Each beautiful "Emerald" Emu Egg Shell has been HAND CARVED by Marcella.  She buys these rare and unique egg shells from a farm here in the USA.  They were pre-blown and sanitized, then shipped to her studio.  There is NO PAINT on the Emu Egg Shell you see here, the entire design was hand carved into the Emu Egg Shell using a high speed drill with special attachments.  Marcella uses the naturally beautiful 3 color layers of the Emu Egg Shell to design a unique picture or pattern of art to compose the piece - the inner most layer is white and very thin,  the middle layer is teal green,  and the outer layer is a deep green textured coating.  The challenge in carving the Emu Egg (besides breaking it!) is that the shading is BACKWARDS, in the the lighter highlights are carved deeper than the shadowing!  It takes several hours of intense slow work under special lighting, wearing a dust mask, and running a special ventilation system, to complete the artwork you now see before you, but as you can tell, it was worth it!!  Marcella then cleans the egg again and sprays a UV protective acrylic varnish on it, this also helps when cleaning or maintaining your egg.  If displayed out of a cover, your egg should be occasionally washed to prevent any dust build-up.  While gently holding your egg in your hands, place it under running water, then pat off excess moisture with a soft cloth, and allow to air dry.

Very interesting and rare conversational fine-art piece!  Please enjoy your 'one of a kind' Hand Carved Rare Emu Egg!

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