On that note, I've been hard at work on some more Ukranian Easter eggs, and I finally have photos to share. (Coming soon: an alpaca sweater I'm finishing up just in time for summer. Next up, probably some Thanksgiving decorations or Valentines or something!)
Ok, usually I follow patterns to make really traditional designs, like these eggs my mom and I did in recent years.
But this year I played around with some non-traditional designs of my own, like this crochet-inspired doily egg.
This egg was a result of teamwork: Anthony drew the tattoo-inspired ship, and I waxed it up.
I played around with some simple line designs, too.
And Anthony got super calendar-rebellious with this one!
And back to a little more tradition. Playing around with my own designs rather than following patterns definitely gave me an appreciation for the amount of planning and design work that goes into the more elaborate eggs. But, I like the idea of taking an ancient technique like this and using it to make modern, reinvented designs. I hope to play around with some more looks over the coming months, but we'll see where my fickle crafting ways lead me next!
3 comments:
All these eggs look lovely and graceful. My favorit is the crochet-inspired doily egg.
All the eggs are simply gorgeous.....love the pumpkin egg.
All the eggs are great, I like all of them, it's hard to pick a fav...
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