Eggshell artists

The 50's through the 70's may have been the heyday for eggshell mosaics, but there are still plenty of artists making some very interesting pieces. A quick search through Flickr brings up quite a few.

This very nice Grover was made by Flickr user "soopahgrover" and was based on a Fozzie Bear mosaic in the Muppet’s Big Book of Crafts. The different shades of blue give it a nice, old stained glass effect. She dyed the shells in commercial Easter egg dye, which isn’t known for producing super vivid colors, but she left them in extra long and got this nice effect as a result.

Kathie Luther (Flickr name "Heart Windows Art") gets some interesting 3D effects from layering shells. Several techniques are involved in her pieces – gluing in layers, sanding, painting – and she gets some very interesting, textured results.

Below are two examples by “Pevart”, a Hungarian artist whose pieces look more like traditional mosaics, which she also works in.

This house number by Brazilian artist Bijujú is classic, subtle, and apparently weather proof (some very thick glaze will make yours weatherproof as well). Check out the clock!

And as long as there are schoolchildren, they will come up with simple, cool little designs, like this one from Highlights Magazine.