How many Egg Man
eggs have you?
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After Easter, 2010, St. Louis collector Joan Fiala sent me this
photo of her amazingly creative annual Easter centerpiece, which
has grown by the dozens over the years! And I can tell you,
those are all Egg Man eggs! Joan figures she has been collecting
my work for over 15 years. One week after Easter, Joan hosted
a shower at her home, and she kept the centerpiece on display,
announcing an "Eggstravaganza" on the invitations!
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Here's a part
of the collection of
Marianne
Carpenter in Kingwood,
Texas.
Marianne has
this part of her collection prominently displayed in an antique
mirrored shelf in her entry hall. Another grouping of Egg Man
eggs decorates a shelf unit in her guest powder room. Mrs. Carpenter
has been collecting Egg Man eggs since 1991!
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 LONG time collector Diane Heath in St Louis has been collecting
my work since 1991, just a few months after I started painting
eggs! Diane's neighbor Terri Ems used to run the craft shows
I did in St. Louis, and I would ship the eggs to Terri's house
by UPS before the shows. While Terri was at work, it was Diane's
job to keep watch for the UPS truck, and she would bring the
package to her house to make sure it didn't get stolen from Terri's
driveway. Diane's reward was that she got to pick first, and,
she says, "therefore I have the best egg collection! I
have eggs in almost every room of my house - even the bathrooms
- I change eggs with seasons, holidays, etc. - I even have them
lined up along the back of my kitchen counter (Van Gogh theme
- iris, ivy, leaves, etc.) so I can enjoy them while I am cooking. My
husband John's computer room has Wild Bill, John Wayne, American
Indian. The rest of the rooms I change out for football
and baseball seasons, Spring and Fall, holidays, etc. So
I have a lot of eggs - I quit counting at 83 when John asked
me what I was doing.....and I didn't want to push it!"
Diane's granddaughters
Kelsey (left, age 5) and Kaitie (age 8) were visiting one
day, and for something to do, Diane suggested they dust her eggs.
"They kept busy for the longest time - they dusted
them and then had fun sorting them by color and holidays and
made designs, etc. I was in the kitchen pleased that they were
enjoying my eggs as much as I do (for different reasons)."
Obviously, this
photo shows only a very small portion of Diane's eggstensive
collection....look closely and you'll see more in the cabinet,
and a couple on the sofa -- not to mention the ones displayed
all over Diane's house!
Photo added March
2009
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Bill and Lisa
Fales, of Old Bridge, New Jersey, have been collecting my work since
we met at Solstice Gallery in Beach Haven, NJ, in August of 2007.
As many of you know, I do not as a rule do custom eggs. However,
for a couple of years, I offered one one-of-a-kind custom egg
as an auction item benefiting Surflight Theater in Beach Haven,
NJ, and in 2008 Bill and Lisa were the winning bidders of that
auction item. They sent me photos of four of their favorite plush
animals, and asked if I could paint them on an egg. It happened
that they were planning to visit Disney in September 2008, and
they arranged to come visit me at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort,
where I was doing an event during their stay, and pick up their
prize egg. Pictured here is our reunion and the presentation
of their custom egg, and four views of their egg featuring their
four little friends. It was fun painting their special egg for
them, and the proceeds helped a worthy cause!
Below is a photo
of Bill and Lisa's collection as of March 2009:
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Collector Bret Leonard of Joliet,
Illinois,
found out about Egg Man eggs around the end of 2006 from his
sister Valery Steiner (herself a collector), who discovered my
work around 2002 at a craft show in St. Louis, MO. Bret saw Valery's
"Four Seasons" egg, and says he couldn't believe they
were made of wood. Valerie showed him my website, and Bret has
been an avid collector since then, his collection numbering 29
eggs as of February 2008. As you can see in these photos, his
collection, displayed in a beautiful mirrored corner cabinet,
and seen in closer detail in the photo at right, includes a variety
of seasons and styles. And I believe he has an egg to represent
all the holidays and special days of the year. Thank you Bret,
for your support and encouragement. And thank you Valery, for
showing my work to your brother!
March 2009: Bret's
collection of Egg Man Eggs is now highlighted on the website
CollectorsQuest.com. Click
here to go there!
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Collector
Ann Sachse
of Lake Mary, Florida,
has been collecting my work for about 12 years, since she and
her husband first found me displaying at Disney's Dixie Landings
Resort Gift Shop. Over the years, Ann and her husband have stopped
by many times to see me at Epcot and other Disney locations,
and Ann has collected many "eggs for all seasons".
In September of 2008, Ann sent me this photo of her recently
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St. Louis
collectors Robert and Marilyn Missey and their daughter Beth
have been collecting EggMan Eggs for several years, and they
have amassed
quite an extensive collection! They were kind enough to send
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Bob sent this
note along with the photos:
"Here
is our collection as of March 2007. The 2 larger cabinets (above
and above right) belong to Marilyn and contain 71 Egg Man eggs.
