Egg Shell Art

The ancient Vietnamese technique of crushing and then applying egg shell with lacquer to a surface is beginning to find favor with some contempoarary artisans.

Mother of Pearl, Egg Shell & Lacquer on Panel.
By Sook ja Kong of South Korea.
kongsookja.com

‘Back’ Mother of Pearl, Egg Shell, Gold plate, Lacquer on Panel.
By Sook ja Kong of South Korea.
kongsookja.com

Mother of Pearl, Egg Shell, Lacquer on Panel.
By Sook ja Kong of South Korea.
kongsookja.com

‘Porcelain’ Lacquer and eggshell on panel.
By Sook ja Kong of South Korea.
kongsookja.com

Egg shell mosaic by Jean Dunand (1877-1942).
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Egg shell mosaic by Jean Dunand (1877-1942).
Lacquer & eggshell portrait of Madame Agnés.
thebluerememberedhills.blogspot.com

Egg shell art at a Lacquerware outlet in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
Image by Jodii Landers.

Egg shell mosaic on a box.
flickr.com, rakom.freeblog.hu

A tree blowing in the wind and clinging to a cliffside.
Mixed media, eggshell, sead and bugle beads, pebbles, polymer clay, glass tile. Size: 20″ diameter. By Linda Biggers.
eggshellmosaicart.com

A close up of a larger work by Anca Gray.
Anca uses larger pieces of shell.
ancagray.blogspot.fr

Eggshell carvings by master carver Gary LeMaster.
thecarvedeggonline.com, theeggshellsculptor.com

Egg shell lacquered table.
bespokeglobal.com

Gluing egg shell onto furniture has been popular in France since the 1920s.
“Affix the eggshell chips to paper laid flat on a board, then coat the surface with epoxy glue and pigment to fill the space between the fragments. After drying, this sheet is attached to a wall panel or object, then sanded or varnished.” Chest by Eric Chapeau. Via: Arch Digest.

Eggshell and Laquer Finishes
by Pollaro, New Jersey. Originally found at “pollaro.com/specialties/eggshell/”

Egg shell painting.
How to in French. selsetpoivres.canalblog.com

Eggshell mosaic frame.
maminours.canalblog.com

Egg shell covered vase
by Amy Woods.

Wooden bowl with inlay of egg shells, lacquered.
creationsjuliane.com

Eggshell coasters.
Hand-made in Thailand. Each piece is unique.
creationsjuliane.com

How the artist got the shoe out after the egg shells were glued in place is the mystery.
‘Walking on Eggshells’, 2007, eggshell and glue by Isabelle Tournoud.
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