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#TimeWarpTuesday meets #TaxidermyTuesday ~ A taxidermy sculpture of mine that was exhibited at renowned Hollywood gallery La Luz De Jesus in 2010 at the world's second-ever rogue taxidermy art exhibition.

The world’s very first rogue taxidermy exhibition was held 6 years prior in Minneapolis, an event orchestrated by two friends and myself. Both shows garnered generous press with the second show getting picked up by AFP, the 3rd largest news agency in the world. As a result, coverage of the show spread to places as far away as Japan. Link here to read about the birth of the genre of Rogue Taxidermy and for an explanation of what type of work it encompasses. You might be surprised.


TITLE: Turkelopteryx MATERIALS: carved urethane foam, clay, wire, mâché, squirrel hide, turkey head and feet.



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Meet Ambrie! The land mount in my #crystallinebeasts series. He's feeling a bit shy right now until he gets his autumnal fur coat. I have a feeling he'll be having an easier time with it than I. #art #sculpture #supersculpy #faketaxidermy #fantasytaxidermy #crystals

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🍁 Some autumn colors seemed in order for this #ThrowbackThursday so I pulled these oldies but goodies from the vault.

(From left to right) Amber Griffin, 2006 Jabbercocky, 2016 Chernobyl Chicken, 2005 Freak Peep, 2004

More at www.Sarina-Brewer.com

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“Standing about as tall as your knee, this nocturnal opportunistic feeder might be seen wading in the water during the wet season using its prehensile proboscis to probe the mud and bog for food. Alternately, you might catch a glimpse of it hopping from boulder to boulder in a dry river bed as it forages in the nooks and crannies during the dry season. It’s not a bird and it’s not a mammal, it’s somewhere in-between, but what appear to be vestigial flight feathers on its forelimbs suggest that its not-so-distant ancestors gave up the ability to fly or glide for a life on the ground.”

For my most recent piece, Zoophoria, I wanted to create an animal that looked like it actually could exist, but in a place other than here and in a time other than now. One of my favorite books as a child was After Man: A Zoology of the Future by Douglas Dixon. It was an illustrated field guide of animals from the future based on “speculative evolution”. Speculative evolution, AKA speculative zoology, hypothesizes how organisms will evolve in the future on Earth, or how they could evolve on other planets. Dixon's animals were created with real biological principles in mind but many of the ideas in his book are no longer considered plausible. When I was growing up speculative zoology had more of a pseudoscience vibe, it has since morphed into fictional biology and is considered a sub-genre of science fiction. As a kid I spent countless hours bringing my own future species to life on paper but speculative biology sparks my imagination now more than ever before as our knowledge about the universe grows. We are not alone. That would be impossible. But is it possible that life elsewhere could be following a path similar enough to ours that it also looks similar? My vote is yes. Especially if you subscribe to the panspermia hypothesis that proposes life exists throughout the Universe as a result of hitchhiking microorganisms being dispersed via space dust, meteoroids, asteroids, and other bodies in space. If the same microbes that seeded our planet ended up on a planet like Earth, then, maybe, Zoophoria is out there somewhere...

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#TaxidermySculpture ~ My most recent reverie of fur and feather.

I wanted to create an object that felt like it had been transported from a time gone by, but one that also felt equally phantasmal. I have always been captivated by Art Nouveau and Art Deco, which is where I drew my inspiration for the style of this griffin. I thought a video would be the best way to convey the fluid Nouveau-esque lines of its tail and curled wings. The idea for the arched feather antennae came from stylized Deco-era renditions of gazelle with their exaggerated flowing horns, a popular motif at that time. Genuine pearl eyes and 24 karat gold are among the details that add to the elegance of this piece.


TITLE: Absinthe DIMENSIONS: 21” x 12” x 12” MATERIALS: Animal skins over sculpted clay armature

The iridescent green undertones of the black feathers inspired the title – "Absinthe". The purported hallucinogenic effect of its green liquor namesake is said to conjure figments and fantasies, which earned the anise-flavored spirit the nickname “The Green Fairy”.

