Published on 04/2/2021

Yoko Nishii has published two nice videos describing in detail a technique for creating beautiful Easter Eggs, with elements of Croatian and Japanese culture. Her informer was Snjeľana Boľić from Croatia, who learned this decorative art from her father, of Slovak roots (his mother is Marija Galko). Decorations include interlace patterns and Croatian Glagolitic Script, as well as elements of traditional Japanese art. Yoko Nishii had as many as 50 soloist concerts in 24 Croatian cities.

Easter Eggs decorated in Croatia and in Japan

Yoko Nishii (pianist) in the home of Snjeľana Boľić (painter) in Croatia in 2018

Summary. Yoko Nishii, Japanese pianist, has published two nice videos describing in detail a technique for creating beautiful Easter Eggs, with elements of Croatian and Japanese culture. Her informer was Snjeľana Boľić from Croatia, who learned this decorative art from her father Dragutin, of Slovak roots (his mother is Marija Boľić born Galko). Decorations include interlace patterns and Croatian Glagolitic Script, as well as elements of traditional Japanese art. Yoko Nishii had as many as 50 soloist concerts in 24 Croatian cities.

Yoko Nishii, Snjeľana Boľić and D® in Botanical Garden in Croatia's capital Zagreb

Videos prepared by Yoko Nishii, in which she describes a traditional art that she has learned from Snjeľana Boľić.

Yoko is fluent in Croatian language - descriptions are in Croatian.

Torii (gate) of Grand Ise Shrine, Japan

Dragutin Boľić (ima 91 godinu), otac Snjeľane Boľić

Yoko Nishii with her portrait completed by Snjeľana Boľić

Yoko surrounded with Snjeľana's works of art in Zagreb

Yoko Nishii with Professor Balthazar and with an oil-on-glass painted by Snjeľana Boľić.

Both Yoko Nishii and Snjeľana Boľić are members of the

Society of the Friends of the Glagolitic Script (Druątvo prijatelja glagoljice - DPG) in Zagreb.

DPG

Croatia - Japan