Well, I am beginning my dream to become a taxidermist with small steps. This is the first skinning beside a fox head i did some year ago. I didn't know much then and had to get rid of the fox skin eventually. But now I know more! But even now, with more knowledge I failed a bit. I pulled off the tail.. I know this is normal for beginners, since it might take some practice to manage.. But I still feel disappointed in myself. To my own defense the mouse had been out of the freezer for too long, which made it more difficult than if it had been more stiff and still just a bit frozen. Lesson learned hoefully!
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Skinned a mouse today - warning graphic!
Well, I am beginning my dream to become a taxidermist with small steps. This is the first skinning beside a fox head i did some year ago. I didn't know much then and had to get rid of the fox skin eventually. But now I know more! But even now, with more knowledge I failed a bit. I pulled off the tail.. I know this is normal for beginners, since it might take some practice to manage.. But I still feel disappointed in myself. To my own defense the mouse had been out of the freezer for too long, which made it more difficult than if it had been more stiff and still just a bit frozen. Lesson learned hoefully!
Graphic - dead animal
So, Alex and I came across this fox who had died near a road. One moment I'm thinking "poor thing" the next "I would love to have a fox skull". It was in great shape since it hadn't been dead for long. I decided to skin the head, so I could use not only the skull, but the face of the fox as well. I want to try stuffing the face and see whether or not I can make it look stuffed.
I worked with it in the middle of the night (didn't want it to decay any further so had to do it as fast as possible) in our basement, with rubber gloves, knifes and cutters. I'm glad no one saw me..
Painting in progress
I'm working (but not fast enough) for an upcoming exhibition. I'm both excited and scared.
It is no big studio which feels comforting. But it is still a big deal to me. To show all your work, get criticized and judged. As an artist, if I might call myself that (?) it is necessary to show your projects in public.
Yet I'm afraid of peoples opinions. You can't possibly please each and everyone in this world. Certainly not with art, since it can be so diffrent from artist to artist and peoples taste vary - that's just the way it is. (Need to tell myself this)...
It is no big studio which feels comforting. But it is still a big deal to me. To show all your work, get criticized and judged. As an artist, if I might call myself that (?) it is necessary to show your projects in public.
Yet I'm afraid of peoples opinions. You can't possibly please each and everyone in this world. Certainly not with art, since it can be so diffrent from artist to artist and peoples taste vary - that's just the way it is. (Need to tell myself this)...
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