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| The 3rd interpretation that I attempted |
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| Inspired by The Renaissance Egg date 1891 |
As with the legend that accompanies this egg historically "it brougth bad luck to each person who had
it in their possession", just as I completed this design, without any provocation the egg rolled off of my work table onto
a carpeted floor and broke! I chose not to repair it, and to this day it is displayed in one of my cabinets on the bottom
shelf, and I do not take it out except to show the broken area on the back....eerie.....too eerie....
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| More recent version of the Pine Cone |
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Getting bolder with age and experience, here I created the Pine Cone look in a rhea egg. The rhea
is a large flightless bird like the ostrich and emu, but it lays a beautiful cream colored egg that is a large lovely oval;
it is easy to work with; a favorite among egg artists, but you must keep in mind that as the size of the egg increases, so
does the cost of the supplies that go into its creation, and the amount of time increases almost exponentially! Each chevron
of the pine cone look was cut out using a high speed cutting tool that turns at 500,000 rpm.
Each chevron was approximately 1/16"wide; each cut out space was covered with shimmering gold organza/posie
cloth, and then the Swarovski crystal chain was cut to individual lengths to conform to the curvature of each chevron. It
took a very long time to make this egg, and I am considered to be a fast worker in the field of egg art. It has moved into
one of "my favorites" category, which can be viewed on subsequent pages.
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