< Back Jovica Mirosavic EAI Representative for Serbia My passion for this beautiful and delicate art began 13 years ago with my first encounter. It was love at first sight when I saw artistically carved eggshells. Besides my love for carving, I also greatly enjoy creating new clichés for my works. I find inspiration mostly in nature and its diverse variations. Additionally, I love to share my knowledge and skills with aspiring artists or those looking to improve in this field. I've managed to devise and realize the production of a special tool, of which I am very proud, greatly facilitating work and which was a dream of mine when I began my artistic career. I enjoy incorporating special lighting into my carved sculptures, which further emphasizes the work and adds a new dimension and effect to my artistic expression. When carving my pieces, my aim is to infuse them with a serene and beautiful energy that, upon completion, transports the viewer into an extraordinary world of harmony, calming and relaxing them, inducing a meditative state of mind. I love challenges, constantly striving for improvement, and reaching towards new creative horizons

Gold Award < Back Name Private December 1, 2023 Gold Award CATEGORY: Novelty PATHWAY: Accelerated TYPE OF EGGS: Emu,Quail,Goose “Bear in the Woods” 1. Bear. This is made from three types of eggs. Ears were carved and cut from an emu egg, head is a quail egg and the body is an unknown small egg. The head, body and ears were glued together with sculpy glue. Sculpy was added to the head and trunk to make the snout, belly, and back. This was baked at 275 degrees for 20 minutes. The arms and legs were made from wire wrapped with sculpy and attached. A layer of modeling paste was added to the bear and a high-speed drill was used to make the appearance of hair. The next step was a wash with dark brown on the body and a black wash around the eyes and nose. Different browns were also added to the bear’s coat. The final coat on the bear was a mixture of Pebeo lightening medium, a small amount of vitrail brown paint, and Jaquard antique gold bronze powder. Eyes were added and the bear was highlighted with 6 ss crystal smoked topaz and 5ss mocha flatbacks. 2. Bee hive. The quail egg was wrapped with 1mm pearl leather cording, washed with dark brown and coated with the above Pebeo mix. Yellow vitrail was used to make the honey dripping on the outside. 3. Stump. The mid-section from a goose egg was cutout. The top of the stump was a piece of cardboard glued in. Modeling paste was applied all over. The bark markings were made using a highspeed drill as well as the rings on top of the stump. Different brown/black washes were used to color the bark and top of the stump. The Peboe mixture as above was applied to the stump. 4. Various grasses, moss, weeds, and my cold porcelain flowers adorned the scene. The butterfly and bird were little things I did not make but thought they added a little color. Previous Next

Bronze Award < Back Lori Radcliff-Woods May 13, 2025 Bronze Award CATEGORY: Art Batik PATHWAY: NA TYPE OF EGGS: Goose I decided to challenge myself and design a couple of eggs using ideas from the book Endless Egging: A Design Resource for Batik Egg Artists, by Jennifer E. Kwong. This egg was inspired by a fellow pysanky artists using the elements from the book. I penciled on the lines, took a photo of the egg and created a coloring sheet. I chose the colors that I thought worked best together for this particular design. I used the 'stained glass' technique of waxing the lines in black and hand painted all the dyes so I could control their intensity and flow. Previous Next

Bronze Award < Back Gabriela Krecht March 30, 2025 Bronze Award CATEGORY: Pysanky Diaspora PATHWAY: NA TYPE OF EGGS: Goose Hello, I have written a goose egg with Kistka in a traditional form. When I used the colors yellow, orange, red, dark red and purple. meaning of individual colors as I also know: yellow - a symbol of light, purity of light, purity, happiness and hospitality Orange for strength and endurance Red- means happiness and hope Dark red is the color of harvest White means purity, innocence and birth Purple stands for faith, patience and trust. I have used the symbolism below: Ster symbolizes the love of God, purity and life Fishing net - the meshes symbolize fishing net rhombus - symbolizes knowledge “empty” rose means beauty and wisdom beauty and wisdom Ladder symbolizing prayer Triangles a symbol of the Holy Trinity Trinity At the very end I treated the egg with a clear varnish. With kind regards Previous Next

