20/03/2024
A special memorial for a very special and beloved Chihuahua friend, Hugo. 🐾 We preserved his delicate pelt and skull, made some paw and nose prints, collected his whiskers and some extra fur, made a cast of his muzzle and paw, and also provided a water-based cremation.
Molding and casting is a great option for preserving details of a pet's features without using traditional taxidermy, and offers nearly endless possibilities. For Hugo, I painted his muzzle cast to look as realistic as I could manage, and his paw was painted with a high quality golden paint (a better option than real gold leaf for anything you want to handle often in my opinion). He had a funny little half smile in life, and I'm so glad we were able to capture that expression in a permanent way. 💜
Thank you to his wonderful mom for letting me be part of his journey, and for sending some sweet photos of him to share.
