Tuesday, February 24, 2009

EGG ART : Modern Masters Make Marvelous Miniatures

 

(image credit: Lew Jensen)            Cranes" by Gary LeMaster

 

"Unicorn" by Ron Cheruka                  The Grecian Urn" by Gary LeMaster

Remember the highly praised Faberge eggs from the courts of Russian tzar?

Modern masters of eggshell filigree carving make similarly detailed works, using only the nature-given material: eggshell itself, cut in creative patterns by hand with high-speed drills.

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