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News - as it happened
Australian Womens Weekly - March 25-30, 1991
Beverley's egg artistry has been featured in the Australian Women's Weekly highlighting her incredible talents and the enthusiasm that she has shared with readers and attendees of the many Women's Weekly Craft Shows across Australia.
Also on a trip to the Gold Coast the Sultan of Brunei, His Majesty Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah purchased every one of Beverley's eggs on display in a Sanctuary Cove gallery for his personal collection.
Also on a trip to the Gold Coast the Sultan of Brunei, His Majesty Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah purchased every one of Beverley's eggs on display in a Sanctuary Cove gallery for his personal collection.
Redcliffe Herald - 25.11.10
ARTIST'S PASSION IS PROLIFIC
Making a Faberge-style decorated egg for the Bahraini royal family is not something most artists get to do. But Scarborough's Bev Currie is on her third such work for the family.
Her passion for the art of decorated eggs started more than 25 years ago in Sydney.
"I was doing some bookwork at home one evening when I saw the end of a segment on egg decorating on the TV," she said. "I contacted the person and from there on I was hooked."
In 1985 she travelled to the USA to attend an egg show in Dallas, Texas, (the first of many) before returning to Australia and opening a mail-order egg decoration suply business. She found that imported figurines, jewellery, chains, pearls and Swarovski crystals sold like hotcakes.
Life became hectic and her business became so much in demand that it threatened to eclipse her other operation - a general store at the University of NSW.
In 1993 Ms Currie sold her general store and 10 years ago she moved to Scarborough, ostensibly to retire.
"But once egg decorating is in your blood it's very hard to get rid of it," she said.
EGG-CELLENT: Bev Currie from Scarborough with her decorated egg which is bound for the home of Bahrain's royal family.
Picture: Russell Brown
Making a Faberge-style decorated egg for the Bahraini royal family is not something most artists get to do. But Scarborough's Bev Currie is on her third such work for the family.
Her passion for the art of decorated eggs started more than 25 years ago in Sydney.
"I was doing some bookwork at home one evening when I saw the end of a segment on egg decorating on the TV," she said. "I contacted the person and from there on I was hooked."
In 1985 she travelled to the USA to attend an egg show in Dallas, Texas, (the first of many) before returning to Australia and opening a mail-order egg decoration suply business. She found that imported figurines, jewellery, chains, pearls and Swarovski crystals sold like hotcakes.
Life became hectic and her business became so much in demand that it threatened to eclipse her other operation - a general store at the University of NSW.
In 1993 Ms Currie sold her general store and 10 years ago she moved to Scarborough, ostensibly to retire.
"But once egg decorating is in your blood it's very hard to get rid of it," she said.
EGG-CELLENT: Bev Currie from Scarborough with her decorated egg which is bound for the home of Bahrain's royal family.
Picture: Russell Brown
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