jhw Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I like collecting and illustrating river rocks. Mostly primitive and paleo themes. I find it kind of stress relieving, and like to pass them out to friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 cool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Those look really nice. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Very cool! Care to share your technique? Thanks for posting. 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...
jhw Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Sure FD. (1) Find rock. (2) Get out black, silver and gold sharpies. (3) Draw on rock. Ha, ha! That's about it. Oh, and I give them a coat of acrylic spray after I'm done. Thanks for the interest guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Kokopelli is my favorite "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...
jhw Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Same here! Every batch has a Kokopelli in one form or another! Actually it's all recurring themes that I've become accustomed to drawing fairly easily. Rocks are sometimes not too forgiving and I've found it's best to keep it simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Terrific. Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Those are beautiful! You really are a talented fellow! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) thanks again jhw, I am sure you are giving us many ideas and motivations, it is working for me at any rate Edited January 14, 2014 by xonenine "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhw Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 Couldn't ask for a better compliment! Thank you so much. I too, am in awe and inspired by the talent on this site, on so many levels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikecable Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Painted pebbles are actually a fairly common artifact (at least from the Paleo/Archaic natives of the lower Pecos Valley in Texas). The lower Pecos Valley peoples used natural organic binders--blood, urine or the soapy water from boiling yucca roots--combined with ground mineral pigments to make their paint. I've done labs with middle school kids painting our own pebbles. I haven't had a lot of luck using soap or lard as a binder--never had a mix that truly dried. But we have collected cochineal beetles from prickly pear cactus and used them as paint and dyes. Very effective. Cochineal coloring is still used is certain yogurts, candies and cosmetics to give the product a reddish/purple tint. Yes, if you eat Good 'n Plenty candy, or put on certain lip glosses, or eat Yoplait Strawberry Yogurt you are ingesting beetle juice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikecable Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I have a variation of one of your whales tattooed on my right shoulder blade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 This is my favorite Hohokam shard: "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...
Missourian Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Nice work! Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhw Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 Thanks Mike! Cool stuff. Did you collect these? Excellent project for the kids too. Yeah, I know I'm not doing anything new here! Ha, ha. I'm a huge fan of native american art, especially South and Northwest. Though I usually find any aboriginal stuff pretty amazing. I love to hunt for artifacts when the situation arrises, and have actually found some descent examples of painted native pottery and tools/points over the years. It's amazing what "primitive" cultures could do with only what was on hand! I think in a lot of ways they were more advanced than we are. For the record, no whales in that first batch (northwest style salmon) but here's one I like and do, Orca. Auspex... that is awesome!! Is that in your collection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 ...Auspex... that is awesome!! Is that in your collection?1.jpg Thanks! This and two other shards (non-Kokopelli) comprise my entire artifact "collection". Thirty years ago, I dabbled in 'international folk- and tribal-art'; it was a very interesting diversion. I like to think that the experience refined my personal spirituality, and helped me develop a personal aesthetic. Therein lies, to me, the true worth of artifacts. "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...
jhw Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 I like your philosophy on artifacts. And better to have a few really nice pieces than a bunch of mediocre ones, in my opinion. And that one’s certainly a fine example of early southwest craftsmanship! What’s the story behind it? Part of some sort of water vessel maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 It appears to be the rim of a jar, probably a dry storage vessel. It was legally collected, and subsequently de-accessioned, from a site in Arizona. "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...
Triceratops Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 They look great! Specially like the trilobites. -Lyall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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