In the library – the peculiarities of printing

New experiences

The renewal of the Ąžuolynas Library has repeatedly proved that it is far more than books on the backs. Exhibitions, presentations, meetings, creative workshops are organized here. Librarians invited the townspeople to the wax lesson just before Easter, funded by the Lithuanian Council of Culture. In 20 minutes, twice as many people signed up for fifteen vacancies.

« We had no choice – two were registered instead of one group, » said librarians, which was not stopped in a timely manner, costing longer hours, but the citizens were like a pre -Easter gift.

Kaunas Remigija will meet the 50th Easter, but she has never waxed the eggs. The violets, milk rings were stined at the egg shell, spun on the sock, soaked in a decoction of herbs.

« We love homemade, I’m not saying that we are always healthy but homemade food, and we always paint eggs with Easter. Especially since there is no need for special preparation, and she has all the necessary tools at her home.

« A wooden stick or pencil with a metal pin, flat head is used for printing. It is also suitable for wire, it is important that it does not burn in the hot wax, not tolerate. It also requires a vessel or a simple aromatherapy candlestick. What is the best wax? Vita Tomkutė-Taujanskienė-of course, only a natural bee. ”

Process: Librarians took care of the means, so the workshop participants had to release their hands and fantasy. / Photo by Edgar Cickiewicz

Don’t spare – break

For Kaunas, all the measures listed are not new, and she has come to the educational workshop for a little rehearsal before the big spring festival. At the same time, aunt called.

« Before Easter, we cut about 20 eggs. We give a lot of them to relatives, » Ieva on the egg shell skillfully casting the sun was obviously more skilled than the rest of the participants. « 

Eve’s commissioner, who has come to education with her son, prefers other printing techniques at Easter. This is probably why the first drops of wax were disobediently climbing to her egg shell.

« We have used both rice and herbs, but for the last few years we have enjoyed disposable napkins technique. How’s things going? I prepare the paint in different dishes, take an egg, wrap it with a napkin and fill it with a spoon. According to Eve, the skills are not required. In contrast to waxing. Here, as V. Tomkutė-Taujanskienė emphasized, it is important not only the freedom of thought, the lightness of the hand, but also its speed. It is very important to draw immediately when the wax dissolves, otherwise the wax drop will not remain on the tip of the egg, but on the tip of the pin.

« Look, much better. Maybe, anyway, not only napkins, but wax will be printed. Only when they are so beautiful, it will be unfortunate to be broken, » the educator assured her that the eggs must be broken.

Easter is a celebration of nature awakening, marking the beginning of the New Year cycle, winter transformation in spring, and therefore the egg symbolizes the rebirth.

« Egg printing is like creating a mandala. We write a wish and daunt. This is how we release life, » according to Easter, V. Tomkutė-Taujanskienė, we say, we are aware of the earth.

Photo by Edgar Cickiewicz

Natural paint

During the education, the organizers took care of all the essential tools – from drawing a stick to the egg to the egg. All I had to do was listen to what V. Tomkutė-Taujanskienė tells, and to apply knowledge here in practice-on brown and white egg shells.

« The basic principles of ornamentation are a hyphen and dot. It is the beginning of everything, the infinite circle of life, a symbol of longevity, »-V. Tomkutė-Taujanskienė illustrated printed sheets with ornamental samples and wicker with her own printed Easter.

She usually starts to print eggs a few weeks ago and to prepare for the process even earlier. Although they also use food paint, certified national heritage developers are closer to the heart natural, extracted from herbs, onion shells or black alder bark. The latter must stand for longer to release its rich color. Not only time, but also a few more components – rust with acid are important when preparing black alder paint. Suitable for sour beet or cabbage acid and should be more – not a spoon or two. Otherwise, there will be no reaction that ruins the metal.

« It is possible to use nails, tins. It is important that there is rust, » V. Tomkutė-Taujanskienė, who fished the first eggs in a spoonful of black liquid in a spoonful of black liquid.

The intensity of the color depends not only on the duration of the storage, but also on the egg, so after ten minutes, one may be mildly gray and the other much darker, but both are unique and only.

« I will admit that I did not expect such a result either, » one of the participants in the educational joke that not only Eggutis, who, despite the advice of the educator, will keep her a waxing lesson in the closet behind the glass,