Works on Paper
The Double Yolked Egg, Part 1
2014
Water-based printed woodblock with collage and colored pencil
16 5/8" x 10 1/8"
2014
Water-based printed woodblock with collage and colored pencil
16 5/8" x 10 1/8"
Something’s wrong with the mother when you find a double-yolked egg.
You thought you’ve found twins, but no, there probably wasn’t a father. Even without the roosters, hens just keep laying eggs. One egg a day, following the sun cycle over 24 hours.
You thought you’ve found twins, but no, there probably wasn’t a father. Even without the roosters, hens just keep laying eggs. One egg a day, following the sun cycle over 24 hours.
The Double Yolked Egg, Part 2
2014
Water-based printed woodblock with collage and colored pencil
16 5/8" x 10 1/8"
2014
Water-based printed woodblock with collage and colored pencil
16 5/8" x 10 1/8"
Something’s wrong with the mother when you find a double-yolked egg.
These eggs are usually produced by a hen who is too young, or too old. The egg-forming organs are not fully synchronized causing two yolks to drop before the shell formation.
These eggs are usually produced by a hen who is too young, or too old. The egg-forming organs are not fully synchronized causing two yolks to drop before the shell formation.
The Double Yolked Egg, Part 3
2014
Water-based printed woodblock with collage and colored pencil
16 5/8" x 10 1/8"
2014
Water-based printed woodblock with collage and colored pencil
16 5/8" x 10 1/8"
Something’s wrong with the mother when you find a double-yolked egg.
If there was a father, the two embryos fight each other, each hoping that it will be the one that hatches. Usually, both of them die.
If there was a father, the two embryos fight each other, each hoping that it will be the one that hatches. Usually, both of them die.
The Double Yolked Egg, Part 4
2014
Water-based printed woodblock with collage and colored pencil
16 5/8" x 10 1/8"
2014
Water-based printed woodblock with collage and colored pencil
16 5/8" x 10 1/8"
Something’s wrong with the mother when you find a double-yolked egg.
But they are perfectly fine to eat. In some cultures, finding a double-yolked egg means that there is a good fortune coming.
But they are perfectly fine to eat. In some cultures, finding a double-yolked egg means that there is a good fortune coming.