Hi
Another passion of mine is fossil collecting, mainly Jurassic ammonites from the Jurassic coast in Dorset, England. Does anyone out there use small ammonites / fossils when making jewelry?
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Artisan
Quote:
'Resistance is futile'
Location:
Devon, England
My Crafts:
I will try my hand at many things but I seem to always come back to painting with lanscapes being the main.
My Inspirations:
An odd mix of inspiration, from the science fiction illustrator Jim Burns to Ian Nathan, one of the best wildlife artist of our time, but not forgetting John Howe and Alan Lee.
My Movies:
Well.. a strange mix from 'Waynes World' (party on) ' to 'Lord of the Rings'.
My Magazines:
I do look at a number of magazines from fishing to detecting. The two listed below are the main two with regards to painting... 'Artists & Illustrators', 'International Artist',
My Music:
Anything that takes my fancy, from Pentangle and Hawkwind (what a hippy) to Nickelback and all sorts in between.
My Occupation:
Graphic Designer - for my sins!
My Other Hobbies:
A strange mix which includes helping my son rampage through the 'World of WarCraft' sea fishing and digging up the past. Digging up the past includes, fossil collecting from the famous Jurassic Coast in Dorset England and detecting for the rare hammered coins, a strange mix but everyone to their own.
The image below shows a nice example of a small iron pyrite ammonite from the Jurassic coast in Dorset England. The smaller ones could be used in jewellery making?
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I find some of your paintings quite scary - what is going on in that mind of yours?
jan11:45 AM CST