Found this artist in a National Geographic article while searching for Easter Egg designs. I'm trying to explain to my Japanese students why we celebrate Easter in America, and that it's not exclusively religious. Never-the-less, this is a beautiful Easter egg, created by Franc Grom, who designs and sells eggs such as this one.
According to National Geographic, Easter eggs were first decorated in the 13th century when the church forbade eating eggs during the week before Easter... and something had to be done with eggs laid during that time. So why not paint them?
...And poke holes in them.
