Word of the Day - Intaglio

[debodun]

Intaglio (noun) - a design incised or engraved into a material. (verb) - engrave or represent by an engraving.

I have a cameo that has an intaglio design.

 

[ohioboy]

Any Coat of Arms is an Intaglio design.

 

[RubyK]

I wore a uniform at the Catholic high school I attended so many years ago, which included a navy blue vest with the intaglio design for the name of the school. (Regina High School)

 

[Murrmurr]

I use my intaglio pens to do scrimshaw work.

 

[debodun]

I use my intaglio pens to do scrimshaw work.

I have an authentic piece of scrimshaw.

 

[Murrmurr]

I have an authentic piece of scrimshaw.

I used to do scrimshaw art on bone and artificial bone knife handles on the knives my dad made. He could get double the price for his scrimshawed knives.

I still have 5 pieces of my scrimshaw that he didn't get to use before he had a stroke....an eagle, a conch, a pin-up girl, a clipper ship, and a deer.

 

[Em in Ohio]

As an infrequent duster, I create intaglio designs in the depths of my debris.

 

[Murrmurr]

As an infrequent duster, I create intaglio designs in the depths of my debris.

A great medium. I, too, have created countless dust-etchings.