Happy Friday! A lovely blue and white etched egg today for Friday. I really like the way this one turned out, with a really deep etch and lovely cobalt blue background.
I just finished up a workshop with Ginger and Sarah, working on teaching beginning Pysanka with Sarah and on etching with Ginger. We had a great day: come join us next time!
Could you please share how you got this great intaglio-like effect with the darker blue around the inside edges of the etch. Also, what dye color is the cobalt blue?
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thanks.
love the flower forms, they remind me of diatoms
Thanks, Hannarit! The egg was simply wax on white eggshell and then etched deeply with vinegar until I could feel that there was a ridge or bump where the etched egg met the waxed or unetched edge. Once that was done, I simpy dyed the egg. The deeply etched edges means that when I take the egg out of the dye and wipe it off, more of the dye particles stick in the edges so it appears to be a darker blue. Does that make sense?
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