A sampling of some of the scrimshaws I was able to create for 2025. I use Chatbooks to create a little “brag book”, and they also have an online version you can share. Aside from and excellent product both digital and physical, their advertising campaign still makes me smile. You can see them on Youtube here.
If you like the idea, Chatbooks is running a promotion that gives you a $15 credit toward your first order. That’s a great way to test out their service! For example, my previous brag book was 30 pages and cost $22 total, so you could get something similar for about $7.
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Mystery Artist 61 – Navajo Style Bracelet
This is a fascinating piece. Purchased by her father in the early 1990’s, this is a silver bracelet with a rectangular cabochon that appears to be ivory depicting a woman with golden blonde hair which looks to me to be early 20th century style with a bandana or similar. The simple elegant lines hide the fact that there is subtle shading in the cheeks, the blue in the eyes and the hair tie, and the hair coloring.
One letter “O” with a tail jutting off to the top left reminicent of a stem(possibly Cheri?) or perhaps some other meaning – kind of reaching on that thought. The only other marking is that of what I’m thinking is a Phoenix on the bracelet’s cuff.
The owner is curious about the history of the artist and would like to know more about who made this memorable and cherished bracelet.
Anyone familiar with the artist? Please let us know in the comments below!
New Artist on the Artist’s Page
Kristina Molder has joined us on the Artist’s Page! Located in Missouri, Kristina creates beautiful color scrimshaws frequently on Case XX knives. Welcome!
More on Kristina’s Artist page
Scrimshaw Chat Book
If you’d like to see some of my other work, you can click on this link: 
https://chatbooks.com/app/share/volume/1ed6d761204d4a7f9bed4f0c06f18943?id=15665872&key=EP7jgn03dtqQC33AtUBQFEmTaWbtYL7KV0WoqGdZ
It’s a chatbook that shows about three years of my scrimshawing. I’m testing out Chatbooks as a means to cataloging the boxes (and boxes, and boxes!) of photos we’ve accumulated from those who have passed on. Digital books are handy and easy to share, but printed books are a great way to share with family and friends. If you’d like to create your own chatbook, click here: http://invite.chatbooks.com/andrewperkins5c3. This will get you a $10 discount and give me a $10 credit toward creating my family albums and future scrimshaw chat books. Their web advertisements are very entertaining, too – if you need a laugh, go to https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chatbooks+commercial.
Rod Lacey – A Personal Scrimshaw
Rod and I had been emailing back and forth as I went through the COVID-19 job change, my “mini-retirement” and me subsequently rejoining the workforce, then updating my job description to “remote worker”. I was working on a special project for another client, more of a passion project and enjoyed the connection with them when he emailed and gently reminded me of his offer. I suddenly realized that it would be nice to allow someone the same feeling of satisfaction of creating something for someone else.
Before the passing of our rascally dog Hoagie – a lab and blue tick hound mix that was hard-wired to escape, we rescued another dog: a formidable lab and Rotweiler mix. Despite the new dog’s size, Hoagie’s grumpy old man growl spoke volumes to Toby, who didn’t have to get told twice who the alpha-dog was.
I’d sent several pics of family members to Rod during the year, but none of them quite worked for him or his style. The picture of Toby hit the nail on the head, and Rod was off and scrimming. Below is the sequence he’d sent me, though he let the final reveal be when I opened the box:
It weighs 26.5 grams and measures 6cm wide x 8cm high.
It is a Beautiful clean piece of ivory.
This picture shows the Ivory polished and ready to scrim.
This pic shows the doggie picture attached to the ivory ready to have the outline cut out.
This picture shows the cute doggie outline cut and inked.
After not too long, a package arrived at our post office (we still don’t have a mailbox, just a PO box in the next town over. Since our closest neighbors are the bears and the foxes we really haven’t needed one, though it would have been nice to just shovel my way to the end of the driveway and pick this up!). Rod also carved the custom stand which is a piece of art in itself.
As I write this, Toby lays on the floor nearby, patiently waiting for me to finish so he can take me for a walk.
Thanks Rod, for creating a beautiful scrimshaw of my 110+ lb lap dog (at least – he thinks he’s a lap dog…).