A R T F U L E G G S
Benefit Breakfast Auction
Wrightsville Beach Magazine challenged sculptors in wood, metal, clay, paper and mixed media
to create artisan-designed eggs to feature in celebration of Easter. The artists generously agreed to
donate their eggs to the Cape Fear Literacy Council’s “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” Gala and auction
at the Air Wilmington Hangar on March 2 to support adult literacy.
Want to go? RSVP info@cfliteracy.org or dial 910 -251-0911.
A Baker’s Half Dozen
Sybil West
Eggs range in size from 3 ½ to 6 inches tall
and from 2 ¾ to 4 inches wide
PORCELAIN
Sybil West practiced by throwing close-formed balls before she tackled the egg. Shaped on the potter’s wheel then left to dry to leather hardness, West
trimmed each egg and hand-carved her designs before the first, bisque firing. She glazed and hand-painted each egg before the second firing. This
collection represents her first foray with porcelain clay. West is a founding member of Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts Gallery at the Cotton Exchange.
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