Scrimshaw Addiction

Geisha #3 Scrimshaw

This picture shows my next choice, #3 in a set of 5 – a Japanese Geisha in a woodblock print style. It was inspired by a friend David Adams (a fellow scrimshaw artist).

It will be scrimshawed on a piece of fossil Mammoth Ivory. The weight is 22 grams, 6cm wide at the base and 6cm high.

Step 1 – 15/4/21

Here is the Ivory polished and ready to begin the scrimshaw.

Step 2 – 15/4/21

The picture is attached to the ivory ready for the outline to be cut out.

Step 3 – 16/4/21

This picture shows the outline cut out and the black oil paint applied. It’s now ready to have the colour applied.

Step 4 – 17/4/21

This picture shows the outline cut out and the black oil paint applied. The black sections are finished, so now I need to add the colour.

Step 5 – 23/4/21

This picture shows the scrimshaw finished.

Step 5 – 10/5/21

I have decided to put all five Geisha Scrimshaws on the same base. I fashioned the base from Rosewood with a Mammoth Ivory nameplate.

The End.

Contact Rod: randclacey@bigpond.com