight, which you will notice I decided to let the light streaks from it show in the final image here.
Donald Reese Photography 
Donald, what a wonderful image! And a great story to go with it :o) Now you need to ask her about some of those relatives who did the decorating…
~Kyle
I must admit I know very little about that side of the family
wow!!! what can i say, these are very striking against your black background, great job, MJ
It was the simplest thing I could on short notice
Gorgeous, I have some of these eggs, but I bought them in Prague. These are better than the ones I bought. But then mine were mass produced for the tourist trade. http://ndjmom.wordpress.com/2010/12/21/day-18365-ukrainian-ornament/ Here’s one that I have.
Oh prague, The place I want to visit more than any other.
Gorgeous photo—-beautiful subject, and the light trail puts it over the top—a TEN
Thanks, glad i left the light trails in the shot.
wow, how VERY beauriful!!!!!!!!!!!
i so enjoy your work, i look forward to seeing what you have to show us everyday.
I felt they were much more impressive than I captured,but thank you
Beautiful shot!
Which country does this Easter tradition come from? I’m guessing Russia or Poland…
I think in this case it is a russian tradition.
Nice work. I like the light trails.
Thanks Larry
It’s apparently a very old tradition, roots of which can even be found in ancient times, even Roman Empire (this comes from Wiki). Great gallery of painted eggs can be found here: http://www.easter-art.eu/
Indeed