< Back Shihori Kato Advisor I am Shihori Kato from Japan.What started my “egg life” was a trip to Hawaii in 1997. I was moved by the many beautiful decorated eggs that were displyed in the shopping mall. After returning to Japan, I began creating eggs through trial and error. In 1999, I participated in the Portland Egg Show for the first time and one of my eggs was chosen as Best of Show. Ⅰ have been to 30 shows and enjoy sharing my ideas and exchanging information with eggers. I started the IEAG Masters Program to improve my skills. It took 5 years to achieve 9 categories and be recognized as a Grandmaster. The 9 categories are: Filigree, Hand-Painted, Bas Relief, Decoupage, Diorama, Pysanky, Carved/Sculpted, Diorama, Beaded/Jeweled, and Scratched.What I learned was that not only did I improve my skills, but I also became interested in various fields as well as gaining more knowledge. I am sure that the Master Artisan Pathway “MAP” will make your egg more valuable! In Japan, there are many traditional craft techniques which ranks among importance in the world. I am learning one of them for decorating eggs. I look forward to showing and sharing with you at an egg show.

Bronze Award < Back John Drlik-Mead, USA July 22, 2024 Bronze Award CATEGORY: Artist's Choice PATHWAY: NA TYPE OF EGGS: Ostrich "Sacred Madonna” This is an original and completed design. I used multiple advanced techniques in creating this elegant and stunning piece. Flip the back toggle switch, the custom designed / made lighted crystal chandelier illuminates (with numerous flat back crystals, and hand cut drop crystals), and the music box plays "Wind Beneath My Wings. Special care and technique was used to “bury” the interior flat wiring (behind the Gold Leaf), from the base to the chandelier. The egg was first completely sanded to a uniform smooth surface (removing the outer egg enamel layer and texture). There are two intricately carved crosshatch windows (the crosshatch “bars” are part of the eggshell). The interior was layered with 24k Antiqued Gold Leaf (to mimic an aged gold ceiling). A combined 12 coat process, using a professional Auto-enamel pearlescent coating and clear coat was used on the exterior of the egg. All crystals are Swarovski Crystals. Findings, base & stand, top are all gold plated. The Porcelain figurine is hand painted and permanently mounted to the piece. Previous Next

< Back Fran Atkins Show Reporter I joined Egg Art International with the hopes of spreading the word of this organization.

Silver Award < Back Yuliya Goloida, Canada January 25, 2025 Silver Award CATEGORY: Pysanky Diaspora PATHWAY: NA TYPE OF EGGS: Goose This pysanka is a diasporan pysanka, designed and written by myself. The imagery is deeply personal and references meaningful and traditional objects from my Ukrainian wedding ceremony. The centre band down the middle of the egg features the pattern from the “rushnyk” or embroidered tapestry that was used during the ceremony and placed under the “Korovai” or wedding bread. The band on the pysanka features yellow flowers and intricate details of crosses and dots to represent the embroidery seen on the rushnyk. The front face of the egg includes the Korovai itself with the same intricate details as on my real Korovai such as grapes, two doves, wheat, rings, flowers, and berries. These traditional symbols on the Korovai represent wishes for the newlyweds: grapes=to be fertile and plentiful; wheat =prosperity and bounty; the rings= eternal union and the joining of two souls, doves= represent the newlywed couple; the flowers= beauty and happiness in life. The reverse face of the egg includes my wedding bouquet. A large and bountiful assortment of colourful flowers such as peonies, anemones, delphinium, dahlias and tiny chamomile of miniature daisy with a red ribbon tying it all together. Some special techniques employed in this pysanka design include spot dying to try and capture the depth of the floral bouquet with different botanical tones. There is also a gradient dying technique used to highlight and emphasize the bouquet with a saturated blue edge that also brings contrast to the decorative border. Previous Next

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Gallery of Master Artisan Pathway (MAP) Award Recipients Click on the picture to view more information and pictures. This is a great learning tool for those interested in submitting an egg to the Master Artisan Pathway. 2026 Bronze Award in Pysanky Diaspora by Danielle Delorme 2026 Silver Award in Pysanky Diaspora by Morgan Tunow 2026 Silver Award in Miniature by Leslie Lisdell M.D. 2026 Bronze Award in Artist's Choice by Brigitte Noel le Hesran 2026 Gold Award in Hand Painted by Anita Walter 2026 Silver Award in Artist's Choice by Brigitte Noel le Hesran 2025 Silver Award in Mixed Media by Anita Walter 2025 Bronze Award in Mixed Media by Anita Walter 2025 Bronze Award in Miniature by Leslie Lisdell M.D. 2025 Bronze Award in Art Batik by Lori Radcliff-Woods 2025 Bronze Award in Art Batik by Lori Radcliff-Woods 2025 Gold Award in Hand Painted by Florin Bejinari 2024 Silver Award in Mixed/Other Media by Leslie Lisdell M.D. 2025 Gold Award in Intricately Cut by Zuzana Konigova 2025 Bronze Award in Pysanky Diaspora by Gabriela Krecht 2025 Bronze Award in Pysanky Diaspora by Heather Romanishin 2025 Gold Award in Carved by Anna Sell 2025 Silver Award in Pysanky Diaspora by Heather Romanishin 2025 Bronze Award in Carved by Tetiana Medianyk 2025 Silver Award in Pysanky Diaspora by Yuliya Goiloda 2025 Silver Award in Pysanky Diaspora by Yuliya Goiloda 2024 Gold Award in Artist's Choice by Leslie Lisdell M.D. 2024 Gold Award in Carved by Rebekah Brown, USA 2024 Bronze Award in Artist's Choice by John Drlik-Mead 2024 Bronze Award in Carving by John Drlik-Mead

