mikeymig Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Last week I displayed some of my big horn corals in life position by "sticking" them in a piece of wood. I wanted to use a natural rock base but the display I think would have been too heavy. This time a made a display using smaller horn corals (Sterolasma) and placing them in a piece of hard shale. The piece of shale is very solid and it has a couple Sterolasmas on it as well as a couple of brachiopods (Pseudoatrypa), bryozoans, crinoid stems, and a trilobite head. It turned out nice and each hole I drilled into the shale custom fits each individual coral. Thanks for lookig! Mikey Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 You certainly have the eye for it; beautiful display! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessed1 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Fossils and art together, you can't beat that! Very very nice display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientEarth Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 This is fantastic! Great work and follow through on the piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Hey a real cool display of T-rex teeth...ha, ha! Very nice diorama display, makes you feel like you're there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymig Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 Thanks. I have a display case with a shelf of corals and some of these specimens were just lying there. Now this display gives them a whole different look that makes more sense. Mikey Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Mikey; A great "living display." Congratulations! The natural base makes them come "alive." Reminds me they once were more than fossils but living creatures. Not just art, this display treats them with respect. Love to see more of your "out of the box" fossil displays. They're amazing. Photography is great too. Keep up the good work and best wishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Mikey; A great "living display." Congratulations! The natural base makes them come "alive." Reminds me they once were more than fossils but living creatures. Not just art, this display treats them with respect. Love to see more of your "out of the box" fossil displays. They're amazing. Photography is great too. Keep up the good work and best wishes. Kudos! Same from Bev! :-D The more I learn, I realize the less I know. BluffCountryFossils.NET Fossil Adventure Blog Go to my Gallery for images of Fossil Jewelry, Sculpture & Crafts Pinned Posts: Beginner's Guide to Fossil Hunting * Geologic Formation Maps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Creative display that would catch anyone's eye! Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroMike Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Mikey, that looks amazing~!!!! I bet it is heavy! "Rectum? dang near killed him trying to lift it!" lol " This comment brought to you by the semi-famous AeroMike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Excellent work as usual, Mikey. Really enjoy your creative display ideas, and excellent photography. Thanks for posting this. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymig Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 Thanks Tim! I had this piece of shale sitting on the work bench and I was gonna trim it down and clean up the corals and brachs in it. It has a flat bottom and it's a solid piece so I thought it might be better as a display for some corals. Mike, it doesn't weigh that much and it fits nicely on the coral shelf in my display case. Mikey Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down under fossil hunter Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 That is an amazing display, I don't think I will look at a coral the same again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed '06 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Great work Mikey, I've been wondering what to do with my horn corals! Very Nice artistic touch! Happy Holidays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookingforstuff Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 That is a very good display, I collect horn corals from beaches on the Great Lakes. The are large but less detailed than yours. Even when I find them in their initial clay deposits they are rounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach Boy Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Brilliant display Mikey well worth the effort, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Fabulous.... drawer specimens into a museum eye catching 3D display....I like it.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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