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Bird Taxidermy Demonstration
Saturday June 6, 2026, 1:30 – 5:30 PM

Victoria Works Studios, Chalford, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 8HN

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Saturday June 20, 2026, 1:30 – 5:30 PM

Victoria Works Studios, Chalford, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 8HN

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More Than Stuffing: A Taxidermist’s Journey into a Misunderstood Art

Saturday 19th September 11am-12pm

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Taxtiles is a merge of two words
"Textile & Taxidermy". Breaking the boundaries between textile and taxidermy. Experimenting with the techniques used in taxidermy to create bespoke luxury items for the home and business. Hand crafted in the UK.

White Faced Scops Owl

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Taxidermy

Bespoke work in mammals, game heads, birds, entomology, restoration and recasing services.
Ethically sourced.

Blue Squirrel

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Sculpture

Textile Taxidermy, also known as "vegan taxidermy or "fauxdermy". Uses techniques from taxidermy but uses no animal or bird product.

Embroidered Hare Close up

hover over red hare embroidery

Embroidery

Unique embroidered pieces,
tailored to you.

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Here’s a little of behind the scenes of me making bespoke branches and preserved 4 beautiful exotic birds. 2 are kakarikis which are the green birds. And the two smaller yellow white ones are canaries. Now forever moralised in a vintage case. This is customer work.
#taxidermy #parrot #canary #naturalhistory

Here’s a little of behind the scenes of me making bespoke branches and preserved 4 beautiful exotic birds. 2 are kakarikis which are the green birds. And the two smaller yellow white ones are canaries. Now forever moralised in a vintage case. This is customer work.
#taxidermy #parrot #canary #naturalhistory

Ready to go at @thealternativemarkets in Bristol today! Open from 11-4pm at Kingsdown Sports Centre, free entry 😊

#taxidermy #oddities #wildlife #curios #alt

Ready to go at @thealternativemarkets in Bristol today! Open from 11-4pm at Kingsdown Sports Centre, free entry 😊

#taxidermy #oddities #wildlife #curios #alt

Here’s me mounting a muntjac head for taxidermy. I used traditional methods which include woodwool, the reel skull. I also used nylon reinforced clay, acrylic eyes and handmade aluminium ear liners also reinforced with clay too.

This is commission work and not for sale.

#muntjac #taxidermy #commission #gamehead

Here’s me mounting a muntjac head for taxidermy. I used traditional methods which include woodwool, the reel skull. I also used nylon reinforced clay, acrylic eyes and handmade aluminium ear liners also reinforced with clay too.

This is commission work and not for sale.

#muntjac #taxidermy #commission #gamehead

Another restoration complete for the same customer. This is a nice example of a Rowland Ward fox mask. The ear came off due to it being knocked off the wall by accident. Repaired the ear and recoloured inside the ears too. Needed some tlc around the mouth and minor paintwork around the eyes. Also gave it a full clean, patched up some missing fur around the back of the ears too too. Also gave the fox a tongue as the fox was missing one. 🦊

#fox #restoration #naturalhistory #rowlandward #taxidermy

Another restoration complete for the same customer. This is a nice example of a Rowland Ward fox mask. The ear came off due to it being knocked off the wall by accident. Repaired the ear and recoloured inside the ears too. Needed some tlc around the mouth and minor paintwork around the eyes. Also gave it a full clean, patched up some missing fur around the back of the ears too too. Also gave the fox a tongue as the fox was missing one. 🦊

#fox #restoration #naturalhistory #rowlandward #taxidermy

Carrion crow parts preserved for a customer. I don’t just do whole specimens, I can do part of a specimens, whether it’s a wing, tail, foot, or even a paw or tail of an animal.

#crow #commission #wildlife #naturalhistory #taxidermy

Carrion crow parts preserved for a customer. I don’t just do whole specimens, I can do part of a specimens, whether it’s a wing, tail, foot, or even a paw or tail of an animal.

#crow #commission #wildlife #naturalhistory #taxidermy

Hare mask restoration. Needed some well overdue TLC. Gave the entire mount a thorough clean which did wonders, reconstructed part of the face and patched with donor fur, repairs the ears, repaired the split fur, re coloured around the eyes, nose and ears.

Interesting history as it was a Bristol based taxidermist called Lewis Hutton who mounted the hare nearly 100 years ago, amazing.

#restoration #taxidermy #hare #naturalhistory #beforeandafter

Hare mask restoration. Needed some well overdue TLC. Gave the entire mount a thorough clean which did wonders, reconstructed part of the face and patched with donor fur, repairs the ears, repaired the split fur, re coloured around the eyes, nose and ears.

Interesting history as it was a Bristol based taxidermist called Lewis Hutton who mounted the hare nearly 100 years ago, amazing.

