Modern Fossils - Christopher Locke

I absolutly love these MODERN FOSSILS.

They are made from actual archaic technology that was once cutting-edge. Most of these examples were discovered in the United States, although the various species are represented all over the world. It is sad, but most of these units lived very short lives. Most people attribute the shortened lifespan to aggressive predators or accelerated evolution, but this is not necessarily true. It has been shown recently that the true demise of most of these specimens came from runaway consumerism and wastefulness at the high end of the food chain.

In a special process, these items are reproduced in a proprietary blend of concrete and other secret ingredients, giving them the look and feel of real stone fossils. Each fossil is made one at a time, by hand, in an individual mold. Because of the hand-made nature of the item, there will be variations in pigmentation, and small imperfections in the surface. While you can choose a general color range, please keep in mind that each fossil is unique, and color variations are inevitable.

Each "species" of modern fossil has a Latin name marked on the bottom or back.

See more at http://heartlessmachine.com/section/79989_Modern_Fossils.html

Inspired at the American Museum in Bath

During the half term break I was involved in a Textile exhibition at the American Museum in Bath.  This exhibition was part of a trio of Bath Spa student exhibition which included Wilderness - a collection of sculpture work bu Fine Art students situated in the Museum grounds and Icons by the Heritage students.  The Private View was well attended and the exhibition itself was highly praised.

Making the Mississippi

So this week my Textile work is on show at an exhibition at The American Museum in Bath.

I have included here some images of the making of my Mississippi Lace River.

 

Photos from the exhibition at the American Museum to follow.