About Eve Butterly

My Grandmother, Julia Ungvarsky, was of Russian and Slovak descent. My great grandmother (also named Julia, as was her mother, and her mother before that) taught her how to write pysanky before she died, when my grandmother was eleven. When I was ten, Grandma Jule showed me how to draw designs using a pin stylus: a straight pin stuck into a pencil eraser. I tried to emulate the intricate pysanky designs I saw, but without a kistka and proper dyes, it was nearly impossible. When I finally discovered the traditional kistka, my work changed direction. Several years later, I invested in an electric kistka and my work has really taken off!

When not creating pysanky, I enjoy creating other things: baby clothes, tatting, needlework, gardening, and my daughter Julia. To support my creative habit, I work in the motion picture industry as a script supervisor. My husband, Jay Boyd, is a graphic artist and multimedia artist.