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Eggshell Carving Art, Happy Easter Everyone!
 Siren.Kalilla
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By Siren.Kalilla 2012-04-08 09:51:28
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I found out about this artist, Franc Grom, from watching TV this morning and thought it would be a nice Easter theme to share with everyone :)



It's all too easy to accidentally poke a hole into an eggshell – but few people can do it in such a controlled way that it can be called art. Slovenian artist Franc Grom turns these incredibly delicate objects into diminutive, stunningly precise and detailed eggshell sculptures with a steady hand, a sharp eye and a tiny electric drill.



Grom can spend months on a single egg, patiently poking thousands upon thousands of holes into the fragile shell. Grom has created more than three hundred of these masterpieces, many of which have – of course – an Easter egg theme.



Inspired by traditional Slovenian designs, Grom's work ranges from asymmetrical botanical motifs to cutouts that glow brilliantly when illuminated from the inside. In some works, the remaining bits of eggshell that connect one part of a design to another are little more than a millimeter wide.





Growing up in a small village in Slovenia, Grom never considered turning his interest in art into a career. It wasn't until he retired that he began a new life as a respected craftsman, discovering an unusual skill which has gained him no small amount of attention, putting the tiny town of Vrhinka on the map. You can't find art like this anywhere else in the world, and Grom even has a thank-you letter on official White House stationary from pleased collector Bill Clinton.

(the tv show I was watching said he sells each egg shell sculpture for up to 500 dollars @.@)

That article had a link that shows even more egg art, but I'll spoiler that so my post isn't huge :o

Here are some more eggshell sculptures created by Franc Grom:
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By Sylph.Kyogi 2012-04-08 09:59:02
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That's some eggcellent art right there.
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By Asura.Bluespoons 2012-04-08 09:59:48
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It's so awesome! But then it's something else that makes me realize I have no talents so now I have a sads.
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By Siren.Kalilla 2012-04-08 10:01:33
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Here are some more eggshell sculptures created by Franc Grom:
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By Valefor.Slipispsycho 2012-04-08 10:19:36
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Siren.Kalilla said: »
You can't find art like this anywhere else in the world
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http://www.desicolours.com/ostrich-egg-shell-art/28/08/2011
http://www.theeggshellsculptor.com/Gallery.html
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By Siren.Kalilla 2012-04-08 10:20:59
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whoa those are cool as well :o
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By Valefor.Slipispsycho 2012-04-08 10:23:11
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I dunno how anyone has the patience to do that type of ***.. Spend weeks or months on it, and with how many they've made, you know they've broken quite a few near the end.. First time that happened to me I'd quit >_>
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By Siren.Kalilla 2012-04-08 17:34:00
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Valefor.Slipispsycho said: »
I dunno how anyone has the patience to do that type of ***.. Spend weeks or months on it, and with how many they've made, you know they've broken quite a few near the end.. First time that happened to me I'd quit >_>
Getting near the end of finishing one and it just falls apart :( I'd quit as well lol
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By Gilgamesh.Kudos 2012-04-08 17:50:54
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Siren.Kalilla said: »
Valefor.Slipispsycho said: »
I dunno how anyone has the patience to do that type of ***.. Spend weeks or months on it, and with how many they've made, you know they've broken quite a few near the end.. First time that happened to me I'd quit >_>
Getting near the end of finishing one and it just falls apart :( I'd quit as well lol

Sometimes its not about the finished product, but about the enjoyment of just working on something.
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By Valefor.Prothescar 2012-04-08 17:53:25
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I have to admire his patience.
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By Leviathan.Draylo 2012-04-08 20:51:52
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Very eggquisite work
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By Bismarck.Sylow 2012-04-08 20:55:20
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Leviathan.Draylo said: »
Very eggquisite work

ow
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