Scrimshaw artist carves her niche at Annapolis Art Walk

(Baltimore Sun) ... Scrimshaw is the art of decorating ancient materials such as woolly mammoth bone and preserved ivory with nautical images such as ships and sea life. The process of creating the image is "rewarding but time-consuming," according to Tukarski, and can take several weeks. Tukarski, who considers herself a purist, hand-engraves all her pieces. Continued