Welcome to the Taxidermy School! The taxidermy classes are very popular and regularly sell out. During the workshops, you'll learn how to skin, prepare, preserve, mount and position a rodent. The London-based taxidermy courses focus on both the traditional craft of naturalist taxidermy and the art of anthropomorphism, which became popular in the Victorian era. With naturalistic taxidermy, your animal is in a natural pose in a natural setting. Anthropomorphic taxidermy means striking a more unusual pose and sticking to it, be it a mouse riding a motorbike, guinea pigs playing the saxophones, or a rat dressed as D'Artagnan. These beginner taxidermy classes have been divided into Bronze, Silver, and Gold categories and they vary in length depending on the type/complexity of animal chosen. The most popular is mouse taxidermy in the Bronze category. If you fancy something even more fantastical, try a winged or two-headed rat in a rogue Silver workshop. And if you want to go big, you can even stuff squirrels or rabbits if you opt for the Gold taxidermy session. All ethically sourced specimens, taxidermy tools, and materials are provided, and no dangerous chemicals are involved. You will have to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in as you prepare the animal though, so it's not for the fainthearted. The course is run by a Guild of Taxidermists qualified specialist and the school runs its workshops at venues in East London. After the workshop, you get to take home your creation. A mouse reading sheet music or a squirrel dressed in a top hat and tails perched on your mantlepiece would be a quirky talking point indeed!
Learn to stuff a rodent!
Taxidermy classes for beginners in London
Naturalist and anthropomorphic taxidermy styles
Take home your creation
This is for the Bronze Workshop
Introduction to the process and techniques behind basic taxidermy
Learn how to skin, prep, preserve, mount and position the animal
You can choose to pose your mount in a naturalist setting or be introduced to the art of anthropomorphism
All materials, tools and specimens are provided and participants can take their work home
A mixed selection of props are available at no extra charge, however if you have a specific project in mind please source these prior to the event
You will form part of a small group of up to 12 participants
Gold Workshop Includes:
Squirrel or Rabbit
This experience is not suitable for spectators
Minimum age 16
Under 18s will require parental consent
Minimum Age: 16 years
All animals are ethically sourced and were not killed specifically for the workshops
No dangerous chemicals will be used and all animals are disease free
This class is not for the faint-hearted. There will be minimal blood and gore, but taxidermy is not for everyone
Participants are not permitted to bring their own dead animal to the class
Selected weekend dates throughout the year, subject to your chosen workshop and availability
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