About the eggs

Why so many eggs?
Living on a farm forces you to embrace routine. Every day the animals are hungry. The plants need to be watered. The weeds must be pulled. Every. Single. Day.
I can think of nothing more ritualistic and routine than collecting eggs that the hens on my farm lay each day. This has become a meditative practice for me. Eggs, for me, are an invitation to search within the everyday routines to find the sacred moments that may otherwise go unnoticed.
Holy of Holies
My first piece in this series is entitled "Holy of Holies." This is a nod to the Old Testament and the concept that, within the temples, there were places too holy for humans to go if they were not priests.
I feel very much like I am entering sacred ground each time I open the door to the egg boxes. If I'm lucky, the hens will let me collect those eggs with only minor protest. Some days, my knuckles get a little roughed up by those beaks.
Holy things happen inside those eggs. Mundane, holy things.
This piece is not for sale.


Egg prints
This is the first print I made from this series. Each egg has its own story that is private to me; however, I find that eggs are universally recognizable and frequently experienced in many forms by many people. This lends to a richness in interpretations of this body of work.
Almost everyone has an egg-related experience to share, which is why I find this particular set of paintings really interesting and engaging.
This print is available for purchase in my shop.
Still gestating
It's been over two years since I painted "Holy of Holies." There is always an egg-related piece in progress in my sketchbook or drying on my easel. I'm not sure this collection will ever be complete, but as I continue to keep chickens, so will I continue to paint their eggs.
What a gift.
