Elephant themed scrimshaw

[Lori Ristinen]

Hello everyone!

I have finally gotten around to post a couple images of some scrim I just finished (I waited long enough for my client to see the knife first).

The client and knifemaker is Ed Lary from Wisconsin. He gave me the knife and basically left it up to me to decide what to scrim on the knife. I noticed that there was an elephant carved into the sheath so, of course I figured the knife had to have an elephant theme to it. I scrimmed on both sides of the knife. I apologize for my photography in advance...

Thanks,

Lori
www.LoriRistinen.com

 

[vanknife]

Good day Lori,
that is great scrim work specialy the close-up very good.

Cheers

"VAN"

 

[pierre]

realy beautifull

 

[Leonardo]

Great work! I liked it very much. Congrats!

 

[KCSteve]

So the two on the right are making fun of the earring of the one on the left, but then later one of them decides to get a matching earring?

That's what it looks like to me.

Really nice work!

Oh yeah - obligatory photography tips: Number one friend is your tripod. These shots look really nice but using a tripod will get you there sooner.

 

[Abigail]

Really nice, Lori. I like that very much!
I also enjoyed looking at the photos on your website.
Cheers,
Abigail

 

[mdengraver]

That is some of the best............

I went to your website, that is some of the best scrimshaw I have ever scene. You're very versatile and you scrim such a wide variety of subjects. You style has the novelty of originality every step of the way.
Your constantly reinventing yourself and growing with your craft. There is nothing cliched about this work.
The only cliche in your work is the consistent quality and originality. Quite refreshing and exciting. I take much vicarious pleasure in viewing such masterpieces. I highly recommend going to Lori's website for inspiration. .

 

[Mike Cirelli]

Beautiful work Lori. It's always a pleasure to be able to view it.

 

[Mike Bissell]

Very nice work !! I appreciate the opportunity to view it.

Mike

 

[maryw]

Lori - as always, your work is just incredible!!! Love it!! Thanks for sharing.

Will write you later.

Mary W

 

[Christopher Malouf]

Hey Steve ... from one that teeters on the brink of insanity daily ... I think yer losin' it buddy!!



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Now ... regarding this scrim...........

What a fine example of expert artistry Lori. Is there a book that you might recommend for the novice?

This is truly inspiring work!!!!

Chris

 

[Lori Ristinen]

Thank you all for your comments! I really appreciate everyone of them - even the "earing story" from Steve!

Chris, when I started out learning to scrim another scrimshander recommended the book "The Second Scrimshaw Connection" by Bob Engnath. It is a really good book and I recommend it as well - if you can find it. I bought a used paperback copy for $50 (well worth it). I did a search for it quite a while back out of curiosity, and found a couple copies for close to $150. It was out of print but I have heard that it is supposed to be printed again. I think there is a list to get on at www.boonetrading.com when it becomes available.

Thanks again everyone!

Lori
www.LoriRistinen.com

 

[Christopher Malouf]

Fantastic Lori .. thank-you.

Ain't that always the way??? ... some of the best books are out of print and rare!!


There are 7 listings on Amazon.com (at the moment).

Chris

 

[RT Bit and Spur]

Lori
The pictures blow me away. I went to your web site and saw the spoons. They was great practice plates. Even they look wonderful.
Rod

 

[KCSteve]

Chris

C'mon, take the plunge! It's fun over here!

Lori

They say every picture tells a story, and you worked the screw heads in so well...

 

[monk]

my personal opinion:: you need to post more fotos here !

 

[Christiaan]

Superb, thanks for the great pics

 

[pappy]

Lori,
Your work is very beautiful!!! Monk is right, you do have to post more pictures here!!
When you do your scrimshaw, do you use dots, or very fine lines?
Pappy

 

[Lori Ristinen]

Thank you! I will be sure to post more images of my scrim.

Pappy - When I scrim, I usually use a combination of dots and lines. I'll scratch in hair, some grass...basically whatever I feel needs a line. Everything else is stipple (or dots).

Lori
www.LoriRistinen.com

 

[KatherinePlumer]

Beautifully done, I so admire your work! Did you find it challenging to work around the screw heads in the knife handle?

-Katherine