Crappy Taxidermy is a blog that collects pictures of taxidermy that has gone wrong or intentionally strange. Some are scary, some are awesome, like the one featured above. The blog features everything from art made of taxidermy to fashion including taxidermy to bad home jobs. They have one of everything, including this guy:
Bird-footed swamp cat
On the same lines, Sam Sanfiliipo owns a funeral home in Madison, Wisconsin. As a distraction for mourners (and a gallery for his work), he set up a collection of dioramas in the basement of the funeral home featuring stuffed squirrels engaging in various activities, such as the rodeo here. See the rest of his
photos here.
Artist and animal activist Angela Singer uses existing stuffed animals as a platform for artworks that make an artistic statement. She adds jewels and flowers to existing taxidermied animals to highlight her belief that the death and taxidermy of these animals is wrong. Whether or not you agree with her statements or not, her art is visually stunning. See the rest of her
work here.
New Zealand sculptor
Lisa Black modifies existing mounted animals as well, with the addition of steampunk accessories. These she calls “fixed” animals, as if they were broken and then mended with mechanical prostheses.
Finally,
Brewdog specialty beer outlet offered a limited edition of 12 beer bottles covered with stuffed animals last year.
The End of History was a super strong beer bottled inside seven stoats, four squirrels, and one hare. The bottles sold for £500 each.
