Creepified Taxidermy

One day, in the not too distant future, I will have a house which will be famed for its weirdness. It will be a house people in the local supermarket will talk about under their breaths, as they wait at the meat counter for their ham to be sliced. It will be the kind of… Continue reading Creepified Taxidermy

Bat Fawn & Friends

Taxidermy has been something that has fascinated me since childhood, and when I stumbled across anthropomorphic taxidermy I felt an almost overwhelming urge to study the field, and put my dark mind to work. Anthropomorphic taxidermy is what inspired artist and sculptor Thomas Grünfeld to bring two animals together to make an entirely new specimen.… Continue reading Bat Fawn & Friends

The Alure Of The Disembowled

The importance of anatomical models cannot be overstated in the education of medical professionals, but these learning tools have not always been so… clinical. Behold, the “Anatomical Venus,” idealized female forms first popularized in 18th century Europe, intended for the education of both medical students and a curious public (men and women were most often… Continue reading The Alure Of The Disembowled