Taxidermy is a multidisciplinary artform. A competent taxidermist has an encyclopedic knowledge of anatomy, the laser-like precision of a world-class surgeon and an artistic sensitivity to the physical world that rivals God Himself.
The chances of a mere mortal mastering any of these traits is very slim, and the likelihood of becoming proficient in all three is virtually non-existent.
In the summer of 2009, I moved into an apartment in Brooklyn, New York, and aspired to give my sad living situation a touch of class by incorporating some dead animals into the decor. After scouring eBay and Etsy for taxidermy (a deer head to be precise), I quickly realized that the taxidermy available on the
Internet could be classified into four categories:
1) Good taxidermy.
2) Bad taxidermy.
3) Weird-as-hell good taxidermy.
4) Weird-as-hell bad taxidermy.
