She Calls It "art", You Call It What You Like

Orlando_Hamar · Very bored Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 120

Custom Creature Taxidermy

She's a woman who, basically, takes in dead animals (roadkill, donated, unwanted livestock...etc) and turns them into works of "art" with the help of her knowledge of biology and design, and also her charmingly disturbing sense of humor. A nice website, if you're into that sort of thing. Of course, if your sensitive and squeemish, I'm wondering just what the hell you're doing still reading this and not hastily pressing your back button.
The site is equipped with pictures and everything. My personal favourite is the mousetrap.

A-anyway...I must say I can't bring myself to envy her profession. Some of you, though, may enjoy picking apart dead things and making things out of them.

I prefer to do it while they're still alive*

*I'm kidding**, it was just tempting to put that in.
**or am I?
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Brianhjh · Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:54 pm Post subject:

Holy crap, that's one of the most innovative thing I've seen in art scene recently.

I really want to see a piece of harlequin fetus on canvas.
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LunaticCrow · Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:04 pm Post subject:

I admire people who take so much pride and put so much dedication into their work.

EDIT: That doesn't sound cool out of context. I was referring to Naturalists with that of course. D;
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Touzoku-joou · Oldbie Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 2399 Location: interweb

Drat, and here I was sitting around thinking this was gonna be one of those "EW MENSTRUAL ART" threads. >O
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grimfairy · Still very bored Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 300

yay, I found her website a few weeks back. I don't remember what I was looking for at the time, but I happened across her stuff. I think it's actually really cool. I would buy the Squirrel Lamp if I could. D:

fallenangel · Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 5:19 pm Post subject:

Jar of squirrel heads for $28? Sign me up!
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grimfairy · Still very bored Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 300

the feet are $28, the heads are $2 more. :gasp:

Edit: I just realized how incredibly fun it would be to throw them at people. Surprised

Touzoku-joou · Oldbie Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 2399 Location: interweb

Despite the creepiness, I actually think some of these look kinda cool. >.>

This one, for example.
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grimfairy · Still very bored Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 300

If they weren't so "OMG" expensive I would honestly decorate the house with them. XD

$329 for the squirrel lamp. I want it so bad.

I wonder how a person goes about getting into taxidermy.

fallenangel · Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 6:22 pm Post subject:

[quote="grimfairy (Grimmy Elizabeth)"] the feet are $28, the heads are $2 more. :gasp:

Edit: I just realized how incredibly fun it would be to throw them at people. Surprised

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Not the skinned ones.

http://www.customcreaturetaxidermy.com/spe.../specimens.html

third row center
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grimfairy · Still very bored Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 300

Ah, nice. Good deal. I guess. Laughing

Touzoku-joou · Oldbie Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 2399 Location: interweb

OOH! OMG

SQUIRREL FETUS 8DDD

<333
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Brianhjh · Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 6:58 pm Post subject:

Bisected bull testicle is my bishy <3
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Touzoku-joou · Oldbie Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 2399 Location: interweb

FIEN you can have him. >( Just stay away from fetus-chan
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Fayore · Moderator Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 6195

I really like the fantasy pieces. Capricorn ftw. I'd love to have one; a pity I don't have $1500 spare change. D:
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Brianhjh · Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:50 pm Post subject:

I loved reading the guestbooks.

OMG, you sick! sick! person! I hope you die!!!!!

:rolleyes: The only thing she's doing that is different from thousands of other taxidermists are displaying and selling them over the net, of course you'll end up with the innards, what do you do with them? throw it away? That doesn't sound very market-savy to me.
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Orlando_Hamar · Very bored Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 120

[quote="Brianhjh (Moon Ki)"] ...of course you'll end up with the innards, what do you do with them? throw it away? That doesn't sound very market-savy to me. [/quote]
Nope...it says on the main page that she does SOMETHING with them.

Hmm...well, as sick as it looks, I hope this replaces "modern art" as the new craze. Modern art is crap. Paint a chair white and nail an empty can to it. Sell it for $$$$$$$. Sorry, but I'd say interesting, if dead, animals look much more cool than a chair with a can on it. Hell knows a lot more effort goes into it.
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bansheeblue13 · Very bored Joined: 22 Aug 2005 Posts: 198

Creepy to say the least...but everyone has their own way of expressing themselves through art...although that's an excellent way to recycle roadkill. Damn deer...*mumble mumble*...wrecked my car, damn you! Grr!

JINTEIthe76thKAISER · Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:18 pm Post subject:

Whoa! You don't see that everyday. Weird, but nice. I won't consider on buying 'em, though.

BTW there's a guy who does duck art using duck poo. I forgot his name
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ErdeKaiser · Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:10 pm Post subject:

[quote="LunaticCrow (Che Gay-Bara)"] I admire people who take so much pride and put so much dedication into their work.

EDIT: That doesn't sound cool out of context. I was referring to Naturalists with that of course. D; [/quote]
Yeah same here.
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