This is the first rabbit I've tried my hand at and I'm quite pleased how it turned out, the only problems are with the nose and lips which need filled out a bit more, and that it's sitting on its bum where it should really be supported by the hind legs. Every day is a school day so these are things to remember for next time! It was great blow drying this critter with the hair dryer as it was so fluffy and soft.
As I don't have a dedicated space or workshop to do taxidermy, I need to make sure I complete the animal in one day, and this often leads to, ahem, frustration towards the final stages! Hopefully in the future I'll have a shed and a 'taxidermy only' freezer, so that I can put a specimen on hold to finish off another day, it would take away so much stress. I found a quote on the excellent website of professional taxidermist Mike Gadd -
I know you can get tired when working on a project for a while and
frustration can set in towards the end so that you feel like screaming
and throwing the thing across the room. This is quite normal behavior
for a taxidermist and in my early days with no books to help, I
sentenced many a poor animal to flying without wings.
Never a truer word said, especially on a different particularly small and fiddly animal I've been working on this weekend. All will be revealed after the Christmas period :)
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| Looking out of the window...forever |
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