I hate my cat sometimes. It took me about an hour trying to hollow out the duck and quail eggs. The duck eggs went fine; the quail not so much. Out of 6 attempts, I got only 2 un-cracked, hollowed eggs. So, naturally, my cat decided to tip the carton off the table to play with. C'est la guerre.
I ordered 4 pre-emptied emu eggs and some shell pieces on eBay last night. I'll probably start working on a design now, and practice on the shell pieces before trying my luck on the actual eggs. Here's hoping Dad has a dremel tool, as I forgot mine back at CNU. I should probably look into getting one of those pen-like attachments, so it's a little less bulky.
I've also been poking around the internet, and finding more books and artists to check out. My current plan of attack artist-wise is to see if there are other pysanky artists out there and what they're up to. Whether it's turning an egg into a Dalek or other contemporary design (which I've seen and loved- just need to find the link again) or using traditional designs on non-traditional eggs (like emu and ostrich eggs- waiting on a response from that artist re. use of images). I'm also going to look through other modern/contemporary artists and see if anything strikes me. A little broad, I know, but at the moment, it's what I've got.
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