The Exbury Egg is 'a temporary, energy efficient self-sustaining work space for artist Stephen Turner in the estuary of the River Beaulieu. It is a place to stay and a laboratory for studying the life of a tidal creek, a collecting and collating centre with integral storage & display areas. It will take on the patina of 730 daily tides below the water line, and 365 days of weathering by wind, rain and bleaching by the sun above'.
It is, by all accounts, the most beautiful object and must have taken countless hours of craftsmanship to create:
More of the construction process can be viewed here. Well worth a look!
Quote and images courtesy of http://www.exburyegg.org
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