Aw , come on Tom , a master of the arts such as yourself produce anything
less then pure perfection ? Tell me it ain't so Joe!! . Hey why don't you
put an image up for us here in conchland to judge , I promise not to be
judgmental... and if your fig does look like pre-Columbian art then how
about weathering the project and pass it off as such .
Mark & Peta Bethke
3001 South Ocean Dr. Suite 4-V
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-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas E. Eichhorst <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, August 26, 1999 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: non-shell related topics response


>James,
>
>Don't get depressed, it is all part of life and if viewed correctly, from
>just a little distance (like that provided by the Internet) it is pretty
>funny.  Some of the chuckles I had over the last few days rival those I get
>with Art's succinct comments.
>
>As for shell related.  I just used some clay to make a replica of
>Thalassocyon bonus -- a very rare fig shell.  The result looks very much
>like preColumbian art, done by a child, a non-artistic child, a
non-artistic
>child with bad eye sight... well you get the idea.  Was fun though.  Gives
>one lots of respect for the life-like sculptures we saw at COA in
>Louisville.  Can't remember the name of the gal who did them but they were
>great.
>
>Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA
>