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Gruesome Taxidermy by Sarina Brewer.

By Alex in Animal, Arts & Crafts on May 19, 2007 at 3:25 pm


Taxidermy artist Sarina Brewer creates some fantastic creatures, like two-headed squirrels, chimeras (like this cat/chicken "griffin" to the left), as well as other more gruesome yet fascinating sculptures.

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  1. Britt
    May 19th, 2007 at 3:26 pm

    It's not gruesome, it's wild!

  2. Nora
    May 19th, 2007 at 4:37 pm

    Oooh I remember this site from a few years ago. Shes still around? Amazing. Love the work, hate the prices. Still... A uicorn,griffon, or capricorn would look amazing. Hmm... guess I should start saving up.

  3. Britt
    May 19th, 2007 at 6:43 pm

    They used to be cheaper, I think. This site really puts new life (no pun intended) into the art of taxidermy. I'd love to get involved.

  4. Nora
    May 19th, 2007 at 10:57 pm

    The big thing I wonder is where/how they get all their resources. >_> Hmm... maybe I shouldn't think about that. They use a lot of cats.

  5. ted
    May 20th, 2007 at 8:21 am

    It's the sort of thing serial killers do, isn't it?

  6. arielle
    May 20th, 2007 at 11:55 am

    yeah, it says on the website that none of the animals she uses were killed for the art

    so maybe animal shelters, exterminators, stuff like that

  7. meg
    May 20th, 2007 at 9:11 pm

    probably got them (the cats and other domestic animals) from the same places medical companies get them to sell to high schools and colleges for dissection...mostly humane societies that run out of room, and like arielle said, some exterminators that take care of feral cat/rat/wild animal problems in the country.

  8. J. Tithonus Pednaud
    May 21st, 2007 at 8:35 pm

    I happen to own a couple of her pieces. If I am not mistaken, the bulk of her inventory consists of donations and roadkills. I also know for a fact that she prides herself on using as much of the animal as possible.

    A great Canadian gaff maker is Prof. Orbax over at FiendishCuriosities.com . He actually has real mounted freaks of nature for sale as well.

    J. Tithonus Pednaud
    http://www.thehumanmarvels.com

  9. Scary Website
    Oct 21st, 2007 at 3:58 pm

    LOL. Those freakish animals are great. i love that site's version of the Feejee Mermaid. Huge fangs. It'd be great to own one of those pieces.

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