RIC RAC ROUNDUP!

it's that time of year again when i start peddling my foldedpigs ware at craft fairs!

this saturday 9am-4pm i'll be set up at the RIC RAC ROUNDUP!here's a little blurb on the news featuring foldedpigs. oo la la!

the thrill of the hunt

i hunt for taxidermy - it's not the real hunting part - i let others do that for me. i just hunt for the mounts they want to get rid of! soon i will post my collection, most of it resides in my dining room.
for the 2nd year in a row i attended a taxidermy auction in mid-missouri. it's quite an extensive auction from many private collections around the country.

an impressive spread indeed!

i went to the auction with the goal is bringing some smaller mounts home. smaller like these little duikers, steinbucks, dik diks, and oribi.
i would love love love a warthog but the bidding gets a little too rich for my blood. maybe one day.here's a quick video of the auction process - bidding is for a pheasant.



my winnings this year included a giant kudu. i really didn't consider his size and i'm honestly not sure i can fit him in my house. i meant to only bid on smaller mounts but, well, i have always wanted a kudu.the other 3 mounts that i brought home: steinbuck, duiker & black bear.soon i'll share pictures of the entire collection. i now have 29 mounts...mostly shoulder, but a few full body mounts.

making, packing, shipping

more making & shipping has been happening in the summer heat. it's been a little rough in the non-air conditioned studio, but the show must go on!

hostware shipped to lillstreet art center in chicago, il
work shipped to schaller gallery in st joseph, mi
a close up of the batch headed to watershed's salad days pottery sale in maine
these are headed to the museum shop at the elmhurst art museum in elmhurst, il

and last but not least these settings went to art & light gallery in san diego, caa detail of the settings