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More early desigs
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This too is a design that was created at least 18 years ago from
a rather round goose egg. It has 742 leaves individually cut from several other goose eggs, painted green on both sides and
individually glued onto the round goose egg. It took approximately 18 months to get this egg completed. Assorted Swarovski
crystals represent the "oranges" and the orange blossoms. The original design featured a cockeral on a gold tray that
rose up in the egg when a diamond on the back was turned, and it made a crowing sound.
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| My interpretation of The Orange Tree |
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| The surprise in this egg is an enamel rooster |
These eggs are mechanical eggs which have always fascinated
me.
One of the many wonderful instructors I had the opportunity to study under is the
one who taught me to apply all that balance and counterbalance that I learned in physics many years ago. Sally LeVan of Egg
Decor is among the best in designing and teaching these more challenging eggs. These too are rhea egg designs. One is displayed
as it is shown closed; the other is shown with the drop doors open. The duck egg inside the rhea egg features the same
design that is on the rhea egg; delicated roses, antiqued with varnish, BUT I could not stop there, I love eggs within eggs
that TURN, so I altered the design so that my duck egg will turn around within the rhea egg when you turn the finial atop
the rhea egg.....Enjoy
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These ostrich egg carousels actually work. By gently turning
the dome, the music box mechanism is wound, and the carousel horses go around and up and down. The tune: Carousel Waltz of
course.
To the right: Concentric ovals are cut away in this rhea egg, then the egg is reassembled,
but you place the ovals in the opposite areas they were cut from. This egg is tilted to the side intentionally for this
photo, so that you can see into it better, and also you can see the mirrored glass ornament that is suspended from the triangular
ceiling of the eggs. The triangles are all that remain after you have cut the concentric ovals from the shell. You have three
or four sets of ovals from each of three divisions in the egg, six triangles and the skeleton of the original egg is
referred to as the main frame. I took a class from Helen Cook from Scotland to learn how to do this. It was a lot of work
and a lot of fun. I have made this egg six times.
| More mechanical thrills |
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| Musical carousels |
| Concentric ovals in a rhea egg design |
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| Egg is intentionally tilted to the side so that you can view the interior of the egg |
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Oh How Delightful is a design tribute to my dear little Pekingnese
who brought joy to our lives for almost 15 years. I designed the egg orginally to teach at the San Antonio Egg Show several
years ago; I fell down the stairs and broke my leg, my ankle and my foot, but I DIDN'T BREAK THE EGG. Needless to say, I never
made it to Jennie Perkin's egg show. It features a lip stick mechanism with the lipstick removed. A platform sits atop a wooden
dowel and by turning the mechanism the platform rises up out of the egg, and you place your delightful surprise on the platform!
| Daffodil and Rose Trellis inspirations |
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| Using Faberge's Rose Trellis, I created my own versions and named the one in lime green Daffodil |
Using Faberge's Rose Trellis for inspiration, I used a lime
green acrylic paint on one egg; I used yellow foil on the other, and one that is not pictured was done in light pink acrylic
paint. The diamond pattern is carefully drawn onto the egg which has been divided into 1/8's vertically and has multiple girth
lines. Delicate porcelain roses in the palest pink adorn the center of each diamond. Swarovski crystal chain creates the diamond
shape.
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