Pete has been accepted as a Juried Exhibiting member of Associated Artists of Winston Salem, NC. (AAWS) He shows some of his work in their gallery.

Peter presented a workshop on scrimshaw this summer at North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching Seminars.

"Shiver Me Timbers: The Notorious Blackbeard and Other Pirates of the North Carolina Coast" was held at the new NCCAT campus in Ocracoke on Ocracoke Island, NC, March 25 & 26, 2008.

Driscoll's workshops comprise both lecture and hands-on components. He is available to speak at your event. Call 336-998-0459 for fee and scheduling info.

Scrimshaw artist docks big ships in tiny spaces
Denise Kasper - Winston Salem Journal

Massive Clipper ships can be truly awe-inspiring, overwhelming onlookers with their size and intricacies. Peter Driscoll of Bermuda Run marvels at replicating these vessels in pieces of ivory that can fit in the palm of a hand.

A lithographic printer, Driscoll enjoys scrimshaw — what he calls the art of the engraver — to capture the beauty of historic buildings and ships. He retired to Bermuda Run with his wife, Jo May, and decided to pursue this passion full-time about five years ago.

He works with his hands.

“I stay as close as I can to the technique the whalers, who invented it, would have used,” Driscoll said. “You can get a lot of detail in and I try to make it a piece of art standing alone.”

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Pete has been accepted in the 2009 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition in Charleston, South Carolina. The Expo is scheduled for February 13-15, 2009. His work will be shown in the Gaillard Auditorium.  "This event will bring the art of scrimshaw into the world of wildlife related subjects, something I've done some already and will now have a market for," says Pete.  Now in its 27th year,  SEWE has grown to be the largest event of its kind in the nation, with an annual attendance of over 40,000 from all over the world.  For further information visit: www.sewe.com

Pete was honored to have collaborated with John Shelton on this project of creating an historic memento for the Jamestown landing anniversary

"I am honored to have collaborated with John Shelton on this project of creating an historic memento for the Jamestown landing anniversary. Our crafts blended perfectly in this effort. Scrimshaw, an original American art form, is the appropriate medium to accentuate the craftsmanship of John's glass blowing. When John asked me to do the scrimshaws for the bottles, we both envisioned the beauty of the final product." - Pete
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Pete was recently featured in the Community Arts Café newsletter regarding his work on behalf of the Brenner Children’s Hospital.