Re: An Immodest Proposal for using paleoart to help suppress fossil poaching

[David Krentz <ddkrentz@charter.net>]

Creating a one of a kind 3D print, and bronze from that print would be an 
option.  

  Question.  Before these things go to auction does anyone do high res scans of 
them?  Much art could be made of a 3D scan, in any size a customer could want.
Worst case scenario, if the bones were auctioned off would really good 3D data 
at least help?

D

On Nov 19, 2013, at 4:19 PM, dale mcinnes <wdm1949@hotmail.com> wrote:

> That's a conglomeration of fabulous ideas Greg. Very well thought out.
> So .. I'm going to throw my 2 cents into what you just alluded to. It 
> has to do with Palaeo-Art.
> 
> One way to make Palaeo Art very personal .. one of a kind .. that only
> the owner could purchase .. would be to offer a real incentive by [I know
> how this is going to sound .. bare with me] .. setting up a contract with
> a collector in which the Palaeo-Artist would offer to include the owner in
> the actual painting .. sword/ rifle in hand over the carcass of the animal
> of choice ..
> 
> or ..
> 
> his/her family member(s) including a family pet(s) walking through a dino 
> nursery or whatever ..
> 
> .. and above all .. offer this as a "birthday" present/ Xmas present for 
> someone spscial. 
> 
> The point to be made is that Palaeo-Art could become quite personal .. quite
> a collectors item .. being 1-of-a-kind.
> 
> Maybe that was 3 cents.
> 
>> Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:28:21 -0500
>> From: GSP1954@aol.com
>> To: dinosaur@usc.edu
>> Subject: Re: An Immodest Proposal for using paleoart to help suppress fossil 
>> poaching
>> 
>> 
>> In a message dated 11/19/13 4:42:36 PM, david.marjanovic@gmx.at writes:
>> 
>> << You're almost certainly right. There are other targets, however -- off 
>> the top of my head, truly gorgeous specimens of the Permian temnospondyl 
>> *Sclerocephalus* are in private hands.>>
>> 
>> This is a very pertinent point. 
>> 
>> GSPaul
>> 
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