Eggs as a canvas

 

This past year, I was asked to embellish 13 very large metal shades the Blue Moon Tavern and Grill, one of the McMenamin properties. I was excited and terrified at the same time!

In preparation, I practiced the envisioned pattern on an egg. This allowed me to work out the spacing of the images and color selection. In addition, egg painting permitted me to keep a piece of my artwork! In this photo you can see the egg and the underside of one of the large enamel shades.

Creating pen and ink drawings on blown eggs really puts me in a magical space. They make great gifts too.