Precision Studio
with original works by
Theresa Somerset
with original works by
Theresa Somerset
© 2011
Theresa Somerset,
Precision Studio
Theresa Somerset,
Precision Studio
Preview of Eggs
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The elaborate eggs found at the artist’s studio are from an ancient
Ukrainian technique called Pysanka, which translated means “to write on”.
This method is a wax-resist method used with intensely colored dyes.
There are a variety of eggs that are available, such as goose, brown, white
and green chicken, duck and ostrich. Emu eggs are also used, but require
an acid-etching process to reveal the natural color of the shell. The wax tool
used for writing on the egg with bees wax is called a kitska.
The eggs are emptied of their content and allowed to air dry. A design is
lightly drawn on with pencil and the first waxing is “painted” on. Everything
covered by the wax will resist the rest of the sequential dye baths. The
majority of the designs are worked from lightest to darkest dye. When the
final background color is achieved, the wax is melted away to reveal the
design. The egg is then given several coats of an acrylic gloss spray with a
Ultra-violet inhibitor. (We still advise that the eggs not be displayed in direct
sunlight)
Ukrainian technique called Pysanka, which translated means “to write on”.
This method is a wax-resist method used with intensely colored dyes.
There are a variety of eggs that are available, such as goose, brown, white
and green chicken, duck and ostrich. Emu eggs are also used, but require
an acid-etching process to reveal the natural color of the shell. The wax tool
used for writing on the egg with bees wax is called a kitska.
The eggs are emptied of their content and allowed to air dry. A design is
lightly drawn on with pencil and the first waxing is “painted” on. Everything
covered by the wax will resist the rest of the sequential dye baths. The
majority of the designs are worked from lightest to darkest dye. When the
final background color is achieved, the wax is melted away to reveal the
design. The egg is then given several coats of an acrylic gloss spray with a
Ultra-violet inhibitor. (We still advise that the eggs not be displayed in direct
sunlight)
