Georgette L. Kanach: Nature Artist

I do what I love and love what I do!

Scrimshaw Jewelry    Scrimshaw is the name given to scrollwork, engravings and carvings etched in bone or ivory.  Scrimshaw essentially was a leisure activity for whalers.  While scrimshaw is rarely done on whale bone these days, it is still practiced by a few artists.  Common modern materials are micarta, ivory (elephant, fossil, walrus), hippo tusk, warthog ivory, buffalo horn, giraffe bone, mother of pearl and camel bone and also old ivory piano keys.  Scrimshaw is  finely etched lines and dots done by hand with a very sharp scribe under a microscope.  Do not clean your scrimshaw with any liquid, simply wipe it with a soft cloth and keep perfumes and make up away from it if possible.  I work with tagua nut (vegetable ivory), antler, old ivory piano keys and vintage/pre-ban elephant ivory.   Prices are hard to say in general, as most of my pieces are commissioned and each piece is different.  On average a pendant and earring set starts at $150.00 and earrings or pendant alone start at $75.00.  Scrimshaw on Ivory earrings   Humming Bird Scrimshaw on Back Gammon game piece with gem stones 125.00 Scrimshaw Bone Arrowhead 75.00 Scrimshaw Bone Arrowhead 75.00 Scrimshaw Bone Arrowhead 75.00 Scrimshaw Bone Arrowhead 75.00 Scrimshaw Bone Arrowhead 75.00 Scrimshaw Bone Arrowhead 75.00 Scrimshaw Bone Arrowhead 75.00 Scrimshaw Bone Arrowhead 75.00 Scrimshaw on ivory "Tree of Life" $125.00 Scrimshaw Horsehead on ivory w/copper findings $125.00 Scrimshaw Chicadees on ivory piano key on dog tag $50.00 Scrimshaw Drafting Horses on Ivory pendabnt $100.00 Ivory Piano Key Scrimshaw "Cardinal" on dog tag $50.00 Piano Key scrimshaw "Butterflies" on dog tag $50.00 Scrimshaw pendant 75.00 Ivory Scrimshaw earrings 75.00 Ivory Scrimshaw pendant and earrings 150.00 Ivory Scrimshaw pendant Bengal Cat 75.00 Scrimshawed pistol grips Scrimshawed Acrylic Hand Gun Grips $150.00 per gun Scrimshaw pistol grips Scrimshawed pistol grips Scrimshaw Mother's Tree Pendant Scrimshaw pendant tree of life with gemstones $135.00 LL Bean Boot earings LL Beam Boot Tie Tack Scrimshaw earrings and pendant Scrimshaw Pin Scrimshaw earrings and pendant Scrimshaw pendant Scrimshaw and wire art set Scrimshaw Pin Scrimshaw Earrings Scrimshaw Pendant of a fishing fly Scrimshaw Pendant Scrimshaw earrings and pendant Scrimshaw Earrings Scrimshaw Earrings Scrimshaw pendant Scrimshaw Earrings Scrimshaw Earrings Scrimshaw earrings and pendant Scrimshaw Earrings Scrimshaw on tagua nut Scrimshaw on piano keys Scrimshaw pendant Scrimshaw on Piano Key / dog tag Scrimshaw earrings and pendant Scrimshaw on Piano Key / dog tag Scrimshaw earrings and pendant Scrimshaw earrings and pendant Scrimshaw earrings and pendant Scrimshaw pendant   Maine Nature Art Georgette L. Kanach 123 Ramsdell Road.  Gray, Maine 04039 207-939-3912 gkanach@maine.rr.com   Web Hosting powered by Network Solutions®