A Original Pen & Ink Drawings on Real Ostrich Eggs
Ann has been drawing animals on ostrich eggs for over 20 years. At anywhere from 4 to 12 eggs per year, that adds up to over 250 eggs! She became involved in this unique craft when she worked at the Sacramento Zoo. For many years, Zoo staff commissioned Ann’s illustrated ostrich eggs to be used as prizes at events and gifts for donors and staff.
While Ann hasn’t illustrated eggs for the Zoo since about 2020, she still has a good stash of cleaned, ready-for-art eggs on hand. She accepts private commissions of her ostrich egg art. If you are interested in ordering your own one-of-a-kind ostrich egg, please contact Ann for more information. Prices start at $125. See below, or visit Ann’s Facebook album for examples.
Short videos of Ann inking an egg:
Meerkat in progress – Hornbill in progress – Hummingbird in progress
Giraffe in progress 1 – Giraffe in progress 2
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One of Ann’s ostrich eggs was gifted to Betty White!
Staff at the Sacramento Zoo commissioned a giraffe egg in 2009 as a gift to Betty for her participation in a fund-raiser for the new giraffe exhibit.
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Although the eggs shown below have been sold, they will give you an idea of the variety of Ann’s egg illustrations. Click on any of the the images below to see a larger image. Apologies for the quality of some of the images – ostrich eggs are difficult to photograph!
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Ann’s egg art is featured in the book: “A Showcase of Decorated Eggs”
Click on the image to preview/purchase the book.
Ann’s page in the book
Lower left is a Bobcat, not a Cougar as written.
