Her B. S. degree in biology and mathematics,  coupled with her life-long love of the natural world plus her innate artistic ability,  moves Tricia to capture and preserve her world of natural beauty through the art of scrimshaw.

Scrimshaw originated in Alaska during the 18th century,  among the Eskimos and whalers and soon moved to the eastern seaboard.  Generally recognized as the only original American art form,  traditional scrimshaw is an etching  on ivory with ink rubbed into the scratched design.

As expected,  Tricia's style of scrimshawing is one of a traditionalist.  All of her artwork pieces are meticulously etched in free-hand with a non-mechanical tool,  without magnification or electric tools. 

North American big game and birds are prominent subjects rather than the whaling and sea-faring scenes depicted by the 18th Century artists.  This is reflective of Tricia's strong support of wildlife habitat improvement and conservation.

Tricia extends her talent into other arenas:

• She serves as the South Dakota state vice president for the National Wild Turkey Federation.
• She hunts deer, elk, and turkeys with a muzzleloading rifle - traditional style,  naturally.
• Her other interests include archery and Mountain Man Rendezvous re-enactments of the early 1800's.
• Tricia's scrimshaw has been honored with numerous awards including:
  • First place in "National Decorative Turkey Calls"
  • Best of Show at Crazy Horse memorial in the Black Hills

All of Tricia's one-of-a-kind scrimshaw art pieces are as closely replicated as possible to the photos shown.  You will be the proud owner of a signed and dated original,  hand crafted heirloom that has a wonderful history to its art form.