This Ostrich egg is decorated to resemble a traditional Fabergé egg. In the tradition of the Fabergé Eggs the jewel box opens to reveal something precious inside. What you will find inside this jeweled egg are two very special feathers from a very secretive bird known as Raptorei imaginarious irridensis. Of course you can add whatever jewels you wish to keep in this velvet lined jewel box. 

This Ostrich egg is created by RMRP Assitant Director, Lisa Winta. It is ornamented with acrylic, dimensional gold paint and blue paint and over 1,700 Swarovski and Glass crystals, each hand placed upon the egg. 

Lisa Winta is an artist, a dreamer, a naturalist, a raptor lover, a collector of rocks and natural objects, and a Colorado native.  She has a Bachelor's of Fine Art from Colorado State University. For over 25 years, she has been working for the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program, a Northern Colorado non-profit that rehabilitates injured raptors and provides environmental education. She works in a variety of media, including fiber arts, photography, painting, beading, jewelry making, and most recently pine needle basketry. When she has free time she can be found creating any number of art pieces. Her work can be seen at the Blue Moose Gallery in Fort Collins and in the RMRP Gift Shop. That is when she is not out looking for rocks and inspiration in wild places.

Note: Raptorei imaginarious irridensis is not a real bird. It only lives in the artists whimsical imagination. The feathers included in the box are not protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and are therefore legal to possess. As we all know real raptor feathers are not allowed to be possessed because of the protections of the MBTA.