#restoration #taxidermy #hare #naturalhistory #beforeandafter

2 kakariki’s and 2 canaries mounted on handmade branches to go into a lovely vintage case. This was great fun to do, the colours on the birds a lovely. Customer work not for sale.

#taxidermy #parrots #canaries #commission #taxidermist

2 kakariki’s and 2 canaries mounted on handmade branches to go into a lovely vintage case. This was great fun to do, the colours on the birds a lovely. Customer work not for sale.

#taxidermy #parrots #canaries #commission #taxidermist

I’m delighted to show you this mute swan which is preserved for the @johnmooremuseum
This fella has been in my freezer for a while, trying to find a home as these guys can only be preserved for educational purposes under the general license WML-GL17 with permission from The Royal Swan marker.
The swan died in 2017 due to starvation, and sadly it was too late for the swan when it was brought to the vets to treat.

So the swan has been memorialised as an educational specimen for the general public to admire and also get up close and personal with a swan head.

Why only the head you may ask? Well firstly mute swans are big, like huge. So space was an issue. The remaining parts of the swan have been donated so it was a happy medium to have the head mounted as it’s easier to transport whilst still it can be admired on display.

Shield made by @ian_rosie with a lovely modern lime finish.

Not for sale, educational specimen only with permission from His Majesties Royal Swan Marker.

I do have some behind the scenes of me processing the swan which I’ll do in a separate post.

Also if you understand the audio, extra brownie points 🚔🚨

#muteswan #taxidermy #taxidermist #naturalhistory #swan

I’m delighted to show you this mute swan which is preserved for the @johnmooremuseum
This fella has been in my freezer for a while, trying to find a home as these guys can only be preserved for educational purposes under the general license WML-GL17 with permission from The Royal Swan marker.
The swan died in 2017 due to starvation, and sadly it was too late for the swan when it was brought to the vets to treat.

So the swan has been memorialised as an educational specimen for the general public to admire and also get up close and personal with a swan head.

Why only the head you may ask? Well firstly mute swans are big, like huge. So space was an issue. The remaining parts of the swan have been donated so it was a happy medium to have the head mounted as it’s easier to transport whilst still it can be admired on display.

Shield made by @ian_rosie with a lovely modern lime finish.

Not for sale, educational specimen only with permission from His Majesties Royal Swan Marker.

I do have some behind the scenes of me processing the swan which I’ll do in a separate post.

Also if you understand the audio, extra brownie points 🚔🚨

#muteswan #taxidermy #taxidermist #naturalhistory #swan

Muntjac neck mount recently completed and gone back to the customer. I like this weird little fellas. They bark away in the night here, we see so many. I see them on the cycle path and have to do a double take, because I keep thinking they’re dogs at a glance haha.

#muntjac #taxidermy #gamehead #naturalhistory

Muntjac neck mount recently completed and gone back to the customer. I like this weird little fellas. They bark away in the night here, we see so many. I see them on the cycle path and have to do a double take, because I keep thinking they’re dogs at a glance haha.

#muntjac #taxidermy #gamehead #naturalhistory

Lovely sleeping fox remount and fox pelt complete for the customer. As you may know I posted a few weeks ago about an already processed fox with a mounted head but flat skin, the customer wanted it remounted as a sleeping fox. It was a good challenge to do, as there were no measurements due to their being no carcass to take measurements or make a form from. I used inspiration from an already pre made fox form, took measurements of the pelt itself and with a lot of alterations, I managed to make the form fit. The customer also wanted a fox pelt which I tanned a processed for them. The foxes name is Fiona, she will be very much loved 🦊

Pelt died due to roadkill and the remount died of natural causes.

#commission #fox #taxidermy #foxpelt #🦊

Lovely sleeping fox remount and fox pelt complete for the customer. As you may know I posted a few weeks ago about an already processed fox with a mounted head but flat skin, the customer wanted it remounted as a sleeping fox. It was a good challenge to do, as there were no measurements due to their being no carcass to take measurements or make a form from. I used inspiration from an already pre made fox form, took measurements of the pelt itself and with a lot of alterations, I managed to make the form fit. The customer also wanted a fox pelt which I tanned a processed for them. The foxes name is Fiona, she will be very much loved 🦊

Pelt died due to roadkill and the remount died of natural causes.

