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Month: October 2018

Creativity is in her genes…

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018Leave a comment

Well, yes, given the artistic background she comes from, but for this egg it's actually ON her jeans! Over the years Katie has spent a lot of time vandalising graffitiing decorating anything that didn't run away fast enough. Books, clothes and even her curtains. This egg, painted in 2010, was taken from a pair of her … Continue reading Creativity is in her genes…

A dip back in time…

October 12, 2018October 13, 2018Leave a comment

This is a bittersweet egg-tale. This egg was decorated by my sister Kathleen, first dipping it in yellow dye then dipping, holding and turning in pink or red dye. It's a great eggsample of what a beautiful result this simple teggnique can give, with translucent layers of dye overlapping to create new tones. From side … Continue reading A dip back in time…

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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