Bronze Award < Back Page Davies October 30, 2023 Bronze Award CATEGORY: Acid Etching PATHWAY: Traditional TYPE OF EGGS: Emu This Emu egg was inspired by my love of sea life and turtles. On the front is a hawksbill turtle. On the back is an octopus, sand dollars, coral and angel fish all free hand drawn. The band is also a freehand rolling wave. The egg was waxed, then acid etched in a 30% muriatic acid solution. This was done outside with safety goggles, mask and gloves. The egg was etched back progresseively in 5 minute intervals to reveal lighter shades of green and ultimately getting down to the white layer. Yellow accent dye was applied on the fish and red on the coral. The base keeping with the sea life theme is fossilized coral and a brittle sea star (all found by me). I entered this in acid etch category as it is more etched than traditional pysanky. Previous Next

Many instructional books covering all types of egg art/eggshell art/egg decorating. Beginner thru advanced techniques in egg art are found. Lorrie Popow and Linda Martin are very successful artists, and you will find their books here along with other great artists. Books Available Click on the Pictures below for a direct link to their purchase site. Many can be purchased as a download or hard copy. Roman Seniuk Master Pysanker The pysanky of Roman Seniuk (1951-2019), illustrated and explained, with his complicated divisions and detailed design elements in a 132-page book by Susan Jones Pysanky: Poppy Variations In this book, master egg artist Lorrie Popow teaches you how to create beautiful pysanky, or decorated Ukrainian eggs, using poppy designs. With step-by-step instructions, photos, and diagrams, you'll learn to make these exquisite pieces on farm-raised quail, chicken, goose, and ostrich eggs. The book also features variations on the traditional poppy design and bands. Message Written in Wax By Ildiko Fekete She describes the technique of wax dyeing from simple motifs to multicolored, complex patterns, while also offering insight into the secrets of plant-based dyes. Eggs by Dot Cannon 436- pages of her work from 1977 to 2016 Pysanky UA 3 books to get you started in writing pysanky by Tetiana Konoval Magic of Cold Porcelain By Shirley Willis exclusively for Linda Martin Egg Designs. She explains how to make the flowers with tips on using the paste and a gallery of flowers used on her eggs. Available as a download or hardcopy. Inside the Egg..Linings & Other Ideas for Using Fabrics This book and DVD by Linda Martin is for those wanting to learn different lining techniques. For beginners thru advanced with 10 patterns in the 48-page book and DVD. Eggstravaganza Egg Designs This 27 page Egg Designs Hand book in .pdf format is packed with photos and great Ideas for you to try. There are also Instructions & Diagrams for nine egg designs, as well as pages of useful eggcrafting hints and tips. Writing Pysanky Piece by Piece Gail Lambka's new 144-page art book with full-color graphics and photos. Pictures and illustrations of both pysanka elements and completed eggs number over 750. Discover a different egg division in each of the ten chapters, then utilize the visual materials provided to make your very own pysanka masterpiece. Coloring Pysanky with Natural Dyes Written in Ukranian by Tetiana Vlenenko and Liubov Ktitorova.This book is actually two books in one. The first part of the book is a nuts and bolts primer on dyeing pysanky with traditional dyes. The authors discuss techniques, plant materials, dye recipes, mordants, even the sort of pots to use for dyeing. Pokuttian Folk Pysanky Vira Manko shares her knowledge and recreations of pysanky from Pokuttian Folk Pysanky from Ukraine. This hard cover book tells how pysanky are written in Pokuttia along with information on colours, divisions, ancient symbols and special characteristic features of some centres of Pysankarstvo. Paper Sculpture in Egg Art Linda Martin's new book with DVD contains detailed descriptions and step-by-step photos of the techniques, along with 12 patterns. Dye Happy by Susan Jones A practical guide to color for the egg artist. Learn what goes into choosing harmonious color schemes, and then learn how to make them with dyes. Egging Tips and Hints Tips and Hints and much, much more... by Linda Martin. This is a 40+ page book full of helpful tips to save you time and introduce you to some techniques. This is a handy guide for beginners and existing egg artists alike. Available also in hardcopy. Dental Drill Art: A Beginners Guide to High Speed Engraving & Carving These artists use the same drills and little burs your local dentist use, but to drill away glass, metal, wood, antler, eggshells, and more to make images, designs, and lettering. Author Roger F. Wolford has used his 20 years of experience to create a guide for the beginner. Divide and Conquer Step by step instructions for Ukrainian-style batik eggs (pysanky). Egg Carving for Beginners: Techniques to Creating Exquisite Eggs This book is meant to assist anyone with the desire to learn how to cut, carve or etch eggs with the basics. It will take you through the different stages it takes to get the end results you desire. There are many techniques an egg artist can use with a carved or cut egg. This book will give you the basics and serve as an easy reference anytime you need it! Osterpfad-Vogtland Learn about the amazing towns that make up the yearly Easter Trail in Germany.6 Euros + shipping. Pysanky Beginnings Various Pysanka artists come together to share designs that can be achieved by beginners. Photographs and detailed descriptions show the way. Grid and Bear It Patterns on graph paper (square and isometric) suitable for batik egg designs (pysanky). Instructions for making grids on eggs and calculating a pattern size. Several examples are given. Egg-Cetera Mostly non-traditional designs for wax-resist egg decoration. Pysanky purists would say these eggs are not pysanky, but they are created the same way, with a kistka, wax and dyes. Designs range from quilt patterns, to mandalas, Islamic geometric pattern, pentagonal patterns, and many more. Running in Circles: Trypillian Pysanky Designs This book explains how Trypillian designs are made on pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs) and offers several designs and methods based on circles and circular forms. Egg and Flower Art Egg and Flower Art by Konomi Kashiwaya. A Small Book about Basic Egg Decorating Little book with supplies, cutting, paints, glues, stands, suppliers, and designs by Dr. Juan Pablo Polgatiz. Show More

