Artist Statement Jenny Gummersall “Egg Series” In life, there are cracks, breaks, destruction, beauty, simplicities and joy.  The gift of life that farm eggs provide, and their fragility, reflect these metaphors. The daily chore of collecting fresh eggs from our chicken coop is how I began this series. Late one afternoon, my eye caught the golden light that graced two of the eggs which I had just taken out of the hen nests. I grabbed my camera and the Egg Series began with the image “Two Eggs”. Over time, I found myself returning to these objects, clearly seeing their luminosity, beauty and simplicity. For me, this is a captivating, somewhat primordial experience. Studying the play of light on whole or broken eggs emanates the intrinsic sensuality of their shapes. During walks on our ranch, I collect old cow bones which later find their way into some of the images in this series. Those images show the similar make up (calcium compounds) of egg shells and bones . I photograph exclusively with natural light and print the Egg Series both in hand toned silver prints 11x14”, and larger than life in the scale of 4x6’ on canvas. My goal with this series is to draw one’s attention to the beauty of everyday objects, to see things that perhaps aren’t noticed. I hope to create images that provide a peaceful plane, affording the viewer an opportunity to take pause in this turbulent world.
Egg Series
Two Eggs
Broken Egg #1
Two Broken Facing #32
6 Eggs
Four Eggs_7114
Eggs Bovine Spine