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Nike of Samothrace

On   Hergert's "Nike of Samothrace"

- In the din of retreat, I
overheard Victory singing
in my veins, not behind my
back.

- Matthias von   
Waldheim, Order
of the Teutonic   
Knights, Anno   
Domini 1453     

  

To body a woman with wings of stone
as fully as in the round
with but inklines on a piece of papyrus
is a victory in itself,
but to make every line a triumph
a triumphal shout routing the ghosts
of the enemy dead from the blood field,
to make you know in your guts
she was then, and is now,
and ever shall be
on the right side,
the side of right everywhere
in how many worlds,
to make you know
in your heart's thoughts,
in your singing blood's coursing
she was no mere goddess
in a pantheon full of goddesses
far gone into abandonment,
outright Extinction,
but is -- so-much-more-living-everyday -- Archangel
with all the archangelical arts under her command,
                                                           that is beyond hosannah,
                                                           beyond all yeses and yeas.

Her meaning is she has, nor keeps, no secrets:
she is a mirror of miracle.
She is a noon,
and the rays of the sun rise to praise her
when they fall on this paper.

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Now Available on DVD!
Learn Scrimshaw with the "Scrimshaw: Tools, Tips and Techniques" instructional video.
Click here to order.
Also on sale - The Picture Gallery CD with hundreds of images. Click here to order.
 

Though you might have to find these in a used book store now, you may want to check out Tom Clancy's "Net Force" series novels - "Point of Impact" and "Cybernation". Written by Steve Perry, they feature a scrimshander named Bob Hergert. Just a coincidence?.....I don't think so.

Steve Perry, who commissioned pistol grips with Dirisha Zuri are featured on Page 1 in the Nudes section.

Check out the 2 New Articles
Featured on my News Page!

If you are interested in commissioning work or purchasing a piece pictured here, please send e-mail to the address listed.

To get an idea how much a commissioned project might cost, calculate the number of square inches of scrimshaw. Then figure a price of $150 -$200 per square inch. This assumes the model or design is ready or available. Exceptions to this pricing include miniature knives, which must be estimated individually. Cost of ivory is separate. Those who would like a quality knife for a moderate cost might consider the David Boye Prophet Companion. Finished knives with scrimshaw typically run between $600 and $800. 

 

Micro-Scrimshaw
by Bob Hergert
12 Geer Circle
Port Orford, OR 97465
(541)-332-3010

 

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