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Jason Webb’s Second Mammoth Scrimshaw Sailing Ship – SOLD

Posted on January 17, 2015January 31, 2015 by Andrew Perkins

Jason Webb is a new dad but still finds time to scrimshaw beautiful works of art. His second mammoth ivory ship has Jason’s signature style. At 4″x 2-1/2″ it’s astounding how much detail is packed into the piece without making it too “busy”. Jason has a keen eye for balance as well.

The piece is signed and dated by Jason, and comes with it’s own stand (which I believe may be mahogany, but you’ll need to verify that with him). Inquiries can be made to Jason by emailing JasonWGuitar+Mammoth2@gmail.com with “Mammoth 2” in the subject line. Congratulations on your fatherhood Jason, and to finding the small pockets of time to recharge with a creative outlet like scrimshaw and sharing it with everyone.

Update: 1/31/2015 Jason’s second sailing ship on Mammoth ivory has sold. Have any designs you’d like Jason to create, or have a special scrimshaw project in mind? You can contact Jason at jasonwguitar@gmail.com.

Darrell Morris Scrimshaw Now Complete.

Posted on December 13, 2014February 9, 2015 by Andrew Perkins

Darrel Morris is a scrimshaw artist I’ve followed and held in high esteem for years now. his shading and subjects are always the highest quality. ~~He is currently discounting a work in progress to be delivered to the lucky purchaser for a $150 discount, but once it’s finished it’s going up to the price he typically charges for his work~~. With over one month on it so far, she is almost complete. Created on mammoth ivory. You can see a full pic at Pinterest and you can see Darrel’s other work as well as contact him regarding this piece or other works by visiting his portfolio of available work on the Darrel Morris site, or contact him directly at darrel.morris@yahoo.com

Lucille Ball Scrimshaw by Jason Webb

Posted on September 2, 2014September 7, 2014 by Andrew Perkins

Old dime to the left and Lucille Ball scrimshaw on the right by Jason R. Webb — Lucille Ball Scrimshaw on Mammoth Ivory by Jason R. Webb

The back of Lucille Ball scrimshaw with Jason's Signature — Back of Lucille Ball Scrimshaw

Jason Web sent me a picture of Lucille Ball he recently scrimmed on a mammoth ivory. For someone who seldom does portraits, Jason has captured her beauty and that mischievous twinkle in her eye on this beautiful monochrome scrimshaw.

Anyone who is a fan of Lucille Ball or a collector of fine scrimshaw who would like to purchase this one of a kind piece (he is going to mount it on a necklace) should email Jason at:

jasonwguitar@gmail.com. The detail on the cheekbones as well as his triumph in capturing all of those curls is nothing short of astounding. Larger pics can be seen at our site http://scrimshaw.com

Scrimshaw on Sale: Mammoth Ivory Ship Temporary Price Drop

Posted on June 13, 2014July 13, 2014 by Andrew Perkins

Scrimshaw on sale: One of Jason R. Webb’s premier works of art is taking a temporary price drop!

Jason’s “Whaling Bark”, a scrimshaw of the C.W. Morgan was entered in the 2013 International Scrimshaw Competition and stood up well against some incredible competition.

Jason’s style is unique in the world of scrimshaw. Using both scribe lines and stipple, Jason is able to create the subtle texture of the canvas on the sails and the texture of the wood of the ship, along with an excellent frothing sea that fades gracefully toward the bottom yet still reflects the mast. Using sweeping scribe lines the sails billow and the salt water splashes against the side of the ship. Taking four months to complete, this is one of his first ships on rare mammoth ivory. Standing five inches tall (12.7cm) it is mounted on a rich dark wood base. The back of the piece is signed and dated by the artist.

Jason’s original private sale price was $1500, but he is putting his scrimshaw on sale for $999 to help defray costs of his move to a larger place so he and his new family will have room to grow. This magnificent piece is on ancient mammoth ivory as evidenced by the Schreger lines on the base, and is legal for sale worldwide.

Once Jason has moved, this piece will likely return to the original price, so act fast. Contact Jason at jasonwguitar@gmail.com

See this one of a kind piece from start to finish: “Whaling Bark”

Scrimshaw for Young People

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Andrew Perkins

My daughter wanted a Pokemon scrimshaw necklace. Figuring she would be wearing it onto the water, taking it off and leaving it someplace by accident, etc., I made it on a piece of white acrylic. This material has its challenges when it comes to coloring. Being a plastic, inks other than black tend to wash away very easily and don’t adhere in the scribed lines. So how do you make the pigment stay? My first solution was to let the ink dry completely then rub off the ink on the polished surface, which left very little ink on the body (the transparent yellow ink does not work well on acrylic, but works great on ivory, bone and tagau nut). The second solution worked, though: using a high quality artist’s colored pencil, I filled in the scribed lines again and wiped away the excess. The color stayed quite well, though just for safe measure I have since given it three coats of clear gloss spray varnish.
Since it’s acrylic, acrylic paint may work as well. Since she’d like another one, complete with each of it’s evolved variations (what have I gotten myself into?!), we’ll try some acrylic paint on the next one to see how that holds up. Oh yes… her friend’s birthday is coming up too…