tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post6716826276809728205..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Floating crinoid fossil - fake or real ?Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-14620216717283660092012-07-01T15:41:35.036-05:002012-07-01T15:41:35.036-05:00Thanks! You just saved me from buying a fake float...Thanks! You just saved me from buying a fake floating crinoid in Taos, NM. I'd still have bought it for its resemblance to 1960s retro googie graphics were it not $50.Ace Jackalopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11325879023118993995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-66096323117799326492011-03-13T09:54:34.175-05:002011-03-13T09:54:34.175-05:00I recently became aware of the number of fake mine...I recently became aware of the number of fake mineral specimens in the world via fakeminerals.com Apparently there is a global cottage industry of fake mineral and fossil specimens, many very creatively designed.GreenStronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14833169016372938076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-5170083844183419092011-03-12T13:31:41.978-06:002011-03-12T13:31:41.978-06:00Ah in which case, bummer. I do agree though it sho...Ah in which case, bummer. I do agree though it should have been advertised as a representation. I do hate finding out later that things are less than you paid for. <br /><br />I love it as a piece of art so I thought you did too. <br /><br />Oh well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-32670567389032203632011-03-12T08:04:03.620-06:002011-03-12T08:04:03.620-06:00But the point, Woosang (and my reason for writing ...But the point, Woosang (and my reason for writing the post) is that I do not love it. I do love authentic natural objects and I do love beautifully crafted items, but I don't love deception or fakery.<br /><br />I have a display case containing flakes from ancient flintmaking that I found after sifting some dirt, but I wouldn't buy or display a modern arrowhead or point.<br /><br />Fake and forged items are the bane of many serious collectors (stamps and coins for example). They can, however, be collected as such for reference material.<br /><br />This particular item should have been displayed in the store, as BiCurious George suggested, as "idealized crinoid fossil." Then I would have briefly admired the skill of the artist -- and spent my money on a real mineral specimen instead.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-75633252915265277052011-03-12T02:35:58.286-06:002011-03-12T02:35:58.286-06:00who cares. You love it and that is enough. I recen...who cares. You love it and that is enough. I recently bought a fake Leica camera, knowing it was a fake but I love it. As it is the camera is much older than it is supposed to be so WIN. <br />As long as you love it be happyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-91482488431690156442011-03-11T19:34:34.575-06:002011-03-11T19:34:34.575-06:00I'm not a rockhound, but the fact that this wa...I'm not a rockhound, but the fact that this was a painted on fossil actually brought up something from a National Geographic channel show I watching some time back. <br /><br /> It was about fossiled feathered dinosaurs and a team of scientist had gone down to a Chinese museum to check out their specimens on display. When the finally started checking these fossils out (on limestone) they discovered that on some of the fossils, the currator had painted the feathers into the fossilized feather impressions, as to make them contrast more with the surrounding limestone. That random piece in that show just jumped out at me as I was going through this article.CloudSampsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05459873067554831037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-40402833474390452402011-03-11T18:36:17.139-06:002011-03-11T18:36:17.139-06:00Matthew and other have said it - as an artist I...Matthew and other have said it - as an artist I'll pile on and here's why: the color has points that are darker at the beginning or end of each brush stroke. Dead giveaway.Sybil Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17843202226149216923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-90898166140532103152011-03-11T07:07:48.002-06:002011-03-11T07:07:48.002-06:00I"m beginning to doubt it too...
I also wond...I"m beginning to doubt it too...<br /><br />I also wonder about the fossilized shrimp.<br /><br />Sigh.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-9172336011353738692011-03-11T03:36:20.156-06:002011-03-11T03:36:20.156-06:00Hi, I follow your blog for two years now and was l...Hi, I follow your blog for two years now and was looking for a reason to say congratulations. Sorry to disappoint you, but I am from Romania and I highly doubt that what you have in your living room is an actual cave bear tooth :)<br /><br />My regards and keep up this good blogging.Ionuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620666666187518176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-16425940227317557662011-03-10T20:38:06.609-06:002011-03-10T20:38:06.609-06:00It does look exactly like a sketch done in brown s...It does look exactly like a sketch done in brown sharpie. It's pretty in its own right, though. I'd actually consider the fake a more interesting conversation piece than the real thing, but then I'm far more of a sociologist than a rockhound.Mel V.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-76455103626307415952011-03-10T18:03:40.681-06:002011-03-10T18:03:40.681-06:00Good heavens - you can see the brushstrokes!Good heavens - you can see the brushstrokes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-81596251989006860172011-03-10T16:31:33.023-06:002011-03-10T16:31:33.023-06:00To add to BJN's comment above, here's an a...To add to BJN's comment above, here's an article about fossil fakes from Morocco: http://www.collectingfossils.org/MoroccanTrilobites.htm aka 'bondo bugs'.<br /><br />Seems there's a whole cottage industry pumping these things out for the US and European markets.Big Boppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01584970803398988829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-33824834310522709862011-03-10T15:16:33.154-06:002011-03-10T15:16:33.154-06:00I'm a rockhound, a volunteer paleo preparator,...I'm a rockhound, a volunteer paleo preparator, and an artist. You bought a painting of a fossil that may have a tiny bit of actual fossil material.<br /><br />I don't have a problem with shops selling reproductions if they label them as such. I don't think the painted "fossil" looks much like an actual specimen, prettiness aside.<br /><br />I'm the proud owner of a "bondo bug" that I mentioned in another thread. It wasn't sold as a reproduction, but the price was obviously too low to be a real specimen of that size and quality.<br /><br />A real Solnhofen specimen Saccocoma is pretty cheap. I see one site that says the fossils have been "highlighted" because the actual fossil impression is very pale.BJNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-31355203529961953642011-03-10T15:11:07.868-06:002011-03-10T15:11:07.868-06:00Certainly appears that you (and the shopkeeper?) w...Certainly appears that you (and the shopkeeper?) were duped. <br /><br />Nonetheless: it's a very beautiful artifact. If it had been displayed in an art gallery and titled "Idealized Crinoid Fossil", would you still have considered the price you paid for it fair, and still be willing to display it in your home?<br /><br />If so, and assuming your shopkeeper friend was indeed cheated, maybe you might both consider splitting the price between you and keeping it anyway. It obviously has aesthetic value, and now can serve as an educational/conversational touchstone as well!BiCurious Georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-18249820272948748982011-03-10T15:05:25.596-06:002011-03-10T15:05:25.596-06:00I am not a rockhound, but I would say that the pre...I am not a rockhound, but I would say that the pretty photo you posted looks really really just like a painting on rock.<br />Maybe you should just enjoy it for what it is, a painting of a fossil.Matthew Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10466769508945161715noreply@blogger.com