I'd like to take a little bit of your
time to introduce you to one of my favorite art forms - Egg Art. Not
just your typical egg dyeing that you normally do around the spring
holidays - Egg Art encompasses many different styles. Egg decorating
has been around for centuries, and many of
those early techniques and traditions are continued today by artists
around the
world. Just about anything you can imagine can be done to an egg.
The International Egg Art Guild (IEAG)
website (http://www.eggartguild.org/) is a great place to start learning about the different forms of Egg Art. More than twenty-five
years ago Kit Stansbury put the wheels in motion to form a society where artists could discuss, share and exchange ideas, and
promote egg decorating as an art form. Now, with
membership in the guild worldwide, they have created a flourishing
Masters Program to help anyone wishing to improve their
artistry and technique. The artform is flourishing, and nowhere is this
better experienced than at an Egg Art Show.
All
around the world, egg artists and suppliers gather at a show to hold classes and
display their individual art to any who wish to see. The IEAG website has a list of the shows held each
year. There is no better place to
experience all the various types of Egg Art than at one of these shows. Suppliers are available as well, providing a
hands-on opportunity for visitors to purchase kits, miniatures, eggs and tools. Many Egg Artists also display and sell their work
at local art shows and shops.
With the invention of the internet - Eggs have gone viral. A
search on the words Egg Art on Google recently pulled up over 72,000 hits. Searching
on the words Pysanky (a wax resist
method), Carl Fabergè, Ostridge Eggs, Emu Eggs, Rhea Eggs, Carved eggs,
etc
will bring up lists of suppliers, artists from around the world, and
general information. One such artist is Lorrie Popow, a Master Egg
Artist who has recently placed her training sessions on Youtube for
everyone to enjoy.
Lorrie is definitely one of our finest ATA Girls,
and we are proud to be able to place the link to her videos on our sight
for everyone to experience.
