Manticocerasman Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 This is more a piece of artwork than a prep job. In my area they excavate Belgian blue hardstone and is used a lot in buildings. This is a durable crinoidic limestone from the early carboniferous ( Tournaisian ). I've colected multiple times in one of those quarries, and in some layers you can find countles crinoid stems. Now I had the idea to use a discarded piece of this crinoidic limestone and make a hole in the middle , I filled up the hole with transparant epoxy in multimple layers and between each layer I droped a few of the crinoid stem's that can be found in the stone. I pollished both sides of the piece so that you could see through the stone and the fossils in the epoxy to create the idea that you can see through the stone and see the fossils in the limestone. 13 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Nice job! John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Cool idea which you've successfully carried out to fine result! Can we look forward to more? 1 "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I like the look of it when it was lit from behind. Good work . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I bet @Herb will like this! 1 Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Thats awesome, thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I think that's extraordinary! What a great use of the imagination. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Clever! I think that would sell for good money. Somehow I get the impression that the columnals you've used are bigger and in better shape than the ones in the rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Very cool! "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...
goatinformationist Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 So wonderfully different. I never would have dreamed it. Good work and thanks for sharing with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Great unique art usually starts with experimentation. Looks to me like this was a success. Nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagebrush Steve Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Very nice! Did you do anything special to keep the bubbles out of the epoxy? Was this a slow setting epoxy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Neat idea! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Kevin, No carving of a crinoid going up the side of the block? Actually, it looks fantastic, as is. Well done, sir. 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...
doushantuo Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Showing imagination and creativity. GRRRRRREEEEEAAAAAAAAT!! Trying to show the connection between size,morphology,lithology,the various aspects of fossils(macro-/meso-/microscopical) Me like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 13 hours ago, JohnBrewer said: Nice job! Thx John 13 hours ago, Innocentx said: Cool idea which you've successfully carried out to fine result! Can we look forward to more? Thx, since people find this interesting I might make more in the future 13 hours ago, Bobby Rico said: I like the look of it when it was lit from behind. Good work . Thx Bobby 13 hours ago, SailingAlongToo said: I bet @Herb will like this! apparently he does 12 hours ago, Foozil said: Thats awesome, thanks for sharing! Thx 11 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: I think that's extraordinary! What a great use of the imagination. Thx Adam 11 hours ago, Wrangellian said: Clever! I think that would sell for good money. Somehow I get the impression that the columnals you've used are bigger and in better shape than the ones in the rock. Thx I'm not in it for the money, I like the educational aspect, you can see where the stone is made of. I used some large columnals, but big ones are also present in the stone, althoug this fragment doesn't show anny of those. 10 hours ago, Herb said: Very cool! Thx Herb. 10 hours ago, goatinformationist said: So wonderfully different. I never would have dreamed it. Good work and thanks for sharing with us. Thanks 9 hours ago, caldigger said: Great unique art usually starts with experimentation. Looks to me like this was a success. Nicely done! Thx, it started as an idea for an educational object, but it turned out to be quite artistic and aesthetic 9 hours ago, Sagebrush Steve said: Very nice! Did you do anything special to keep the bubbles out of the epoxy? Was this a slow setting epoxy? It was slow setting epoxy, I had to stir in the epoxy with a toothpick to remove the bubbles. 9 hours ago, Darktooth said: Neat idea! Thanks 7 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Kevin, No carving of a crinoid going up the side of the block? Actually, it looks fantastic, as is. Well done, sir. Hmmm... it might be a good idea to ad a carving of a crinoid and a little text about the geological aspect of the stone I'll work on that . 5 hours ago, doushantuo said: Showing imagination and creativity. GRRRRRREEEEEAAAAAAAAT!! Trying to show the connection between size,morphology,lithology,the various aspects of fossils(macro-/meso-/microscopical) Me like Thanks Ben also for those with good eyesight there is a smal horn coral in the epoxy to ( Caninia cornucopiae ) 2 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Your project shows much imagination! I love how the backlighting creates such a different look. I have tinkered with epoxy and crinoid bits using a wineglass and layering crinoids in it and altering the layers with subtle color changes. Unfortunately this was created and donated to a school and I do not have a picture. But, I think I have enough pieces to recreate something again now that seeing your piece has inspired me to think out of the box a bit!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 20 hours ago, Manticocerasman said: Thx I'm not in it for the money, I like the educational aspect, you can see where the stone is made of. I used some large columnals, but big ones are also present in the stone, althoug this fragment doesn't show anny of those. I know, I don't want to imply that you should sell it, only that it probably would sell well. It reminds me of tables and the like, made of wood with gaps in it that are then filled with colored epoxy, and you might be surprised how much these things sell for. Your piece is a work of art, like those tables, as well as educational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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