good and bad egg
Today I worked more on the green egg that I started dying yesterday. The first part of the design (the green leaves with brown stems) was inspired by my jade plant. But it was looking too Christmas-y, so I outlined the leaves in gray, and added pink and blue to the background. (I’m using an electric kistka tool to heat and apply the wax, and aniline dyes to color the eggs.) I also used goo-gone to erase part of the wax design that I wasn’t happy with.
The final result was nice, but somewhat mottled in color. When I removed the wax from the outside of the egg, some of the dye started coming off as well, creating this uneven look. This doesn’t usually happen. I think I didn’t allow the egg to dry enough between dying and waxing. Hopefully I can be more patient with my next egg!
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it looks awesome! especially if it’s your first one. it’s a symbol of the world in Ukraine and nobody can get it from the first take even though it might seem like they are. keep doing it and your pysanki will perfect over time.
Very very nice!