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| Big Roo & Lady Friend 'Courtship' Egg T on Metal Tub Bottom |
This is so fun and rewarding, of course it does need one of those not so earth friendly finish coats to protect, or behind glass in protected environment.
- Get 2 or 3 live hens - no really, they are part of the rewarding process (well OK not a must but FRESH eggs are!) and the feathers for jewelry are great too!
- Get out a small and clean glass jar
- Gently crack an egg and seperate white from egg (any good cook can show you how) by rocking the egg back and forth, very gently, between broken shell. DONT BREAK THE YOLK.
- Gently place the seperated whole yolk onto a dry cloth and roll it around gently to get any white off
- Have a sharp pointy knife at hand. Now pick up the yolk gently between your fingers (yes this is doable I do it all the time)
- Holding the plump round golden yolk over the jar, gently polk it with the knife and let it drain into the jar DONT DROP THE YOLK SACK IN!
- Add an equal amount of filtered/sterile water (keeps longer) and about 4 drops of white vinegar per yolk.
- I store this medium in my fridge (though I have been told it won't store well) it lasts about a week - and egg yolks do get stinky when they go off...
- When you are ready for paint, the best thing you can do is have several small glass bottles or old plastic film cases (remember them0
- Put about a 1/2 tsp of mineral or earth pigment into the bottom and start adding drops of the egg medium until you have the consistency you desire (not too thick or it may crack as it drys)
- Now paint away on just about any prepared surface and enjoy the intensity of color and textures you can get with nature's mediums
