April 12 2020 - And It's About Eggs

What about eggs?  How did eggs get to be part of Easter? The Christian interpretation of the egg is that it represents Jesus' emergence from the tomb and resurrection. But eggs have been a symbol of new life since ancient times.  The ancient Egyptians, Persians, Phoenicians and Hindus all believed the world began with an enormous egg.  It is called the world egg, cosmic egg or mundane egg.   Some primordial being comes into existence by 'hatching' from the egg, sometimes lain on the primordial waters of the Earth.  The very earliest idea of 'egg-shaped cosmos' comes from Sanskrit scriptures. It continues through all ancient societies and into modern mythology and cosmology. With that long history of sacred celebration, what have people done with eggs that make the Guinness World Records stand up and pay attention?  Many irreverent things, all involving many people and many eggs. Largest egg structure - 48,230 eggs forming a pyramid. Largest East egg hunt - 501,000 eggs that were searched for by 9,753 children Largest Easter egg tree - 82,404 painted hen eggs Largest decorated egg - 49 ft 3 inches tall and decorated Most people dyeing eggs - 582 in Redmond, Washington Tallest chocolate Easter egg - 34 ft 1.05 inches I didn't colour eggs for Easter, but I did colour hosta leaves to create this  Nature's Impressions abstract.

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You Can Never Have Enough Orange Crayons ... for your Colouring Books

Colouring Books came along in 1879 when the New York publishing firm, McLoughlin Brothers produced The Little Folks' Painting Book in collaboration with (and some say without permission) Kate Greenaway. They started off as painting books, and when crayons came into wide use in the 1930's transitioned to accommodate both.   Colouring books started as an educational method for children.  Colouring books became a favourite entertainment and pastime for children.  Over the decades they moved into health and therapeutic uses.  They are used to explain complicated medical conditions, and for adults help people relax and de-stress. Political, feminist and fine art colouring books are highlights of the 20th century. The notable political colouring book in the 20th century is the John F. Kennedy Colouring Book, a satiric tale told from the point of view of his daughter Caroline.  It sold 2,500,000 copies. Let's see what happens with all of the Trump Colouring Books. Here's a sample of what's  available on Amazon.   The Guinness Book of Records has a few records:  the largest colouring book is 14 square metres and the record is held by UBS AG Hong Kong October 2018.  There is also a record for the most contributions to a colour by numbers - at 1,300 in Moscow, achieved by ENKA TC, LLC.   The most expensive colouring book costs $30,875 US. That was in 2017. Forbes describes it HERE.  It features 'bespoke illustrations by Ian Beck'. With colouring books so much a part of our lives, I thought there might be colouring book jokes.  There aren't, but there are quotes: Life is about using the whole box of crayons. ~RuPaul Stop counting crayons, just draw pictures. ~Mark Scharenbroich Never invest in any idea you can’t illustrate with a crayon. ~Peter Lynch Coloring outside the lines is a fine art. ~Kim Nance The handwriting on the wall means the grandchildren found the crayons. ~Author Unknown Our picture today is definitely not a paint within the lines colouring image.