Dave pom Allen Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 what do think about this piece.it is a wonderful piece of art. cool or uncool i want 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I'm not so sure my wife would want that as a doorstop... Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkersaurus Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Wow! This piece causes me inner conflict! Amazing art and carving, but was the original specimen more 'authentic' and naturally beautiful... anyway, I will stop over analyzing and say kudos to the sculpter. Being an Anatomist and Amateur Palaeo I can safely say that I would love to own this, husband would absolutely not love it lol Susan 'soozasaur' Barkerfeatherspredatebirds.blogspot.com.au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 There is a lot of imagination on this ammonite! I think that Halloween will be soon ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vordigern Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) the most season appropriate fossil Ive ever seen on Halloween they should put it in front of the candy bowl, fill the bowl with sharks teeth, brachiopods, bellemnites and other small fossils and let the trick-or-treaters pick a fossil instead of candy Edited October 8, 2012 by Vordigern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 way cool It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobiteruss Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I like it, neat use of an Ammonite fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sward Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) Dave, Is this yours or something you've seen somewhere? Kudos to the artist. He/she is obviously quite imaginative and artistic. I just don't think I could ever do that to such a nice fossil. Edit: I just visited the website that is shown in the pic. They've got some fascinating skulls, made out of everything imaginable. I noticed a couple of others made out of ammos and nautilus. Some of them were pretty pricey, too. But it's obviously quite a unique piece of art. Maybe something to add to the Christmas list. Probably not. I've got prepping equipment I'd rather have. Now if I can get the wife to notice this post. Edited October 8, 2012 by sward SWardSoutheast Missouri (formerly Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX) USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I, too, am indecisive. I think it's cool, but I wouldn't do it if it was mine. I think you should 'plant' it and let someone find it! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave pom Allen Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Dave, Is this yours or something you've seen somewhere? Kudos to the artist. He/she is obviously quite imaginative and artistic. I just don't think I could ever do that to such a nice fossil. not mine but i do like Edit: I just visited the website that is shown in the pic. They've got some fascinating skulls, made out of everything imaginable. I noticed a couple of others made out of ammos and nautilus. Some of them were pretty pricey, too. But it's obviously quite a unique piece of art. Maybe something to add to the Christmas list. Probably not. I've got prepping equipment I'd rather have. Now if I can get the wife to notice this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossiltouch_byPatrick Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Oppsss...I am sorry but It scares me,,,,,do not like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 It looks cool, but the ammonite was pretty nice to start with. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Its cool, but it is a waste of an even cooler ammonite... that's my two cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 My immediate reaction was one of "magnificent revulsion". I like it, sort of... "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...
njfossilhunter Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Way to cool.....I need to get one.....If I had the money. TonyThe Brooks Are Like A Box Of Chocolates,,,, You Never Know What You'll Find. I Told You I Don't Have Alzheimer's.....I Have Sometimers. Some Times I Remember And Some Times I Forget.... I Mostly Forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymig Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 All hail to the Hidden one, God Amun. Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordpiney Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 (edited) wayyyy too cool Dave!!! Edited October 9, 2012 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 (edited) A google image search of "ammonite skull" brought up a bunch of them - they're cool, but I'd hate to "ruin" a fossil by doing this to it. Need to try to carve one out of wood! Regards, Edited October 9, 2012 by Fossildude19 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...
rejd Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I am divided on this. Although it is an amazing piece of art I don't know if I could do that to such a nice ammo. Either way, the artist has an amazing talent. A fossil hunter needs sharp eyes and a keen search image, a mental template that subconsciously evaluates everything he sees in his search for telltale clues. -Richard E. Leakey http://prehistoricalberta.lefora.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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