Fossil Preparation

Things breathe, breathe like the sand blaster I yearn to hold.
They ask, "Why?"
I say, "Because I love it."
The love I feel for unveiling the true beauty of what once was a living, breathing creature that no longer roams gives a sense of indescribable ecstasy.
I can see myself scraping off tar from mammoth vertebrae, soaking limestone off an Icthyosaurus jaw bone, or brushing the loose matrix away from a near complete Tyrannosaurus foot.
Going through carefully curated collections and possibly finding something that was overlooked decades ago.
That's the joy I want to bring to this field, the same enthusiasm it brings me.
To unveil something that future generations can admire with such awe, that maybe it'll inspire another 5 year old to want to do the same.
Inspire future paleo-artists to experiment with different theories.
Perhaps inspire future zoologists!
Either way it goes, I know the work of Fossil Preparation brings wonder of the imagination to life, brings out beaming smiles on children's faces.
So when someone asks, "Why?"
I am more than joyous to explain it is one of the way I express my love for what is around me, past and present.
It is my dream career.