Come and Join the Big Egg Hunt!

This week saw the launch in London of the Faberge Egg Hunt - the world's biggest ever Easter Egg Hunt. The event aims to raise funds for two important charities: Action for Children and Elephant Family, inviting tourists, locals and visitors to hunt down the strategically placed giant eggs all over the capital.


Alex of course cannot reveal the secret location of his egg, but visitors to London's South Bank near Hungerford Bridge might be searching in the right area.

You can see a pdf map of the South Bank eggs here: And if you really get stuck, there's a cheat sheet here. And you can even bid on the eggs too! The auction begins online here: Go on...you know that what you really need is a giant Easter egg in your living room!

And, with 10 coats of marine varnish, you can even leave it outside. - Alex

Alex is Eggstatic

Last week I found myself painting a one meter high fibreglass egg for a charity egg hunt - The Big Egg Hunt - launching in London in february. You can see their website here.

It's a bit like last year's Elephant Parade in London - different artists paint the eggs (or elephants) and, after they have graced the capital with their presence, they get auctioned off for charity. The charities this year are Action For Children and Elephant Family.

The funny thing was - I've been working digitally for so long that I can't really remember how to use paint properly anymore. So I had to beg a favour from an old friend of mine - Clarissa Parish, who is an awesomely talented muralist who specialises in huge commissions like cruise ships and hotels. Here's her website:

She had to bail me out of trouble on various occasions when I threatened to screw the whole thing up. Eventually however with her help I managed to get the egg safely to its "nest" in Clerkenwell, from where it will move to a yet-to-be-disclosed location in London. - alex