Silver Award < Back Karon Hanlon March 5, 2024 Silver Award CATEGORY: Pysanky/Batik PATHWAY: Accelerated TYPE OF EGGS: Goose This egg was done for "Pysanky for Ukraine" day, so some of its symbols were particularly chosen to represent Ukraine. It has an intricate band running halfway across the top and bottom of the egg in two directions, each ending in a fan of prayer shawls depicting wheat (Ukraine's primary export and a symbol of prosperity and hope for a good harvest). The band has the 8-pointed star with a "jewel" inside representing Christ as the treasure of Ukrainian culture. Beside the fans are pussy willows, done in great detail. These represent Palm Sunday, and are meant to show the passion (suffering) through which Ukraine is passing, and the hope of resurrection after the passion. The egg was mainly done using traditional pysanky techniques, but additional techniques were employed. There is some etching, so that the primary lines are somewhat raised. Some shading was used, particularly on the "jewels". The pussy willows were first done in grey, and then scratched at the top of each one to make them appear fuzzy and to make them grey at the bottom and white nearer to top. Previous Next

Free egg art patterns and egg art helpful hints. These are just a few of the hundreds available to members. Free Patterns and Tutorials Below is just a small sample of what our free membership brings. There are 40 Free Patterns Sign up for Free membership now and get access to all. Click to Join Now Patterns- Just a few samples below Starburst Filigree Tutorial by Beverly Archibald-Cullen step by step illustrated tutorial on how to make this filigree egg. Tiara Filigree Tutorial by Beverly Archibald-Cullen Learn how to make this filigree tiara Gail Kozun Bruckner gradient tutorial Step by Step tutorial on how to make this gorgeous egg Joan Huff Faberge Style Egg Pattern Fun Faberge style egg pattern Briar Rose Carved ostrich egg Novelty Egg Courtesy of Linda Martin Faberge Style Egg By Joan Huff Poppy Tutorial Learn how to make this batik style egg by Mia Morsack Sohn Helpful Hints

Bronze Award < Back Anita Walter December 3, 2025 Bronze Award CATEGORY: Mixed Media PATHWAY: NA TYPE OF EGGS: Double Yolk Goose Description: Double-yolk goose egg with spring flowers. This exceptionally large goose egg – a double-yolk egg measuring 13 cm in height and 6.5 cm in width – offers ample space for a detailed floral motif. Daisies, cornflowers, and poppies have been depicted, some painted flat, others modeled in 3D using cold porcelain clay. The blossoms were carefully shaped by hand and then painted with watercolors. The combination of three-dimensional elements and delicate painting creates a vibrant, summery work of art full of texture and color. Previous Next

