Pastel eggs, little rabbits, baby chicks and fluffy lambs are some of the traditional symbols of Easter. But this year I decided to take a different view and to get inspired by Mexican culture. I have just returned from Milan where I saw the Frida Kahlo exhibition ‘Beyond the Myth’. I discovered more about her life and this has led me to create the following masterpieces inspired by Frida’s Mexican heritage.

In this blog, I want to reveal some of the materials and techniques used to decorate my Frida and Mexican Easter eggs!

You will need:

• Ceramic egg decoration kit – 4 ceramic eggs (Hobbycraft)
• Gouache paint
• Pencil
• Paintbrush Pebeo Round Brushes 6 Pack (Hobbycraft)
• Painting tray
• Colour felts (Hobbycraft)
• Glue gun (Hobbycraft)

Decorating time – Approximately 3 hours

How to make it:

Draw your designs using a fine pencil directly on the ceramic eggs

Paint your eggs with gouache using a round brush (brush size dependent on your designs).

For the egg of Frida’s face I also used felt fabric as an accessory to make her flower-crown (you can attach the flowers using a glue gun).

Each egg represents a part of Frida’s life and artwork:

• Egg 1 – A Frida Kahlo face with mono-brow and flower-crown
• Egg 2 – Inspired by her final artwork ‘Viva la Vida, Watermelons, 1954’
• Egg 3 – Day of the Dead Skull – the Mexican-inspired holiday commemorating past ancestors
• Egg 4 – The Sacred Heart  – a long established motif in religious Mexican folk art

Now they are ready to decorate your house and to celebrate Easter!