Hello Graham & List,
It's nice to see another artist on the list who shares the same passion for
collecting meterorites and creating art from them. I too was inspired by
the "oldest thing ever to be found on earth--the etch pattern on the Gibeon
meteorite. I thought it was fascinating that something that formed so long
ago could be the inspiration for modern abstract art and so began my most
prized collection and endless hours of creating art from each piece. I've
collected over 130 pieces since I started a few years ago. I keep saying
I'm done as I have no more room to put them and then another piece beckons!
If there is an end, I cannot find it! I only collect etched irons,
individuals and pallasites. Oh, and one piece from Mars. I'm also
fascinated with astronomy and anything from our solar system I think I can
be creative with. I havn't "hunted" in the field yet, but I plan to when I
retire....Hopefully this August....I can only imagine the thrill of actually
finding a piece.....Best regards from Las Vegas.....Arlene Schlazer
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I am an Artist who has always been fascinated by Astronomy and meteorites
since the Barwell meteorite fell just up the road on the day after my 9th
birthday in 1965. Meteorites are among some of the many things that inspire
my artwork and designs. I have always exhibited during my 20 years as a
Lecturer in Art and Design. A head injury put a stop to my teaching career
nearly ten years ago now and I have over that time had to completely change
the way I work in order to stay creative...and still have a way to go I
think!
I only realized I could own meteorites about eight years ago when I bought
my first 869...and that 'physical' connection with astronomy was a
revelation to me... just being able to touch and hold material which was
older than the Earth and told us so much about our origins, not to mention
seeing some of the earliest patterns and structures to have ever formed
and that stay locked in time within until we find and study them.
I often travel around the world to hunt, purchase meteorites or visit
impact sites now and in March I am helping with setting up a small
meteorite museum, using my collection for science week at the local
University, with impact experiments for families to take part in and
related exhibits alongside some original Darwin artefacts.
I found my first meteorite (with which I featured on a BBC Stardate TV
show) in Ireland in 2003 after the fireball on the west coast there and it
is still at the OU being classified!!! Wish I was in Texas right now.
Graham Ensor, UK.
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