Silver Award < Back Leslie Lisdell M.D., USA April 25, 2025 Silver Award CATEGORY: Mixed/ Other Media PATHWAY: NA TYPE OF EGGS: Rhea "The Sea Goddesses" is made from a rhea and tiny button quail (octopus topper). Several images were found of different sea goddesses (Ceto, Aphrodite, Amphitrite) and these were altered to facilitate the etching process. Ovals were drawn and the altered images outlines were traced. Additional details in the images were drawn by hand. The rest of the egg had to be covered during the etching process which was difficult. A kitska was used to cover the images lines with wax and each oval was repeatedly acid etched to a certain depth. Champagne gold leaf was applied on the images and additional darker gold leaf was applied to highlight some parts of the images. Swarovski crystals were applied to make their crowns. Once this was done the ovals were covered with foil and the egg painted using Lumiere Metallic green which has streaks of gold. The octopus was made from a tiny button quail by covering it with polymer clay and sculpting the rest of the body and legs. It was baked, painted and covered in Swarovski crystals. The octopus was placed to look like it was crawling down the front with a baby octopus behind it. The baby octopus is made from polymer clay entirely. The stand was repainted and adorned with crystals. Two bases were connected to make the final base. Previous Next

A list of many egg art/eggshell art/egg decorating Facebook sites. These are great sites for eggshell artists of all types.Egg Art International welcomes all Facebook groups to contact us to be added to the growing community. Facebook Groups Please contact us to have your group added by clicking HERE . Egg Art Groups Alaska Camp Pysanky Arkansas Egg Art Guild Art of the Egg Shell Experience Aussie Egg Shell Carvers Bright Ideas Aussie Egg Shell Carvers Beyond the Hatchery Catskill Pysanka Workshop * Destash Egging Supplies Egg Artistry Guild of Australia Inc*. Egg Art International Gallery (EAI Group page) Egg Art of Painting Sculpture* Egg Artistry Life* Egg Artistry Sales Australia Egg Artists of Puget Sound* Eggers Egg- Bot Group Eggshell Carvers and Artists* Eggs Original Egg Art Show & Sales* Eierlei* For the Love of Pysanky* Houston Egg Art Guild IEAF International Egg Artist Family Incredible Eggs Pysanky and Batik* International Egg Art Gallery (old name, new name is Egg Art International Gallery) International Egg Art News and Events Kraslice a ich Tvorenie Easter Eggs* Kyung's Egg Art* Lew Jensen Linda Martin Egg Designs Group Natural Dyes for Pysanky and Batik New England Egg Art Group* Northeast Egg Art Northeast Egg and Art Exposition Ohio Egg Artists Guild (Linda Hubert)* Openwork Carved Easter Eggs Pattern, Design And Color Ideas For Egg Artists* Pysanky Canvases Connections* Pysanky in Ukraine for Easter* Pysanky for Ukraine* Pysanky on the River* Pysanky/Batik Eggs CANADA Pysanky- Batik Eggs Australia* Pysanky Japan* Pysanky Marketplace Pysanky USA Pysanky & Batik Egg New Zealand Polska Pisanka- Easter Eggs of Poland Pysanka Gallery (Brad F admin) Pysanka Workshop Series 2025 Rochester EGGSperience 2025 Stepha's Pysanky Egg Art Traditional Ukrainian Folk Pysanky*(Luba P. admin) Ukrainian Club TAMU Ukranian Easter Egg (Ukraine)* Ukranian EggCessories' Eggers* Ukrainian EggCessories Pysanky Retreat 2025 Українська писанка (Ukranian Pysanka) VIC Egg Decorators' Guild* Victorian Egg Decorators' Guild Inc-VEDGI* Washington Decorated Egg Show* West Coast Pysanky Playdates World Egg Artists Association* 0909 World Egg Art Day Other Groups of Interest International Miniature Artisans Guild Carving Fanatics Flowers and Plants in Miniature Dollhouse Miniatures made from Everyday Things Dot Mandalas for Beginners Dremel Art Esther's Miniature Lighting Laura J Schiller Originals (Egg Art/Polymer Clay) Little Wonders Paper Crafts Mandala Dot Art Mini Flower Tutorials & Tips Faberge Paper Quilling International Rhinestone Designs Free to Use Turkey Gourd Art Updated 8-13-2025

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