Peat Burns Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Here is a Rosary that I made of fossils for an elderly Dominican Sister friend. The cross is late-Triassic petrified wood from the Chinle Group of New Mexico. Jesus is carved from wood from a 50-ft log, with a diameter of nearly 5 ft, that was dredged from a depth of 40 ft in river-deposited sand and gravel in Indiana. A sample from the outer part of the log was radiocarbon dated at 1,920 +/- 60 years BP. The tree had over 300 rings, so would have been alive at the time of Jesus. The Halo is a bivalve from the Plio-Pleistocene of Florida. The center-piece is a Stropheodonta demissa brachiopod from the Middle Devonian of Ohio The "Our Fathers" are Platystrophia ponderosa brachiopods from the Late Ordovician of Kentucky. The decades are matrix with inclusions of the calcareous marine alga formerly known as "Solenopora" (nom. Illeg.) from the late Ordovician of Kentucky. The second photo has an American quarter dollar coin for scale. Suffice it to say, this is a relatively large Rosary. Thanks for looking. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 33 minutes ago, Darktooth said: Very nice Tony! I like that the piece has some " history" to it. Thanks, Dave. It has some history and prehistory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Wow Tony it came out beautiful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, Nimravis said: Wow Tony it came out beautiful. Thank you, Ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Quite the creation!! I am willing to bet that there is no other Rosary on earth quite like what you have created. Great job. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 7 minutes ago, minnbuckeye said: Quite the creation!! I am willing to bet that there is no other Rosary on earth quite like what you have created. Great job. Mike Thank you, Mike. I've always wanted to do one, and the opportunity to make it as a gift for an old friend provided the motivation. Although I must admit it was a little tough to drop it in the mail today, moments after I completed it. But, I'm sure her joy will make it more than worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Does she have an interest in fossils? A Sister volunteers at the local nature park where I load the sand pit with fossils for the kids to find. She has a voracious appetite for paleontology and I give her sites to go collect at. She has found some nice things. maybe I should get creative for her!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Interesting! Some thought and meaning behind that one for sure. It does look heavy, seeing the scale relative to that quarter! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 hour ago, minnbuckeye said: Does she have an interest in fossils? A Sister volunteers at the local nature park where I load the sand pit with fossils for the kids to find. She has a voracious appetite for paleontology and I give her sites to go collect at. She has found some nice things. maybe I should get creative for her!!! Mike She loves to read my annual Christmas letter that summarizes all my collecting trips and activities over the year. She seems to like all kinds of things (but she's definitely not a regular fossil hunter). She's now at a convent in Wisconsin and I'm not sure if her age / health allows her to get out and do much. I haven't seen her since circa 1997, but we keep in touch via mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Wow! You sure did go to a lot of trouble to make that! Must be a special friend. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 It is clearly both skilfully and lovingly crafted. The radiocarbon dated wood from a tree that was alive at the time of Jesus is a very poignant detail and I think your friend will appreciate this greatly. Beautiful work Tony and a fantastic gift for your friend . all the best Bobby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 15 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Wow! You sure did go to a lot of trouble to make that! Must be a special friend. 14 hours ago, Bobby Rico said: It is clearly both skilfully and lovingly crafted. The radiocarbon dated wood from a tree that was alive at the time of Jesus is a very poignant detail and I think your friend will appreciate this greatly. Beautiful work Tony and a fantastic gift for your friend . all the best Bobby Thank you. I think I'm going to make another one for myself and try to incorporate something from each of the periods of the palaeozoic, starting with an Elrathia kingii as the centerpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, Peat Burns said: Thank you. I think I'm going to make another one for myself and try to incorporate something from each of the periods of the palaeozoic, starting with an Elrathia kingii as the centerpiece. As an artist I always take great care with choosing material I use also I admire other works that do the same. Sounds like another nice project. The wood you used is really cool object in its own right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 17 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said: As an artist I always take great care with choosing material I use also I admire other works that do the same. Sounds like another nice project. The wood you used is really cool object in its own right. I'll try to remember to post a picture of the log from which the wood came. It took all of a 30-ton hoist to pull it out. We thought it might have been older, possibly interglacial, based on the fact that it was oak and buried so deeply. When dealing in river-associated / manipulated deposits, depth is not the best indicator of age. Luckily, the RC date set us straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 8 minutes ago, Peat Burns said: I'll try to remember to post a picture of the log from which the wood came. It took all of a 30-ton hoist to pull it out. We thought it might have been older, possibly interglacial, based on the fact that it was oak and buried so deeply. When dealing in river-associated / manipulated deposits, depth is not the best indicator of age. Luckily, the RC date set us straight. Wow massive please do I was going to ask you where you purchased it but that more interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Bones Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 That is unique Tony. I’m sure Sister will love it and the history behind it. Well done! 1 ' Keep calm and carry on fossiling ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 8 minutes ago, Ancient Bones said: That is unique Tony. I’m sure Sister will love it and the history behind it. Well done! Thank you very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Bobby Rico said: Wow massive please do I was going to ask you where you purchased it but that more interesting. Here you go. This is me on top of the log. And a pic giving some idea of its length. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Awesome! You should have entered it into fossil of the month. How about doing a trade. Postage would be too expensive, so just bring it along if you make it to Minnesota this summer!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 minute ago, minnbuckeye said: Awesome! You should have entered it into fossil of the month. How about doing a trade. Postage would be too expensive, so just bring it along if you make it to Minnesota this summer!!! Mike Lololololol. Clark W. Griswold, hold my beer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Beautiful! Sorry I'm a bit late, but I think this is very creative, imaginative and unique. Lovely. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Beautiful! Sorry I'm a bit late, but I think this is very creative, imaginative and unique. Lovely. Thank you, Adam; most kind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 On 2/21/2019 at 3:10 AM, Peat Burns said: Here you go. This is me on top of the log. And a pic giving some idea of its length. Amazing. You're a very handsome fellow too. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Amazing. You're a very handsome fellow too. Bahahahaha! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluecatapilla Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Very nice piece! It is evident that lots of thought and work went into making it, and I'm sure she will love it! Do you take commissions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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