#commission #fox #taxidermy #foxpelt #🦊

Reeves muntjac short neck mount commission put together today. I thought I’d show you the form I made from scratch and how I sculpt and put the skin on. I make aluminium ear liners with nylon reinforced clay. There’s loads of ways to do this and this is just one of the ways, not saying it’s right or wrong. I try everything, just to see what works for me. This will eventually go on a wooden shield. Muntjac to me are like cute ugly, like labubus 😂

#muntjac #taxidermy #taxidermist #gamehead

Reeves muntjac short neck mount commission put together today. I thought I’d show you the form I made from scratch and how I sculpt and put the skin on. I make aluminium ear liners with nylon reinforced clay. There’s loads of ways to do this and this is just one of the ways, not saying it’s right or wrong. I try everything, just to see what works for me. This will eventually go on a wooden shield. Muntjac to me are like cute ugly, like labubus 😂

#muntjac #taxidermy #taxidermist #gamehead

Had an amazing time at @lrmtaxidermy_paddy_mead's workshop today! Learned so much about game head taxidermy and watched Paddy expertly mount a roe deer. Really grateful for his valuable advice and insight into his techniques 👌🏻 Now, it's time to put my newfound knowledge into practice 😊

#taxidermy #gameheads #deer #roedeer #mammal

Had an amazing time at @lrmtaxidermy_paddy_mead's workshop today! Learned so much about game head taxidermy and watched Paddy expertly mount a roe deer. Really grateful for his valuable advice and insight into his techniques 👌🏻 Now, it's time to put my newfound knowledge into practice 😊

#taxidermy #gameheads #deer #roedeer #mammal

Bit of a different challenge. A customer who bought a fox pelt wanted the pelt remounted as a full mount sleeping fox. It was quite interesting to see how this other taxidermist who mounted the head but left the rest as a flat rug sort of mount. I re hydrated the pelt using salt, a bit of phenol and water. Took the foam head out and further hydrated the inside of the head. As there were no measurements, there was a lot of guesswork. I am also processing another fox pelt as part of the same order and it had fragments of the carcass inside (it was partially skinned), so I used that as reference as well as this huge fox form I haven’t used as it’s too big for any fox I’ll ever get. I carved and cut into the foam head to refit it in the mount. The tail sadly had a lot of fat burn and was falling to pieces when I was trying to sew it back on. I’ll have to further glue it when it’s all dry.

#taxidermist #fox #taxidermy #mammals #naturalhistory

Bit of a different challenge. A customer who bought a fox pelt wanted the pelt remounted as a full mount sleeping fox. It was quite interesting to see how this other taxidermist who mounted the head but left the rest as a flat rug sort of mount. I re hydrated the pelt using salt, a bit of phenol and water. Took the foam head out and further hydrated the inside of the head. As there were no measurements, there was a lot of guesswork. I am also processing another fox pelt as part of the same order and it had fragments of the carcass inside (it was partially skinned), so I used that as reference as well as this huge fox form I haven’t used as it’s too big for any fox I’ll ever get. I carved and cut into the foam head to refit it in the mount. The tail sadly had a lot of fat burn and was falling to pieces when I was trying to sew it back on. I’ll have to further glue it when it’s all dry.

#taxidermist #fox #taxidermy #mammals #naturalhistory

White fallow sorel complete. There’s plenty I’d do differently, but the main thing is the customers happy. I’m glad I pushed myself, I made a form from scratch for this beast. I’d probably get a pre made form for something this large if I were to do it again. A huge amount of work goes into something as big as this.

#fallow #taxidermy #gamehead #commission #deer

White fallow sorel complete. There’s plenty I’d do differently, but the main thing is the customers happy. I’m glad I pushed myself, I made a form from scratch for this beast. I’d probably get a pre made form for something this large if I were to do it again. A huge amount of work goes into something as big as this.

#fallow #taxidermy #gamehead #commission #deer

Thought I’d show you some of my processes and what goes inside the pieces I create. Some stuff I’m not that proud of but wanted to show you anyway, as I learnt a lot everytime I make a piece, I always think of how I could of done it better, the shape, the size, the way a specimen is posed. The feathering. All of it! The learning never stops. I use all sorts of materials. Sometimes I go full woodwool. Sometimes I use a pre made form, someone I carve a form out of blue foam. Even sculpt a skull out of apoxie clay if I have to. Whatever works. I’m sure there’s better ways on how I’ve created stuff and I’m in no way saying I’m an expert. Just thought you’d be interested.

Now back onto making some big pieces which I’ve been prepping over the last few days.

#taxidermy #wip #woodwool #forms #taxidermist

Thought I’d show you some of my processes and what goes inside the pieces I create. Some stuff I’m not that proud of but wanted to show you anyway, as I learnt a lot everytime I make a piece, I always think of how I could of done it better, the shape, the size, the way a specimen is posed. The feathering. All of it! The learning never stops. I use all sorts of materials. Sometimes I go full woodwool. Sometimes I use a pre made form, someone I carve a form out of blue foam. Even sculpt a skull out of apoxie clay if I have to. Whatever works. I’m sure there’s better ways on how I’ve created stuff and I’m in no way saying I’m an expert. Just thought you’d be interested.

