#shell carving

[liivn]

[tsulasgi]

Knokovtee Scott

Cherokes National Treasure

Mankilller Pearl Shell Carving

[mamapluto]

I've taken up traditional shell carving!! I was able to get some beginner carving tools thanks to a donation over on twitter. 💕 You're supposed to go with the natural beauty of the shell, and in the shell I chose for my first attempt (the stills) I saw a mother and child. I stained it with gentian violet so the marks would show a little better. For the second one the shell was already artificially dyed so I worked in negative. I saw a face in profile so went with that.

Maybe not the easiest themes to go with, but I very much enjoyed it. It felt right. Got to break out my old industrial style dust mask for the first time in ages lmao my dogs didn't know what to make of it lololol Ignore my nails. They're not dirty, it's just stain from the violet 😂

[mamapluto]

I've taken up traditional shell carving!! I was able to get some beginner carving tools thanks to a donation over on twitter. 💕 You're supposed to go with the natural beauty of the shell, and in the shell I chose for my first attempt (the stills) I saw a mother and child. I stained it with gentian violet so the marks would show a little better. For the second one the shell was already artificially dyed so I worked in negative. I saw a face in profile so went with that.

Maybe not the easiest themes to go with, but I very much enjoyed it. It felt right. Got to break out my old industrial style dust mask for the first time in ages lmao my dogs didn't know what to make of it lololol Ignore my nails. They're not dirty, it's just stain from the violet 😂