The egg is a shape without beginning or ends... a self-contaned cradle of the new, the fresh and the infinite continuation of life. Fragile as object, yet indestructible as symbol is the egg.

Catherine Porter-Brown has used the shape of the egg as a symbol of the small, quiet, fragile moment of realization, wonder and new beginnings. They are protected from the elements by soulful, archetypal figures that caress, listen to and stare at them with rapt attention. They represent the moment of quiet awareness that something new is arriving and the power of its anticipation.

Nancy Lovendahl uses the egg form, sometimes whole, often halved to represent the fecundity of the land as well a symbol of home or place. Inscribed on their surface is a portrait of a small point on their surface is a portrait of a small point on the earth, an actual place of dwelling. Their clay and stone often interact with water and wood elements that flow across or support them. They represent the hard edge of nature combined with the ultimate vulnerability of the young.