Mantisland

Jill E. Ellis
Dover Centre, Ontario,
Canada, N0P 1L0
Email: mantis@kent.net

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Filigree, Carved and Sculptured Ostrich and Emu Eggs

The Victorian #1 and #2 and the Butterfly Ostrich Eggs are Limited Editions of only 15 each.
The carving on these eggs goes completely through the shell.

Victorian #1

This ostrich egg has the same pattern on the front and the back.
The sides and top carry a somewhat smaller Victorian design.
Click here for a closer view . SOLD OUT

Victorian #2

This is the second in a series of Victorian Ostrich eggs.
As you can see there is a smaller design on the sides and top.
Click here for a closer view. ONE LEFT

Butterfly

Imagine an Ostrich egg completely covered with butterflies...
Shear heaven to gaze upon.
For a closer view click here. SOLD OUT

Sculptured Ostrich Eggs

The sculptured eggs are ONE of a kind, and mostly are commissioned works.
These eggs can take hundreds of hours of painstaking care, to bring a story out of the eggshell.
If you have a certain theme in mind, it can be incorporated into the design.
Commissions welcome!
Email: mantis@kent.net

"The Feast"
( - Collection of Judy Alaszkiewicz )

Is an Ostrich egg completely covered with trumpet vine flowers, leaves and four Hummingbirds in various flight poses.
The six pictures here are of the same egg.
Click here to view close-up this egg.

Each Hummingbird has all the feathers carved and textured.
Upon close inspection you will be able to see the fine detail
Click here to view close-up of this picture.

This picture shows the above egg turned just a little so you can see how the birds are placed around the egg.
This is the natural colour of the egg.
For a larger view click here .

Here is a view from the top. See how the clump of trumpet vine flowers starts off the egg.
The different layers of entwining flowers and leaves adds to the depth of the 1/16" thick eggshell.
Natural colour of the egg.
Click here to view larger image.

A closer look at the flowers and birds shows the depth to this egg.
This picture is in black and white to bring out the detail.
For a larger view of this image click here.

Another black and white picture shows the layering of the sculpture.
To see the extreme detail please click here.

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