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Paper-Maché Egg Decorating
The artists were introduced to the discipline of Ukrainian egg
decorating and observed highly decorated, colorful and pattered eggs.
The Ukrainian technique involves applying hot wax, several dye baths
and a great deal of patience! We chose a different technique to create
exotic and colorful eggs - paper-maché.
Having attached a cord for hanging and adding a few pebbles to the
inside of the egg which creates a rattling noise, the eggs were ready
for their first coat of paper-maché. The first coat is a white paper
layer which is then followed by a colorful tissue paper layer and of
course, plenty of gooey paper-maché gel!! Some artist’s chose to
express their individuality by creating a themed egg; Josh made an
army camouflage egg while Lisa Perkins chose a Halloween theme.
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