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13 Mar 08 - 01:07 PM (#2287502) Subject: BS: While whacking a rock... From: Donuel No, this is nothing to do with whacking Iraq or hitting my thumb with a hammer... But it is like a Sponge Bob cartoon come to life. There is an episode where Sponge Bob shows Squidward his sculpting skills by hitting a marble block once with a hammer and VOILA a perfect statue of David is revealed. I hit an opal rich rock once, splintering it into several pieces and a perfect little red cardinal was revealed. (with an oveactive imagination) This is what it looks like with no enhancement or carving or polishing... http://usera.imagecave.com/donuel/don1/cardinal.jpg http://usera.imagecave.com/donuel/don1/cardinal3.jpg http://usera.imagecave.com/donuel/don1/cardinal1.jpg http://usera.imagecave.com/donuel/don1/cardinalf.jpg The other half of the rock turned out to be a giant nugget of colorful opal which is lightly sanded to show some color... http://usera.imagecave.com/donuel/don/nugget3.jpg http://usera.imagecave.com/donuel/don/nuggetf.jpg A commercial artist Bob Ross called these things happy accidents. |
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13 Mar 08 - 01:17 PM (#2287522) Subject: RE: BS: While whacking a rock... From: Donuel Did I say it saw tiny.. http://usera.imagecave.com/donuel/don1/cardinala.jpg |
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13 Mar 08 - 01:19 PM (#2287526) Subject: RE: BS: While whacking a rock... From: Little Hawk Very nice! Neat how these things happen, isn't it? One often sees some wonderful stuff in cloud formations too or in leaves or the bark of trees. |
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13 Mar 08 - 01:26 PM (#2287533) Subject: RE: BS: While whacking a rock... From: Mr Happy Hmmmmmmnnnn........reminiscent of Bishops Brennans face in the skiting board http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=x72QxIJjIiA |
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13 Mar 08 - 01:28 PM (#2287536) Subject: RE: BS: While whacking a rock... From: katlaughing Bee-you-tee-full! |
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13 Mar 08 - 01:48 PM (#2287558) Subject: RE: BS: While whacking a rock... From: Bee No need for an overactive imagination, Donuel - the cardinal is certainly there, and really beautiful. I used to collect these 'happy accidents' as a child, in bits of stone, shell, wood - I once found a shattered blue glass powerline insulator, a large chunk of which perfectly depicted a lady's high heeled shoe. I tucked that 'glass slipper' away with a bunch of other treasures in my secret hole in an old field wall, long since buried in spruce forest. Maybe some other child will find it some day. |
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13 Mar 08 - 02:17 PM (#2287574) Subject: RE: BS: While whacking a rock... From: Emma B Should this be in the My Favourite Car thread? |
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13 Mar 08 - 02:17 PM (#2287575) Subject: RE: BS: While whacking a rock... From: GUEST,Neil D Or the image of the Virgin on a grilled cheese sandwich. |
