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27/01/2025

This was a tricky little lady to work on, but I’m glad she was still workable! 🥰

Sadly, she sustained quite a lot of damage from a car strike, including broken wings, legs, paired with lots of staining to white feathers, PLUS being a juvenile, presented a lot of hurdles with this project!

But, alas, this is the nature of taxidermy and we must work with what we are privileged enough to be given. I love that some of that adorable downy juvenile fluff remains on this one, so cute! ✨

25/01/2025

A rare capture of the lesser spotted Krysten in her natural habitat! 🌳😝

It’s been so long since I’ve refreshed my profile pictures and I think it’s good every now and then to show the face behind the art, so hello! 👋 this is a little snapshot in to my meticulous work on the taxidermy peacock today; and a faux-natural concentration face…because my real concentration face is NOT photogenic at all 🤣

Looking forward to showing you all the final result of the peacock - it’s certainly a labour of love! The stand he’s on is a little too tall, and currently stands over 7ft tall! So a few more modifications are needed, and he’ll be looking for a new home 🦚

23/01/2025

I've just added this lovely Carrion Crow Flying mount to the store:

This new taxidermy listing is for a flying Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) mount, carrying nesting material in its beak. Beautiful!

24/12/2024

As another year comes to a close, I simply just want to wish everyone a restful and very merry ‘Christ-mouse!’🐭🎅🏻

Thank you for all of your support during what has been a veeery topsy turvy year for me. Here’s to supporting each other in our endeavours and dreams, in a more settled and prosperous 2025 🥂 - I have big plans that I finally may be able to achieve, now that I’m settled in my new taxidermy workshop that has took precedence this year (and all of my finances, soul and strength trying to fix it😂😭), wahuuuu! 🥳

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11/12/2024

'Bowie' - a truly unique taxidermy Eagle Owl commission I finished up this year! Read more on the latest blog entry 👇 https://taxidermyco.uk/new-workspace-in-action-new-projects/

02/12/2024

First day to taxidermy back after months…let’s goooooooo! 💪

Thought I’d start with something seasonal and something with a relatively simple form. A beautiful Fieldfare! I absolutely love working with the turdus genus. (…saw you smirk 😏)

09/07/2024

It's been a challenging year...

Well, I would love to say that after 4 seasons of splinters, sweat and tears, that I am now firmly set up in my beautiful new workshop. Alas! It is […]

02/07/2024

This photo perfectly illustrates why I have not done any work recently 🫣

It’s been a while and I’m just here to post a little update and to let you know I haven’t gone completely awol 👋 I’m ALOT closer to having my new workshop set up, which has been a verrrry long and painful time in the making. I know that all new builds have some teething problems, but it’s needed more dentists than the universe holds, to sort this one out, wow! 😅

I’m so thankful that there is now finally light at the end of the tunnel, as I’m absolutely ITCHING to get back to my taxidermy & art! (As well as going a little bit insane, after all, earth without art is just…EH 🤪)

Hopefully the next update will be a tour of my new, beautiful little studio space! ✨

P.s how gorgeous is my wallpaper? I bought it from before I even sorted my workshop out 😍 (huge thank you to my favourite hooman for putting it up 😘)

09/06/2024

I’m feeling very grateful that I was given free rein by wildlife royalty, Martin Hughes-Games, on this pair of beautiful kingfishers! (donated to him after tragically hitting a window!)

Anyone that knows me, knows that Springwatch is my fav programme, so this was a very special project for me!! ✨💚

31/05/2024

Blossom is always so fleeting and never lasts long enough! 🌸 although I’m thoroughly enjoying all the beautiful elderflower blooms at the moment - I may make some cordial if it ever stops raining for long enough to pick them!

I’m currently in the process of casing this taxidermy piece, with handmade blossoms, using the real ones in the garden as reference earlier on in the year.

04/05/2024

I couldn’t resist giving an update on a super unique project I’m currently working on, with a super special bird! 🦉👁️

This handsome chap is ‘Bowie’, the aptly named Eurasian Eagle Owl. He was born with a defect in his left eye, resulting in this very unusual shaped pupil.

There is always added pressure working with a specimen of an extra special nature, but this one has an extra dynamic to it! With his eye being such an integral part of Bowie’s character, I knew it had to be recreated as accurately as possible.

I ended up digitally painting his unique pupil and sending it to the absolutely brilliant .by who so kindly agreed to accept my custom request.

I am so grateful that they were able to make this project a reality! So my huge thanks goes to them, I’m so thrilled with how they turned out and I’m sure my client will be, too 🙏

Stay tuned for the end result soon!

18/04/2024

Here’s a bit of a close up of the African Grey Hornbill case ☺️☀️ I am really enjoying the freedom of mixing my oil paintings with my taxidermy work, now I’ve allowed myself time from commissioned work.

It really adds a special dynamic to the finished articles and gets my brain engaged with how and what the next scene will encapsulate! 🎨

09/04/2024

I’m super terrible for starting multiple projects at once, then never finishing any! But to fair, I have an awful lot going on behind the scenes of my life at the moment and things are a bit more hectic than usual.

Here is a sneak preview of a very special case I’ve been continuing with this week though. It’s been a while since I’ve made a water diorama, so it’s been a refreshing to do something a little different ☺️🌊

23/03/2024

I have been so eager to post this little cutie, but had to make it a surprise for my partners birthday! 🎈

are his favourite and I can see why, just look at the cuteness overload of this little weasel!

Blows my mind that something so cute, can be so deadly - they hold the title for the smallest carnivore in the world!

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18/03/2024

Work in progress 🦜 something a little more colourful on the taxidermy bench this week!

This Senegal parrot had a few osteological deformities (including a completely bowed tibia!) and and was a bit challenging to position, but a beautiful specimen, none the less!

This one will be part of a series, inspired by the beautiful, awe-inspiring colours of nature 💚💛

13/03/2024

Here are some stills of the taxidermy Red Squirrel I recently completed, with custom made corner case! 🐿️

(Hazelnuts cast from real ones from my garden - the only couple the grey squirrels didn’t get their hands on first! 🌰)