Stay Tuned

I am not a lazy bum, I swear. I've just decided to take the month of April to lay low and play with O'Rae and make scones and catch up on laundry...I expect to be back in the studio in full force come May, with the littlest intern ever (is it possible to teach babies to mix plaster???...kidding!)
So stay tuned for more stuff coming up....have a few shows in the coming months and lots to make to get ready for them!

O'Rae, baby intern, drooler extraordinaire

This Wednesday - Stuffed at the Wagner Free Institute of Science

My Fleisher Art Memorial Animal Sculpture class has their work in a show at the Wagner Free Institute of Science this Wednesday, April 7! Please come out for the lecture and check out the show! And if you have never been to the Wagner you don't know what you are missing!!!

Info:

A History of Taxidermy
Wedensday, April 7th, 2010
5:30pm

Wagner Free Institute of Science

1700 W. Montgomery Avenue

Philadelphia, PA, 19121

The Wagner Free Institute of Science presents “A History of Taxidermy,” an illustrated presentation by Dr. Pat Morris, retired London University professor and taxidermy historian.

Dr. Morris will explain why people find taxidermy to be so interesting, tracing the history of taxidermy from its roots as a business in the 19th century, while exploring the diverse and amusing uses of this preservation technique. This includes major museum exhibits, stuffed pets, hunting trophies, animal furniture, and squirrels playing cards.

In conjunction with the lecture, there will be an exhibition of work created by Animal Sculpture students from the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial on display in the museum.

Come early to explore the Wagner’s historic building and unparalleled collections. Dr. Morris will speak on Wednesday, April 7th, at 5:30 PM. The museum will stay open late (4-7 PM) for this event.

Still Life

I just finished reading Still Life:Adventures in Taxidermy by Melissa Milgrom, and have to say, I really loved it! From all the history, including Carl Akeley and Walter Potter, to talk of all the innovations that have changed the art (the craft? both?) over the years, to the descriptions of the process, the people and the events in Taxidermy, the whole book was really great and very inspiring for me, as an animal sculptor. If you have any interest at all in taxidermy, you should check this out.

TONIGHT!!!

Animal Show!

Animals become a canvas onto which we humans project our myths, fantasies and ideas, making up our own meanings. In Animal Show, 9 artists explore ways in which animals are transformed into such unwitting actors.

where: Pterodactyl Philadelphia, 3237 Amber St., Fifth Floor North, Philadelphia, PA 19134

work by: Eric Fausnacht, Danna Ray, Jen Ray,
Mat Tomezsko, Katie Elia, Katherine Kaminski,
Mike Bukowski, Darla Jackson, Melissa Zetts

opening: 8pm April 3rd

closing: 8pm April 24th

opening night music by: Steve Goldberg and the Arch Enemies, The Josh and Pete Band, SuperGoose

closing night music by: Dangerous Ponies, Conversations with Enemies, Pony Pants,
Algernon Cadwallader

Amazing Video