Patience, time and talent. Mine are pretty crude, and are mostly hidden in the bowl. My wife is musch more artistic, and one of them is by an artisan who sells them at craft shows.
Dan On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 4:28 AM, David Mann <[email protected]> wrote: > On Apr 25, 2011, at 6:25 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >> They are decorated by applying beeswax, with a special stylus, to all >> the areas NOT to be colored a certain tint, then they are dipped into >> dye of that color. Then, starting with the lightest color, wax is >> applied to those areas where th atcolor is NOT to be applied, and the >> egg is dipped in that dye. The process is then repeated through three >> to six colors, depending on the design. After the egg dries, the wax >> is removed, by holding the egg in the flame of a candle or placing it >> briefly in a warm oven and then wiping off the wax. Finally, the >> entire egg is coated once or twice in shellac. > > Wow, it looked like a lot of effort had gone into making those eggs but > that's amazing. It must take a lot of patience. > > Dave > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
