FRANKFORT, Ky. – An Easter egg display is now being showcased at the Kentucky State Capitol. Visitors to the Capitol can see eggs decorated by a variety of artists from 46 counties.
On behalf of First Lady Glenna Fletcher, the Kentucky Arts Council extended an invitation to every County Extension Office in Kentucky to submit an Easter egg to represent its county in a display now showing at the Capitol until April 9, 2007. The eggs will also be on display in conjunction with the Governor’s 3nd Annual Easter Egg Roll on Saturday, April 7, 2007. Governor Ernie Fletcher and First Lady Glenna Fletcher will host the Easter Egg Roll at the Governor’s Mansion from 9:00 a.m. until noon.
“The Easter Egg display is a wonderful representation of the artistic talent we have in the commonwealth,” said First Lady Glenna Fletcher. “I would like to thank all of the artists and counties for being a part of the capitol display.”
Some counties had contests, some invited local school children to participate and others involved professional artists. Artists participated from as far west as Carlisle County and east to Letcher County, with Monroe County in southern Kentucky and Kenton County in the north also submitting egg-themed creations. The results were incredible with a wide variety of approaches to the Easter egg idea. There are painted and carved geese, emu, rhea and ostrich eggs and sculpted eggs employing a variety of materials, both traditional and unusual.
The Easter Egg Display will be in the Capitol display cases in Frankfort, through Monday, April 9, 2007. The Capitol is open to the public Monday-Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, Saturday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm and Sunday 1:00 pm – 4 p.m. The display was coordinated and presented by the Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet.
NOTE TO EDITORS: See below for a complete list of each participating county, the name of the artist and the technique used in creating the egg.
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The Kentucky Arts Council is a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet that creates opportunities for Kentuckians through the arts. Every $1 in grant funds awarded by the Kentucky Arts Council helps grantees secure $15 in earned income and matching funds from individuals, philanthropic sources and other levels of government. Kentucky Arts Council funding is provided by the Kentucky State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
Bourbon County
Sylvia S. Zingg
blown ostrich egg, with acrylic paint and glaze. Stand made from painted sculpey with added ostrich feathers
Boyd County
Janet Jarvis
porcelain molds
Bracken County
John McKinney
easter theme/country theme on wooden egg
Breathitt County
Maxine Parks
papier mache with artificial flowers and figurines
Carlisle County
Suzie Case
hand painted ceramic egg
Carter County
Lou Ella Davis
quillery
Christian County
Linda Durham
painted goose egg
Clay County
Janet Hoskins
three painted eggs: wooden, ceramic, and paper mache
Clinton County
Ed Ramey
shaped from wood blocks with cut-out designs
Edmonson County
Anna Sturgeon
paper mache, acrylic paint and glitter
Fleming County
Maureen Pfeffer
wooden egg painted with acrylics
Gallatin County
Monica Ford
painted egg with trim
Greenup County
Daphane Nelson
porcelain
Hart County
Rose Bostic
crochet
Henry County
Malissa Beatty
painted ostrich egg with antique Swiss ribbon
Hopkins County
Hillary Desimas
acrylic on ostrich egg
Jessamine County
Mary Davison
Ukranian Psyanky--wax & dye
Johnson County
Esta Johnson
intricate cuttings and tole painting of chick on egg gourd --with recycled materials
Kenton County
Mary Hellman
acrylic painting on wooden egg
Leslie County
Bernice Bowling
acrylic painted wooden egg with ribbon
Letcher County
Alice Craft
crochet
Lewis County
Sonia Shaw
egg depicts a mother sharing the beauty of our country with her child
Lincoln County
Tita S. Hayes
ceramic
Lyon County
Marilyn Reibel, Nancy O'Brien, Pat McManamay
wool felt, done in penny rug fashion
Madison County
Clifford Croxford
Ukranian egg dying
Magoffin County
Betty Williams
paper mache, painted with acrylics
Mason County
Karen Fulton
painted egg-- depicting the many farm products following the decline of tobacco production
McCracken County
Carol Gabany
carving and etching, ostrich egg
McCreary County
Megan Chitwood
paper mache egg emerging from a pink cabbage rose with tissue paper, enhanced with acrylic paints
Meade County
Peggy Cox
stiffened string in egg shape with painted wood cross, bible, and crown of thorns
Monroe County
Margie Bartley
ceramic egg, painted in acrylic
Montgomery County
Imogene Updike
styrofoam egg, hollowed and decorated
Ohio County
CeCe Thomas
an egg gourd, which represents a 3-dimensional horse.
Owsley County
Cheryle Walton
painting on an emu egg of a church in the mountains at sunrise
Powell County
Sue Teasley-Wells
paper pieced quilting
Robertson County
Sandra Murray
hand carved local cedar with acrylic paint
Scott County
Tamara Gregory
clay covered egg-shaped gourd
Shelby County
Elizabeth Ann Noble
cut egg surrounded by iris and butterfly, with hummingbird inside
Spencer County
Lois Platt
acrylic paint on egg gourd, plus hanger
Taylor County
Karen Prince
goose egg painted with enamel and dipped in black dye
Todd County
Jamie E. Kelly
yarn dipped in sugar water in egg shape, then decorated
Trigg County
Julia W. Webster
rhea egg painted with acrylics
Union County
Joey Peller
goose egg, cut and decorated
Washington County
Jennie Edelen
emu egg painted with acrylics
Wolfe County
Gary Parks
wooden egg made of wood pieces, glued, and formed on a lathe then varnished
Woodford County
Carolann Wiley
thread & white gluemolded over balloon, then decorated