New Location for Mammoth Ivory Creations

April 15, 2011

Fossil Mammoth Ivory 2 tone Feather Sterling Silver Earrings LeeC, Master Mammoth Ivory Carver and owner of Mammoth Ivory Creations has been offered the position of Artist on Display at the Alfred Star Cultural Center in Nenana, Alaska for the 2010 tourist season.   From May 1st until September 30, many new pieces will be listed […]

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Crying at the Work Bench

November 2, 2010

    So I am sitting at the work bench the other day, trying to get all syked out for the upcoming holidays, and working on a piece I should have just hit with a hammer, and given up on, when the yard dogs went off.  Because I do not hear so well, they are the […]

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Is Mammoth Ivory and Bone Legal?

January 26, 2010

Yes, Mammoth Ivory and bone are legal to find and possess as long as it is not taken off Federal lands.  Most Mammoth ivory is found along navigable waterways in northern climates were it has eroided from the earth.  The only legal aspects of Mammoth Ivory and Bone is that certain countries to do not allow […]

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Mammoth Bone Versus Mammoth Ivory

December 1, 2009

Amy Asks: Can you give me a history about the bone you use in your artwork. Dear Amy,    First let me explain the difference between Mammoth Ivory and Mammoth Bone and the fact that I do not use any fossil bone in any of my ivory jewelry.  The reason behind this is that all […]

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Tool of the trade.

December 1, 2009

Carolyn Detjen  Asks:     I recently bought a small piece of mammoth ivory at a lapidary sale and plan to use it for jewelry. What tools are used to saw and grind?  The Ivory Carvers Answer:     My style of Carving is rather unorthodox, as my main tool is a drill with a solid sanding […]

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The Ivory Carver’s Bio

November 29, 2009

 My name is LeeC, I have been a Mammoth Ivory Carver for about 25 years.  I was born and raised in Alaska in the small settlement near Mantasta. I spent my younger years in Tok and my formidable years in Nenana, an Athabascan Indian village of about 250 people.     As a young girl growing […]

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The terms Intaglia and Intarsia.

November 21, 2009

  Could you explain of the terms Intaglia and Intarsia.  I think it will help people understand what you are  talking about better, when you describe your work.   Hi Keith,   I will do my best to explain this.     I am going to start with Intarsia;  General refers to the joining of many […]

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An Ivory Education

October 25, 2009

The Ivory Carver   A Blog by LeeC Owner/Artist Mammoth Ivory Creations Est. 1987   As a Fossil Ivory Carver, more specifically, a Fossil  Mammoth Ivory Carver, I feel that there are a lot of subjects that I could write about, but, after a great deal of thought, I have come to the conclusion that […]

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