Making shadow puppets on the wall is something that we are all familiar with, but some people take it to a whole other level. But even beyond the shadow puppets and elaborate hand gestures lies another aspect of playing with shadows. A photographer knows the value of light and darkness, of...
Unique Egg Art ( Fabergé egg)
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A Fabergé egg (Russian: Яйца Фаберже; Yaĭtsa Faberzhe) is any one of the thousands of jeweled eggs made by the House of Fabergé from 1885 to 1917. Most were miniature eggs that were popular gifts at Eastertide.[citation needed] They were worn on a neck chain either singly or in groups.[citation needed] The most famous eggs produced by the House were the larger ones made for Alexander III and Nicholas II of Russia; these are often referred to as the ‘Imperial’ Fabergé eggs. Of the 50 made, 42 have survived.[1] A further two eggs, the Constellation and Karelian Birch eggs, were planned for 1918 but not delivered, as...
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