I just had my first and last Visual Language interim crit before Christmas, and found it quite a good opportunity to hear myself discussing my ideas outloud, and narrowing down more of what it is exactly that I would like to do. I explained that there's a couple of takes I have on taxidermy, and am unsure of which one to follow. Firstly, the ethics of taxidermy, and secondly the actual process of creating the taxidermy. Christian suggested that i try and get hold of some glass eyes as a starting point, and possibly some faux furs, fabrics or other animal bits, that I can use as a starting point to play around with. With these materials I may then stitch and stuff and re-arrange to create odd looking creatures which i can then draw from and photograph.
Nick suggested I even attempt to create a new world or idea of what an animal is by re-creating animals in different ways. realistically I would love to get my hands on real animal and learn how to taxidermy, therefore I am aiming to befriend a taxidermist locally, but until then this will have to do. I have just ordered some glass bird eyes from ebay.co.uk.
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