Friday, May 27, 2016

Friday Egg: Mango I and II

"Mango I" and "Mango II" ©Katy David 2016 Goose eggshell, aniline dye, acrylic paint, varnish

"Mango I" and "Mango II" are two halves of the same goose egg. I injected aniline dye into the egg and let it sit and ponder its future for several days.  Every few hours I would turn the egg over to let the dye seep deeply into another part of the egg. I took they dye out and then cut the eggshell in half and what was revealed was the most luscious looking mango orangey-red. I painted the exterior matte black because I wanted it to be all about the interior color and then sanded the cut edge to make a crisp white border between the black and orange.


"Mango I" and "Mango II" ©Katy David 2016 Goose eggshell, aniline dye, acrylic paint, varnish

"Mango I" and "Mango II" ©Katy David 2016 Goose eggshell, aniline dye, acrylic paint, varnish

"Mango I" and "Mango II" ©Katy David 2016 Goose eggshell, aniline dye, acrylic paint, varnish

"Mango I" and "Mango II" ©Katy David 2016 Goose eggshell, aniline dye, acrylic paint, varnish

"Mango I" and "Mango II" ©Katy David 2016 Goose eggshell, aniline dye, acrylic paint, varnish

"Mango I" and "Mango II" ©Katy David 2016 Goose eggshell, aniline dye, acrylic paint, varnish





"Mango I" and "Mango II" ©Katy David 2016 Goose eggshell, aniline dye, acrylic paint, varnish





Friday, May 20, 2016

Friday Egg: Gamboling Water


"Gamboling Water" ©2016 Katy David. Etched and Dyed Ostrich Eggshell

"Gamboling Water"  is an etched and dyed ostrich egg. The layering on this eggshell was a challenge, trying to vary the line widths and colors in a random but pleasing way. 

"Gamboling Water" ©2016 Katy David. Etched and Dyed Ostrich Eggshell



"Gamboling Water" ©2016 Katy David. Etched and Dyed Ostrich Eggshell

"Gamboling Water" ©2016 Katy David. Etched and Dyed Ostrich Eggshell

"Gamboling Water" ©2016 Katy David. Etched and Dyed Ostrich Eggshell

"Gamboling Water" ©2016 Katy David. Etched and Dyed Ostrich Eggshell


"Gamboling Water" ©2016 Katy David. Etched and Dyed Ostrich Eggshell

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Friday Egg: Coronet

"Coronet" 2016 Etched emu eggshell

An emu egg, etched with acid. The natural colors of the eggshell in a starring role.

"Coronet" 2016 Etched emu eggshell

"Coronet" 2016 Etched emu eggshell

"Coronet" 2016 Etched emu eggshell

"Coronet" 2016 Etched emu eggshell

"Coronet" 2016 Etched emu eggshell

"Coronet" 2016 Etched emu eggshell

Friday, May 6, 2016

Friday Egg: Curiology

"Curiology" 2016 ©Katy David Goose eggshell, beeswax, 23.5 K gold leaf

A goose egg waxed and etched and gilded. The beeswax I use as a resist for the etching has a stickiness that can act in place of the regular gold-leaf adhesive.

"Curiology" 2016 ©Katy David Goose eggshell, beeswax, 23.5 K gold leaf

"Curiology" 2016 ©Katy David Goose eggshell, beeswax, 23.5 K gold leaf

"Curiology" 2016 ©Katy David Goose eggshell, beeswax, 23.5 K gold leaf

"Curiology" 2016 ©Katy David Goose eggshell, beeswax, 23.5 K gold leaf

"Curiology" 2016 ©Katy David Goose eggshell, beeswax, 23.5 K gold leaf


"Curiology" 2016 ©Katy David Goose eggshell, beeswax, 23.5 K gold leaf

"Curiology" 2016 ©Katy David Goose eggshell, beeswax, 23.5 K gold leaf

"Curiology" 2016 ©Katy David Goose eggshell, beeswax, 23.5 K gold leaf


"Curiology" 2016 ©Katy David Goose eggshell, beeswax, 23.5 K gold leaf

"Curiology" 2016 ©Katy David Goose eggshell, beeswax, 23.5 K gold leaf

"Curiology" 2016 ©Katy David Goose eggshell, beeswax, 23.5 K gold leaf