My taxidermy dreams came true!
I’ve been on a peafowl breeders waiting list for a while now…on Friday I got the call that a beautiful male peacock was available. I’m absolutely mesmerised by his colours! Honestly feel like the luckiest girl in the world right now.
I’m currently in the process of treating the magnificent train and tail of his. I’ll make another post soon of the progress I’ve made on him! Or view ‘my story’ as it’s happening on Instagram @TaxidermyCo
This taxidermy peacock will eventually be for sale.
Taxidermy Soft Mount Fox Commission
I’m currently working on a soft mount taxidermy fox for a customer. A ‘Soft Mount’ is a process where the head of the animal is traditionally mounted, but instead of mounting the skin to a crafted form, the skin is treated, tanned and broken so it’s flexible, armature is made and teddybear like material is used to fill the skin, making the fox flexible, posable and cuddly!
As he is a roadkill fox, he has some damage to his face that I am going to have to repair, but over all he is in fantastic condition and has the most luxurious, fluffy winter coat on him!
I have some work to do on him yet but I will be sure to post finished pictures of him soon.
Hope everyone is having a great Easter!
– Krysten
Sparrowhawk Taxidermy Commission
Sparrowhawk Taxidermy Commission (Accipiter nisus)
I’ve finally finished the beautiful male Sparrowhawk! Which is a taxidermy commission from someone who found him after he unfortunately crashed in to a garden building, most likely mid-chase for his prey so I thought it would be nice to give him a second chance with a little prey Dunnock under his talons!
Taxidermy Water Shrew Project
Taxidermy Water Shrew Project
I recently got commissioned by a The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire to process a little Eurasian Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) that they found deceased.
Iain Webb from the wildlife trust thought it would be a great idea to have the specimen mounted up for educational purposes, to note the features that distinguish it from the other species of shrew, which include the line of hairs under the tail forming a keel, the fringe of hairs around its feet to help with swimming, and the whiskers on its snout, the vibrissae, to help it search for food.
Although the water shrew is fairly larger compared to their common cousins, it was still a very small little animal, the smallest animal that I have worked with so far. It was extremely fiddly and a challenge to complete, especially installing his 1mm eyes, but I am happy with the final outcome!
I placed the Water Shrew on a habitat base that I prepared earlier, made from carved foam airbrushed to replicate a rock and clear resin to imitate the water.
I just need to paint a few areas then he will be done! Better photos to follow soon.
Thank you for reading!
– Krysten
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