Jessica Kagan Cushman Jewelry - As the daughter of renowned furniture designer Vladimir Kagan and needlework queen Erica Wilson, design runs in Jessica Kagan Cushman s veins, so it seems only natural that Jessica s work is totally unique and fresh. Having learned scrimshaw from her father, who took up the craft in the 1960's in Nantucket, Jessica Kagan Cushman has taken the artform to a new (and slightly un-orthodox) level ,creating scrimshawed Jessica Kagan Cushman bangles that lie somewhere between a tattoo and a bumper sticker. Historically practiced by sailors on long journeys hunting for whales, scrimshaw traditionally depicted whaling scenes, ships, women and scenes copied from magazines of the day. Jessica Kagan Cushman bangles and jewelry take quotes and phrases, from movies, literature and in some cases, New York graffiti, and transcribes them via scrimshaw onto adorable, high-quality resin bangles - combing a venerable traditional craft with wry, modern wit.