Friday, April 19, 2013

Friday Egg: Etched Turtle Pair

Etched Brown Egg Pysanky, Ukrainian Egg, Russian Egg, Easter Egg, Batik Folk Art

Today's Friday Egg is a design you have seen before, but this time I started with a brown chicken egg. There are two turtles, one on each side, playfully chasing each other around the egg. I like the soothing greens and blues paired with the natural brown of the chicken egg.

First I applied wax to cover the brown of the eggshell, Then I etched the eggshell in a vinegar bath to reveal the white eggshell just underneath the brown layer and added wax to those areas where I wanted it to stay white. Then I did the same process through Key Lime and Turquoise and finally dyed the egg Black.


Etched Brown Egg Pysanky, Ukrainian Egg, Russian Egg, Easter Egg, Batik Folk Art

Etched Brown Egg Pysanky, Ukrainian Egg, Russian Egg, Easter Egg, Batik Folk Art

Etched Brown Egg Pysanky, Ukrainian Egg, Russian Egg, Easter Egg, Batik Folk Art

Etched Brown Egg Pysanky, Ukrainian Egg, Russian Egg, Easter Egg, Batik Folk Art