Botanical Easter eggs

Materials:

• acrylic paint
• paper mache eggs
• paint brushes
• decorative moss
• an egg carton
• The Paper Garden: An Artist Begins Her Life’s Work at 72 by Molly Peacock for some lovely inspiration

Step 1: I chose to use paper mache eggs because I didn’t want to worry about cracking. Paint them black with acrylic paint.

Step 2: Draw flower shapes with a pencil and paint them in in solid blocks. I painted all the shapes first on all the eggs before moving onto detail. I used shapes inspired by Mary Delany’s work and made a Pinterest board that you can use as a reference.

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