Friday, May 3, 2013

Friday Egg: 1980

Goose Egg Batik 1980 Rainbow Seagull Design

Got your OP corduroy board shorts? How about your jacket with a rainbow stripe?  Get it together because we are going on a journey to 1980, a time of rainbows, seagulls and Roller Boogie!



This was an egg that came up when I was working on some round geometric rainbow designs, similar to the Rainbow Brite egg I posted a while back.  I started with gold and worked my way through orange, green, red, blue and purple and then etched the eggshell back to white with vinegar. The black is a bit dull or faded looking to me, but I think it will revive a bit once I put varnish on. I try to take the photos without varnish so I don't get eye-burning hotspots to distract from the design. Perhaps once I varnish I will do a quick update photo shoot. I thought it would be interesting to work on more organic silhouettes using the same idea of repeated lines creating an interesting pattern. Definitely not a traditional design this week. I thought it would be interesting to work on more organic silhouettes using the same idea of repeated lines creating an interesting pattern. Let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions of an egg you would like to see done in this style. Unicorns?

Happy Friday! And happy skating.



Goose Egg Batik 1980 Rainbow Seagull Design




Goose Egg Batik 1980 Rainbow Seagull Design

Goose Egg Batik 1980 Rainbow Seagull Design

Goose Egg Batik 1980 Rainbow Seagull Design

Goose Egg Batik 1980 Rainbow Seagull Design

Goose Egg Batik 1980 Rainbow Seagull Design