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during afternoon walk today with a friend I found this skull, it was lying at the edge of a field that had recently been ploughed and the newly sown grass was popping up a green sheen. The skull has an amazing patina; I'm considering turning it into a piece of jewelry, a pendant and am thinking of adding some gold-leaf, to make it more jewel-like, more precious and less threatening somehow. 
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grace Forrest~Maestas said…
less threatening
how interesting, what we consider threatening
it's very beauty FULL
and patina...yes. very so much so.
10 May 2013 at 03:17
grace Forrest~Maestas said…
what do you think caused this
incredibly RICH colOUR??????
11 May 2013 at 03:12
Saskia said…
mainly Earth, we have heavy clay soil, and as I did find it in the ploughed field, my guess it has been buried for quite some time; there's this sheen you also get on old bits of glass that have been buried for a while.
I haven't gilded it, yet....am looking and waiting
11 May 2013 at 13:10
Julie S said…
beautiful...deer? wondering if your soil would dye fabric that color?
11 May 2013 at 13:29
Saskia said…
oh no, much smaller, most likely a rodent, my guess a muskrat; I'll have to ask one the guy who's in charge of pest control around here.

and what an interesting suggestion dyeing with clay soil, I know it's rich in iron in these parts so maybe that could give interesting results, thx for this idea Julie
11 May 2013 at 14:14
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