Scrimshaw Skull Bookmark

scrimshaw skull bookmark stippled onto an ivory alternative piano key tailCreated a scrimshaw skull bookmark for halloween as well as those who enjoy horror, suspense, who-done-it, thrillers and other scary stories.  Made with a piano key tail of alternative ivory used to recover piano keys that have gone bad or become discolored, it is softer than real ivory and takes a light touch, otherwise the material shreds (when creating lines) or “craters” (raises up around the edges of stipple dots). polishes and scribes well with these things in mind.  Clicking on the picture will bring it up to full-size. Available at Etsy.com