Best Use of Color
Second Place: Easter Dots by Mary Beth DeMartino and Jill
Best Technique
Winner: The Scream by Holden DeMartino (under 12)--Wax Resist
Best Painted Egg
Winner: Shu-Ju Wang
Winner: Marbled Eggs by Jaime
Best Fine Art (other than painting)
Winner and First Place: Tiger's Egg and Paisley Egg by Bob C.
Third Place: Decopage Egg by Bob C. (above right)
Best Religious Decoration
Best Decoration under 12
EAT ME by HOLDEN DEMARTINO
Notes from Judges:
There were many beautiful examples of egg decorating and many of the winners were in contention for the Overall Prize. For us, the winner didn't have to represent the most beautiful egg--instead, the overall effect of the egg was more important than sheer beauty or technique.
The double meaning of the egg had us rolling on the floor in laughter. The nice orange color and the use of wax resist were nice. More importantly, the fact that it was done by someone in the Junior category--who probably didn't even realize the double meaning of the egg--tipped the scales in his direction.
Congratulations Holden.
1 comment:
Those are some very fine eggs. Congratulations on all the fabulous entries. I was reminded of the Chinese tea eggs (by the natural dye category) -- you hard boil eggs, then crack the shells (but do not remove them) and then cook them again in a liquid of strong tea and soy sauce. To serve, you peel the shells and serve the egg whole.
I always thought they looked like those beautiful crackled glazes of the old porcelains. Once I served them to a friend and she thought they were eyeballs!
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