A Mosaic Technique for Gourd Art Using Egg Shell is fun and easy and provides a great texture for your gourd. Learn how here!
Sometimes you end up with an area that just needs texture. An easy answer is eggshells! You can prepare them ahead and store them forever in a container. The supplies for this technique are probably already in your work area. You should practice this technique on a shard first.
Supplies You Will need
- Clean eggshells
- Tacky glue
- Small paintbrush
- Black tempera paint
- chestnut ink
- Exacto knife
- Emory board
- Baby wipes
- masking tape
- Heat gun
- Patience
A Mosaic Technique for Gourd Art Using Egg Shell
Egg Prep
Try to keep the pieces large. Do your best to get the membranes from the underside of the shell. If you clean these while they are a little wet, that will help. Then let them set to dry before putting them in a container.
Maria Dellos, a member of this group and a store owner, has a great video which I will share at the end of the post. She demonstrates using a shard which is a great idea. It won’t overwhelm you. The glue can get messy so keep those baby wipe handy! Here is an quick overview of the steps.
A Mosaic Technique for Gourd Art Using Egg Shell
Prep the Gourd Surface Area
Make sure to wood burn a deep line around the area you want to apply the shells. This will help when you cut the shell from the edges. Apply tape along the edge so you don’t get glue on it. Now you are ready for the eggshells.
Gather Supplies and Begin Process
With a brush, add glue to a small area. More glue is better than less. It drys clear.
A Mosaic Technique for Gourd Art Using Egg Shell
The Process Steps
With your finger, press and break the eggshell piece into the glue. Work with the membrane side down (against gourd). Use a baby wipe for any cleanup. Let it dry for about a minute or use a heat gun.
Use an Exacto knife to trim the shells from your wood-burned edge.
Clear off the shells that did not stick. Apply more glue and use tweezers to re-apply the pieces and add tiny pieces to fill the empty areas. When you like the results, let it dry or use your dryer.
Now use an Emory board to sand any rough shell edges on the gourd edge and over the surface of the shells.
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To achieve a grout look, you can use acrylic black paint to cover the eggshell, then wipe the shell surface of excess paint.
Now you can add a little color. Maria suggests chestnut brown chestnut Gourd Dye. Any paint, ink or dye will work. To get an extra shine she adds a metallic ink at the end, Then she varnishes the final product.
Here are some examples to inspire you!
Now take a look at Maria’s video videos of the process.
These short directions are available in the store as a downloadable file.
Have you tried this technique? Can you share tips with us?
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