Sunday, November 9, 2008

TAXIDERMY FOR FUN

Taxidermy is a general term describing the many methods of reproducing a life-like three-dimensional representation of an animal for permanent display. In some cases, the actual skin (including the fur, feathers or scales) of the specimen is preserved and mounted over an artificial armature. In other cases, the specimen is reproduced completely with man-made materials.

The word "taxidermy" is derived from two ancient Greek words; taxis, meaning movement; and derma, meaning skin. Therefore, loosely translated, taxidermy means the movement of skin. This is a fairly appropriate definition as many taxidermy procedures involve removing the natural skin from the specimen, replacing this skin over an artificial body, and adjusting the skin until it appears lifelike.

Of course this is not real taxidermy, this is something to decorate your house or your work. I thought it was really fun to show these thing to you. I wish i could buy one




1 comment:

Unknown said...

These are pertty cute. If you ever want to learn how to do taxidermy check out this site: http://www.taxidermytube.com They have a comprehensive taxidermy video library.