Whatever hobby eggs on creative spirits is a worthwhile pursuit.
For Terry Ackley, decorating eggs is a wonderful way to keep artsy ideas flowing and supporting charities.
See her work at the Washington State Decorated Egg Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Holiday Inn, 3105 Pine St. in Everett.
“There will be beautiful decorated eggs on display that readers would enjoy hearing about and seeing in person,” Ackley says. “It would be an inexpensive way to spend a few hours.”
She belongs to Egg Artist Guild of Washington, which meets once a month at the Marysville Library. Her club is sponsoring the show this weekend.
Some eggs at the show will be sold, and there will be a raffle to benefit Providence Hospice of Snohomish County.
The theme this year is Way Out West.
Egg decorating has been around for centuries, Ackley says, and many of those early techniques and traditions are continued by folk artists around the world. Pysanky, a wax-resist method also known as Ukrainian Easter eggs, uses geometric, plant and animal motifs and color to tell a story.
Another form of decorating was inspired by Carl Fabergè, a Russian goldsmith who was commissioned to make Easter gifts. While Faberge used only the egg shape in his creations, many artists decorate real egg shells in the style he began.
Egg artists use hatchery or farm-grown eggs. No eggs are taken from the wild. Tickets at the door are $5. Find demonstrations by egg artists, supplies and miniatures. For more information, visit www.onmion.com/WAEggShow.
“Bring your camera,” Ackley says. “Leave with wonderful pictures and ideas.”
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A Tulalip Lions Club recycling event the last weekend in June was successful, Angela Jurdon says. She says they accepted more than 50 items, including TVs, keyboards, scanners, monitors, computers and even vacuum cleaners.
“We are planning to do it again later in the year and are hoping for even greater results,” Jurdon says.
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The South Whidbey Youth Connection in Langley offers a 10th annual benefit art show and sale with work by more than 30 Whidbey Island artists.
They will show work in a variety of media including painting, calligraphy, sculpture, stained glass, art photography, mixed media, jewelry, glassware, ceramics, woodcarvings and more.
See the show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today through Sunday at Langley United Methodist Church’s Fellowship Hall, 301 Anthes Ave.
An artist’s reception begins at 5:30 tonight at the church.
South Whidbey Youth Connection began in 1989 by a group representing schools, churches and community leaders.
What began as an after-school center has grown into The Hub, a drop-in center for middle and high school students, where they can find fun, food and activities in a safe environment.
Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451, oharran@heraldnet.com.
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