Gotham Taxidermy: Mouse Taxidermy
Sun, Jul 27
|Naturally Odd Shop
Learn directly from Divya Anantharaman, an award winning licensed professional taxidermist. Based out of NYC, Divya preserves animals with honor and compassion for clients ranging from museums, designers, gallerists, and collectors. This class is designed for beginners. All are welcome!
Time & Location
Jul 27, 2025, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Naturally Odd Shop, 111 E 2nd St, Perrysburg, OH 43551, USA
About the event
PLEASE NOTE: You will be redirected to Gotham Taxidermy's website for registration.
Students will learn everything they need to create their very own mouse taxidermy mount, from proper skinning, degreasing/washing, to sculpting, mounting, and finishing. Students will watch a skinning and fleshing demonstration, and proceed to work with professionally cleaned and tanned skins. This will allow the students to focus on the finer details of creating a finished piece, and practice specific mounting techniques, like sculpting, fitting, and modifying a form, sewing, assembly, and grooming. We will discuss how to use reference and study anatomy for taxidermy.
Our subject will be the domestic mouse. Their beady eyes and furry feet dart across our parks, sidewalks, and sometimes our homes causing alarm, but domestic mice are loving companions doted on by many. These adorable mammals are lovely subjects for taxidermy, as many people have encountered them, and they can be posed…