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Hi all! I'm an artist and want your input on an idea. Im in the process of making ceramic negative and positive prints of the fossils I find, and possibly some other paleo sculptures in ceramic earthenware. As some of you may know there are restrictions in South Africa that make it difficult to collect and own fossils from our country. I have been in contact with various sources and have been advised that there is no problem if I where to make moulds of fossils on sight as long as the the fossils are not damaged or removed from the area. I am also in the beginning stages of collaborating with a museum in our area and establishing another museum in our area. One of the main reasons I'm starting this project is because Ive started making these for myself so that I have more than a photo of the specimens I find. Anyway, please let me know what you all think of this idea? I don't have any pics of the specimens I'm busy with at the moment as they are drying out, so nothing has been fired.