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Month: July 2018

Beetle baby…

July 31, 2018Leave a comment

My baby just turned 21. She's so old. I'M so old! Where did all those years go? Way back in the beginning, for her first Easter, I painted her an egg, just like I'd done for all her brothers and sisters before her. My baby eggs. Each design was chosen for a reason, some connection … Continue reading Beetle baby…

Green eggs and ham

July 17, 2018August 6, 20183 Comments

Well... it's obvious, really! Thanks, Belinda, for an egg that's super simple but effeggtive. And what's not to love in a Dr Seuss story? This one was apparently written by Dr Seuss (Theodore Geisel - remember that for your next trivia night) as the answer to a challenge set by his editor to see if … Continue reading Green eggs and ham

Christmas in July?

July 7, 2018July 7, 2018Leave a comment

A Christmas egg for a chilly winter's day

Smile, it’s contagious!

July 5, 2018Leave a comment

What better way to start the eggspress posts than with this happy, smiley egg? I'm not sure who created it. It's one of the eggs that was photographed back in about 2002 (I think), when our eggs were featured in an eggshibition at the Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG). I got the job of photographing … Continue reading Smile, it’s contagious!

A small bite of an egg tale

July 2, 2018July 2, 2018Leave a comment

So... It turns out that writing an egg tale can be quite a time consuming process, especially for the really elaborate eggs. And not every egg HAS a really eggstraordinary tale - some are just pretty, or cute, or a particularly nice colour. It would be sad if those eggs missed out on their moment … Continue reading A small bite of an egg tale

Egg gallery

Mosaic egg
Mosaic made from broken bits of dropped eggs.
Kathy's 'Lord of the Rings' inspired egg with quote
“Easter 1984 – was it worth it?”
Photo of egg from 1978
The oldest dated egg, by Michael Hodgkin
40th anniversary egg with purple heart
Painted by my dad for my parents 40th wedding anniversary
painted panda egg
Painted as a memorial for my cousin, Philip, who loved pandas as a child
purple egg with colourful angel
Colourful angel, by MAH
Egg with maple leaves
Autumn leaves, from my Japanese maple tree
Christmas Easter egg
A Christmassy Easter, by Emily Miller
green dyed egg with 3d paint
Dyed and then painted with 3d paint
Katie's make-up egg
Katie’s make-up egg
R2D2 egg
R2D2, still a hero
jabberwocky egg
Jabberwocky eggs
Jabberwocky eggs

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