Welcome to The Best of Missouri Hands Juried Artist

Missouri Art Studio is located in the Garden behind the Southern Hotel Bed & Breakfast.
The Garden offers something a little special for our stressful lives and a relaxing time.

Scrimshaw Knives

Michelle (Mike) has a B.A. in Art with graduate studies in various mediums.

For over 23 years this Missouri native has produced her scrimshaw works, linking her interest in American history with her degree in art.

Scrimshaw is a traditional late 18th and early 19th century folk art, originated by American sailors as a way to while away the long hours on board whaling ships pf that era.

Mike's scrimshaw is totally hand-done, without the use of patterns, transfers, or stencils.

All designs are original and completely hand-etched in the style of the whalers

Stone Boxes

Each line is painstakingly engraved, then inked to highlight the delicately carved lines.

The "environmentally-responsible" materials which Mike uses (cow bone, deer antler and man-made polymers) have earned her museum approval and national recognition.

She was named one of the top 20 traditional crafsmen by Early American Homes magazine.

Her work has been chosen for private, corporate and university art collections in the U.S. and throughout the world..

She is most pleased to be a Best of Missouri Hands juried artisan.

Baskets  ~  Furniture  ~  Glass

Jewelry  ~  Pewter  ~  Photography

Pottery  ~  Sculptor  ~  Textiles

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