Lunden Atkins

Why an Egg?

Why an egg?
Brancusi liked eggs.
Humpty Dumpty, though never explicitly stated, is an egg.
Chickens lay eggs.
So do snakes and spiders.
Some are brown,
Some are White.
I’ve heard some are green!
But that aint right…
There’s Faberge eggs,
Scrambled eggs,
Easter eggs…
Some have yolk,
Some are hard boiled
gross…
Released during ovulation
They are ovular
Increased procrastination,
missed the bus now i’m ovu-late.
That’s why…
an egg.

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Why an Egg? I, 2021, porcelain and bronze 8 x 3 x 3 inches
Why an Egg? II, 2021, porcelain, bronze, emerald, topaz 6 x 3 x 3 inches
Why an Egg? III, 2021, porcelain, bronze, and rubies, 7 x 3 x 3 inches
Why, an Egg! IV, 2021, porcelain, bronze, chrysoprase, peridot, and ruby, 7 x 3 x 3 inches
Why, an Egg! IV (detail), 2021, porcelain, bronze, chrysoprase, peridot, and ruby, 7 x 3 x 3 inches
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Why an Egg? I and II, 2021, porcelain, bronze, and gemstones, 8 x 3 x 3 inches
Why an Egg? III, IV, V, 2021, porcelain, bronze, and gemstones, 7 x 3 x 3 inches
Why, an Egg! (detail), 2021, porcelain and bronze, chrysoprase, peridot, and ruby, 7 x 3 x 3 inches