There are also a few other eggs that we have collected in there.
The smaller cabinet (right) belongs to our daughter, Beth. She
has just started collecting and she has 20 eggs so far. I know
we will be getting more eggs, but first we'll have to get another
cabinet."
Followup: In November 2007, they did just that, picked up another
custom cabinet from Bob Brown (see below).
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If you happen
to be in the market for a cabinet just like the ones holding
the Misseys' collections, they are made by Bob Brown, a cabinetmaker
who does craft shows in the St. Louis area. You may contact Bob
Brown at (314) 631-2122. He does all kinds of cabinets, so I
would think he'd build something to your specifications.
And tell Bob The Egg Man referred you!
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The group of EggMan eggs in the
photo above, from February, 2007, have been collected by Barb and Jerry Willard of Haines City,
Florida, since Easter, 2004,
when they discovered me at Epcot's American Adventure. Jerry
says some of their collection, totaling over 65 EggMan eggs,
are not in the photo. Top center is the 4 1/2" Hanging Nativity
Egg, which was Barb's surprise Christmas gift from Jerry in 2004.
Disney regulars, Barb and Jerry are great people, and they frequently
stop by and brighten my day when I'm exhibiting at Disney. Like
the Hegertys below, they also buy many eggs as gifts as well
as for their own collection. Thanks to these and all my collectors
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At left is the latest photo from
Wayne and Sue Hegerty, taken
in December, 2007. Wayne
has sent me many photos as their collection has grown. He reminded
me recently it all started with one birthday egg (the yellow
egg on the left!) purchased in 1999 at Disney's BoardWalk Resort.
Over the years Wayne and Sue have purchased their eggs from me
at Disney, over the Internet, and at art shows. Of course, this
photo does not include the many eggs Wayne and Sue have purchased
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Shown below are
five Easter eggs given by Sue to her goddaughter from 2001 thru
2005.
Thanks for the years of support, Wayne and Sue!
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New York-based
rock artist Gavin DeGraw isn't technically a collector, but he
is the owner
of three EggMan eggs, gifts to him from Rhonda Jackson of Hunt Valley, Maryland,
who is admittedly an ardent fan of both myself and Mr. DeGraw
(See the gift-boxed egg in the foreground of the photo at right,
presented by Rhonda to Mr. DeGraw after a concert in 2005.)
In fact, Rhonda has been collecting my eggs for years,
having first discovered my work at Disney World,
and now she and her sister and mother and the rest of the familiy
have become avid and loyal collectors.
Rhonda jokes she is the founder and charter member of
EggAnon, a 12-step program for people addicted to
collecting EggMan Eggs, and frequently proclaims:
"I can stop any time I want to...."
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And below
is a photo Rhonda sent me of her mother 's collction, Carole Altice of Boca
Raton, Florida.
Some, Carole has purchased herself. Many have been gifts from
her daughters, Rhonda and Elaine.
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Here's a small part
of the vast collection of longtime collector Gail Egleston in St. Louis, MO.
Gail bought her first eggs off the lid of my car trunk before
my first St. Louis show in 1993. At last count, Gail has over
300 EggMan eggs. Why, Gail has designs I don't even remember
painting!
Gail is an accomplished
watercolorist, and we have often exhibited in the same art shows
in St. Louis.
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 Shown here is part of
the extensive collection of collectors Dean Schmidt and Bruce Conley in St. Louis, amassed for this photo.
Normally they don't display their collection like this, of course;
normally it's arranged all over their beautiful loft condo in
downtown St. Louis. Dean and Bruce have a spectacular loft apartment,
and it is often included in the Downtown St. Louis Loft Tour.
Like Gail Egleston,
Dean bought his first Egg Man egg out of the trunk of The Egg
Man's car at O'Connell's restaurant in St. Louis, in 1992. Of
that first purchase, Dean wrote "It is signed in black instead
of gold and does not have a label on the bottom. Other favorites
are the three depicting landmarks in Tower Grove Park, partly
because we took the pictures for Alan and gave them to him when
we visited Orlando. We have several numbered series eggs and
one that is a one of a kind. We have the Globe, an Easter 'chocolate'
in a fluted gold foil cup, many different flowers. We look forward
to every time Alan and Jackie are in St. Louis so we can add
to our collection."
As of September,
2007, their collection numbers 161 eggs, not counting a penguin
family and a ghost family!
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Shown at left
is a photo of the Egg Man Egg collection of Cindy and Sam Miller of Palm Harbor,
FL. Cindy
wrote:
Hello Alan,
Here is a picture of our collection of your eggs. The ones we
have given as gifts of course are not shown. Not real sure when
we started collecting, but it must be close to 5 years.
I know Cindy
and Sam have purchased eggs from me at shows in Tarpon Springs,
Pinellas, and Dunedin, Florida, as well as Epcot.
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Once
again, I express my thanks to all my loyal collectors,
whether your collection be large or small.
You make it possible for me to do what I love!
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