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BONDED BY BIRDS

It might be stating the obvious that it takes a deft hand to carve an egg — even an emu egg, that’s significantly sturdier than it’s more common counterpart. But just imagine the patience required to work on such a fragile canvas with a razor-sharp Stanley knife. It’s dicing with disaster every single time. “Breaking eggs is how I learnt not to break eggs,” laughs carving artist Maurice Mickelo. “I used to

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