Mammal Workshop - Boolabardip Museum
Over 4 days:
Saturday 17 August | 9.30am - 4.30pm
Sunday 18 August | 9.30am - 4.30pm
Saturday 24 August | 9.30am - 4.30pm
Saturday 25 August | 9.30am - 4.30pm
Bookings available in bio, or see website @preservingforthefuture for further details
Learn industry techniques in this four-day mammal taxidermy workshop.
This workshop is designed to inspire and challenge you as you work with high-quality materials and learn from an expert in the field to gain the skills and knowledge to create your own piece of taxidermy to take home.
Under the expert guidance of Teori Shannon, this workshop teaches the process of mammal preservation. Participants learn a variety of museum techniques including skinning, fleshing, preserving & tanning, and mounting a complete specimen, reading reference materials, creating custom forms/armatures by using body binding technique, assembling their specimens and grooming and finishing the pieces in a life like manner. You will also learn advanced techniques such as creating death-masks and moulding & casting head forms in order to make both 3D references and provide an incredibly accurate facial structure.
The nature of mammal taxidermy is unique, students will find this course to be sculpting-centered with a large attention to muscle detail. Learning techniques used in museums, and advanced methods for accuracy on specimens.
Specimens will include bats and sugar gliders.
At the end of the workshop participants will take home a finished specimen.
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