When
custom work involves studying certain animals with which I'm not
familiar, it takes me a huge amount of time. I research on-line,
stare at photos, practice drawing and re-drawing, etc. I
have finally learned that I need to charge considerably more for that
kind of project than I have done in the past. Below are some
examples of custom work. Some are based on Ukrainian tradition,
others on animals.
This goose egg was given as a bar mitzvah present. I studied Hebrew years ago and I love to put it on eggs.
Holiday
Here
is an ostrich egg designed for a wedding. The woman who gave the
egg wanted a selection from Ist Corinthians on the egg, so we put the
verse on the egg and then surrounded it with various symbols, their
names and the date.
This
is an ostrich egg designed with certain specific people
represented. The riders in the Shakerag Hounds ride in a certain
order and the order was painstakingly recreated with each rider on the
correct color horse. Not all of the egg is shown here.
This goose egg was a gift to my son's Tae Kwon Do teacher.
This one was made for a friend of mine who has opened a restaurant in Comer, GA .
This
egg was fun to do. A customer wanted a wedding egg for a
couple. The groom was Ukrainian; the bride was Native American,
originally from Arizona. They also worked with lab mice.
Click on the photos and you can see all the things we worked into the
design. Cacti, poppies, a lizard and a crow were requested.
This was a special custom request designed as a gift for a man who collected tigers and also was a Clemson alumni.
These are a few shots of a special egg made for the Artie Ball Swing Band. Click pics for larger images.
This is one side of a custom egg designed with specific border collies in mind.