Now back onto making some big pieces which I’ve been prepping over the last few days.

#taxidermy #wip #woodwool #forms #taxidermist

Been busy on large things in the workshop lately. Here’s a recently mounted barnacle goose in flight commission. Also been working on some projects for @johnmooremuseum which I can’t wait to share with you all soon!

#taxidermy #goose #commission #barnacle #birds

Been busy on large things in the workshop lately. Here’s a recently mounted barnacle goose in flight commission. Also been working on some projects for @johnmooremuseum which I can’t wait to share with you all soon!

#taxidermy #goose #commission #barnacle #birds

Here’s a variety of taxidermy items available on my website or feel free to DM me to purchase. You can visit my website (head to my bio) for more details.

#taxidermy #oddities #curios #wildlife #taxidermist

Here’s a variety of taxidermy items available on my website or feel free to DM me to purchase. You can visit my website (head to my bio) for more details.

#taxidermy #oddities #curios #wildlife #taxidermist

Pair of barn owls that were restored and cleaned. These were mounted back in 1890 as a wedding present for my customer’s great grandparents. They wanted them spruced up as they were showing signs of age and needed a good clean. I set to work and fumigated the piece first, considering the age of this piece, it has held up tremendously with no sign of any bugs or previous pests. Always wear PPE when restoring old pieces due to arsenic being used to treat the specimens. Both barn owls and the groundwork were thoroughly cleaned. I restored the colour back into the feet and around the eyes of the owls. At the customers request I replaced the old ivy with new green ivy.
Also as I was working on this piece, I realised that these are infact two male barn owls. Which I think is brilliant because I don’t think that was the intention as this is a Victorian mount. So I present to you, a pair of lovely gay owls 🌈💅✨🦉 I love it!

Pair of barn owls that were restored and cleaned. These were mounted back in 1890 as a wedding present for my customer’s great grandparents. They wanted them spruced up as they were showing signs of age and needed a good clean. I set to work and fumigated the piece first, considering the age of this piece, it has held up tremendously with no sign of any bugs or previous pests. Always wear PPE when restoring old pieces due to arsenic being used to treat the specimens. Both barn owls and the groundwork were thoroughly cleaned. I restored the colour back into the feet and around the eyes of the owls. At the customers request I replaced the old ivy with new green ivy.
Also as I was working on this piece, I realised that these are infact two male barn owls. Which I think is brilliant because I don’t think that was the intention as this is a Victorian mount. So I present to you, a pair of lovely gay owls 🌈💅✨🦉 I love it!

Carrion crow commission ready to go back to the customer. This crow had an unusual bald spot that was already there when it died. Not slippage. The skin was matching the feathers. This is naturally occurring. I let the customer know and they loved it. The crow is in beautiful condition. Some might argue it is imperfect because of the bald spot. But what is perfection? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder after all. 🖤

#taxidermy #taxidermist #oddities #crow #birds

Carrion crow commission ready to go back to the customer. This crow had an unusual bald spot that was already there when it died. Not slippage. The skin was matching the feathers. This is naturally occurring. I let the customer know and they loved it. The crow is in beautiful condition. Some might argue it is imperfect because of the bald spot. But what is perfection? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder after all. 🖤

#taxidermy #taxidermist #oddities #crow #birds

First commission mounted of 2026. I’ve spent weeks on this mount and all throughout Christmas and new year. A mammoth task of not only prepping the skin by hand (no fleshing wheel 😭) and creating a form from scratch, which I regret and in hindsight should of bought a pre made form for it, but there we go we live and learn. I have nowhere to put this while he dries so he’ll have to stay in the middle of my workshop until he’s dry 😂 I have learnt a lot and glad I did it. I was going to post behind the scenes but I’m so embarrassed by my methods of how I got this made, I know that what I’ve used isn’t the most efficient way of mounting it. Game heads, especially large ones are so demanding physically. This is a fallow sorel deer. It’s a local one, from Edge in Gloucestershire.

Now back to birds!

First commission mounted of 2026. I’ve spent weeks on this mount and all throughout Christmas and new year. A mammoth task of not only prepping the skin by hand (no fleshing wheel 😭) and creating a form from scratch, which I regret and in hindsight should of bought a pre made form for it, but there we go we live and learn. I have nowhere to put this while he dries so he’ll have to stay in the middle of my workshop until he’s dry 😂 I have learnt a lot and glad I did it. I was going to post behind the scenes but I’m so embarrassed by my methods of how I got this made, I know that what I’ve used isn’t the most efficient way of mounting it. Game heads, especially large ones are so demanding physically. This is a fallow sorel deer. It’s a local one, from Edge in Gloucestershire.

Now back to birds!

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