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🎉SOLD🎉 Really cool vintage Jenny Haniver. Jenny Hanivers are hoaxes from the old Dutch times. They are actually rays and devil fish carved to make them look like Sea Monks or Bishop Fish. ($90 shipped in the US) message me if interested! #Maniacalmedical #Oddities #obscure #Horror #wetspecimen #biology #devilfish #curio #mammal #bones #skulls #cabinetofcuriosities #animalskeleton #taxidermy #specimen #deadstuff #morbid #oddity #tattoo #clevelandoddities #animalskull #animalskulls #dissection #rays #stingray #skatefish #sideshow #gaff #freakshow #sideshowgaff #fijimermaid

When I was a small child I actually got to see one of his unicorns at the Renaissance Festival and even got to touch its horn. The experience was absolutely magical and made such an impression on me that it has stayed with me for my entire life. This taxidermy sculpture is a re-creation of that particular animal based on my childhood memories of it.

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"ZELL'S BABY" A taxidermy sculpture dedicated to the work of Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, breeder of living unicorns. You read that right – They really do exist. See photos of them and read more here: https://www.facebook.com/Rogue.Taxidermy.Art/photos/a.324024694876.150656.292306424876/10151199123874877/?type=3&theater

Throwback Thursday ~ I know I have a few protégés and fans among the followers of this blog, so this post is for you guys: This is the very first taxidermy mount I ever did, way back in 1999-2000. I was never terribly interested in creating normal mounts and dove headfirst into primarily anomalies of nature and cryptozoological creations right out of the gate. I'm self-taught and have had no formal instruction in the realm of taxidermy. 16 years ago I bought myself two VHS tapes, one on how to mount a squirrel, and one on how to mount a pheasant. I learned a lot through trial and error, but practice makes perfect. The rest is history. Following in the tradition of bars tacking the first dollar they earn to their walls, I have hung onto this mount and proudly display him in my parlor. He may not be the most anatomically precise squirrel you've ever seen, but he's seamlessly spliced. Even after all of these years I still have to say he's not half bad, especially for a first attempt. Some people naturally excel at math, or pick up second languages effortlessly, others are born with an innate artistic ability and can draw or paint without training. The very first time I tried my hand at taxidermy I discovered I had an aptitude for creating imaginary creatures that looked alive even though they had never walked the Earth. I can still remember the trepidatious knot in my stomach and how my hands were shaking when I picked up that scalpel with these two squirrels lying on the workbench in front of me…. but at that moment, I already knew I had found my calling in life.

"And For My Next Trick..." A piece I did in 2013. It was a caricature of another monkey piece I did several years earlier. This piece was a satirical response to a legal case I was involved in where a large corporation stole the image of the monkey piece that this piece was based on. Much to their surprise I hired a lawyer. The corporation settled out of court and hopefully learned not to assume the intellectual property of lowly little artists can be exploited without consequence.

A taxidermy unicorn I made 10 years ago. This one is a gaff (fake) but real living unicorns have walked this earth. Non-believer? Check out the most recent post on my FaceBook fanpage for irrefutable proof (link here to FaceBook~ https://www.facebook.com/Rogue.Taxidermy.Sculptress.Sarina.Brewer Image ©2005 www.Sarina-Brewer.com #Unicorns #Mythology #MythologicalCreatures .