Bronze Award < Back Danielle Delorme August 3, 2026 Bronze Award CATEGORY: Pysanky Diaspora PATHWAY: NA TYPE OF EGGS: Goose Techniques: - Wax-resist method using traditional and electric kistka application - Light-to-dark dye application This pysanka was inspired by my experience of growing up in Northern Alberta, Canada. Alberta is colloquially called ‘Big Sky Country.’ The sky features heavily in the design: The backgrounds within the ribbon, the backgrounds of the main scenes on the front and back, and the skyline above the trees. Front: - The stag is a regionally native animal that is commonly encountered. - Wheat represents farming, which is a primary industry in the region. Back: - The Northern Lights are a regionally common phenomenon. Ribbon: - Vertical band division with ribbon composed of rhombs/squares and triangles. - Snowflakes on dark blue background represent the winter experience, when snow is plentiful and daylight hours are limited. - Aspen and spruce are two of the most abundant tree species in the boreal forest: -- Aspen leaves on light blue background encompass the experience of autumn, when the leaves create seas of yellow across the region. -- While spruce are evergreen so look much the same year-round, in this instance they represent summer with a deep green colour. - While the Wild Rose is technically a summer flower, here it represents spring by virtue of being floral. The bright green background further exemplifies spring as the colour of fresh new growth. The Wild Rose is also the provincial flower of Alberta. Previous Next

< Back Beth McPherson EAI Representative for New Zealand I’m Beth McPherson from Christchurch New Zealand. I have been creating and decorating eggs since 2008 after joining the Christchurch Egg Artistry Club. I especially love working with chicken and smaller eggs like quail and finch eggs. My other interest is making my own face and body products and I’m currently studying Organic Skincare Formulations with the view to developing it further in the future I am married with three children and 5 lovely grandchildren. I look forward to being able to help EAI and egg artists where I can.

< Back Dani Fausek Marketing, MAP judge Hi! I joined Egg Art International in the hopes of promoting this truly international organization. I was trained to be a judge by Judy Guinnard and will be helping the MAP team in this area.

< Back Linda Martin Co-Founder, EAI Secretary, Director of International Relations, EAI Representative for the UK As someone who loves trying different styles of work, I find my inspiration in so many places. Despite having been involved in egg art for almost 40 years, I am still learning so much and my initial training as a teacher means that I am passionate about passing on knowledge and skills to as many people as possible. I have run a supplies business for many years and write books, patterns, produce videos and teach as often as possible and I have also judged internationally. For the last ten years, I have written a quarterly magazine ‘The Art of the Egg Shell’ passing on even more information through this and my Facebook groups. As a result of my constantly evolving involvement in egg art, I feel privileged to class some of the most talented and lovely egg artists around the world as my friends. I am honoured to have been approached to become a member of the Team for Egg Art International and will do my utmost to help in any way I can to make this organisation a truly international body providing support and encouragement for egg artists everywhere and creating a greater awareness of egg art and the artists who work within its constantly developing areas.

< Back Dr. Leslie Lisdell Founder, EAI President, Web Designer Hello Everyone! I have always loved eggshell art and have collected eggs for many years. A few years ago, I took a class at the Dallas Egg Art Show by Linda Martin. My daughter had graduated, and I had cut back on working full time as an Emergency Room physician so I finally had time to try something new.This was my first attempt at egg art and I did not even know what a rhea egg was! After the class, I started designing and making eggs. I participated in the old IEAG master program and passed the novice and intermediate diorama levels as well as the novice filigree level. Last Fall, after learning the IEAG was almost nonexistent, I formed the Arkansas Egg Art Guild. I then built the old IEAG , at their request, a new website as theirs had been taken down. That website was launched in January 2023, and is now the website for Egg Art International. I am so proud of all our team has accomplished in such a short time!

Blog/News/Updates All Posts Updates to the website Dr. Leslie Lisdell Aug 9 The July 2024 Members Newsletter is now posted in the H.E.A.G Library. Read all the latest news in the HEAG Library newsletter section. Learn how to make Gail's gradient egg and so much more! If you are a... Dr. Leslie Lisdell Aug 9 Let's Welcome a New Egg Art Instructor! Sue Shipka Her contact information can be found on the TEACHERS page. Sue teaches in Maine and will do in-person and zoom classes. Here are some of... Dr. Leslie Lisdell Aug 9 Congratulations to the Winners of the July 2024 "Eggs of the Month" Dr. Leslie Lisdell Aug 9 Congratulations to Justyna Golen! Justyna had 3 eggs which won awards for the month of July. Way to go! Dr. Leslie Lisdell Aug 9 Congratulations to July's Most Liked Category Winners! Dr. Leslie Lisdell Jul 22 Congratulations to John Drlik-Mead for achieving the BRONZE level certificate in Artist's Choice Dr. Leslie Lisdell Jul 9 June 2024 of the "Eggs of the Month". Congratulations to Yuliya Goloida, Ania Sell and Zuzana Konigova. Each month Egg Art International honors the egg artists who posted their beautiful creations on our Facebook group. These winners will be... Dr. Leslie Lisdell Jul 9 June 2024 Eggs of the Month Category Winners! Each month our Facebook group called Egg Art International Gallery honors the artists who have the most likes. This honor includes their... Dr. Leslie Lisdell Jul 8 Congratulations John Drlik-Mead on your obtaining the BRONZE award in Carving! Dr. Leslie Lisdell Jun 28 July Newsletter will be emailed July 1,2024. Make sure to get your copy now by becoming a member. Gail Kozun Bruckner's tutorial will be included! 1 2 3 4 5