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UP FOR ADOPTION ~ The only thing better than a puppy under a Christmas tree is a unicorn under a Christmas tree. This is one of my early pieces that formerly resided in my personal collection. To free up space I recently sent it to a gallery to find it a new home. It’s priced what it would have sold for back when I first made it, thus it’s less expensive than my more recent works. This creates a unique opportunity for collectors working within a budget. Even better, this piece is also on sale right now through December 24th. Interested parties please contact Lovetts Gallery in Tulsa. Link here for pricing and to view all pieces I currently have available. Continue reading about this piece below.

TITLE: Zell’s Baby DIMENSIONS: 20”x 22"x 9” MATERIALS: Stillborn lamb, deer antler, handmade leather Celtic collar

This taxidermy sculpture is dedicated to a man named Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, a breeder of living unicorns. You read that right. They really do exist. He even owns a patent on them. If a real unicorn isn’t weird enough as it is, the process by which he created his man-made animals is even weirder. The single horn wasn’t achieved through selective breeding as you might be tempted to think. Truth is stranger than fiction, folks. I guarantee it will be worth your effort to visit this URL and read the interview with him and see photos of his babies. When you do, don’t forget to click on the link that the interview provides to his patent diagrams. They will having you leaning in for a closer look and scratching your chin. http://www.sideshowworld.com/9-ms-pi/interview-OZ.html...

When I was a small child I actually got to see one of his unicorns at the Renaissance Festival and even got to touch its horn. The experience was absolutely magical and made such an impression on me that it has stayed with me for my entire life. This taxidermy sculpture is a re-creation of that particular animal based on my childhood memories of it.

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#ThrowbackThursday ~ Celebrating its 7th birthday this weekend,  “Jabbercocky”, a creature born as the cameras rolled. The creation of this piece was televised in 2016 in a PBS micro-doc about my work. Check out my previous 2 posts for more backstory and to watch the clip.

TITLE: Jabbercocky MATERIALS: tanned fox squirrel, red hen, and partridge on a clay and carved urethane foam armature

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My latest taxidermy sculpture.  Title: “Smoke and Mirrors”. Materials: Animal skins over sculpted armature mounted on chromed...

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AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ~ 

If you have been contemplating acquiring one of my taxidermy sculptures this might be your last chance; I have retired two strains of my work. The piece pictured here, titled Chernobyl Chicken, has been in my personal collection since its creation 15 years ago, but I've decided to sell it in order to free up some space. (Visit WWW.SARINA-BREWER.COM for availability and pricing). I've been moving away from my hybrid/composite taxidermy animals in order to concentrate on other areas of my work. I stopped creating sideshow-themed freak animals many years ago. Most recently, in 2018, I also stopped taking commissions for mythological and cryptozoological beasts. So, if you enjoy either of the aforementioned strains of my work, now is the time to purchase a piece because the window is rapidly closing as I sell off what remains. Once they are gone, that's the end of them. There won't be others like them in the future. The future holds some equally compelling, but very different, types of animal resurrections. I encourage you to browse my recently revamped website and explore my current endeavors ~

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Flashback Friday ~ 

Meet Obsidian, a taxidermy sculpture I created in 2012. This piece is part of a series of griffins that dates back to 2004. Visit my website for more

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Throwback Thursday ~ 

The Crimson Griffin, a taxidermy sculpture I created in 2016. This piece is part of a series of griffins that dates back to 2004. Click here to visit my post about my very first griffin.

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#MythologyMonday 

The Ivory Griffin, a taxidermy sculpture I created in 2008. This piece is part of a series of griffins that dates back to 2004. Like the others in the series, this one is posed in a traditional griffin stance and mimics historical depictions of the creature which were often poised with an extended arm clawing at the air. Check out my two prior posts for examples of my other griffins. Visit my website for more of my work ~

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Sunrise signaling to the creatures of the night that it’s time to retreat back to the shadows. The sun hits the leaded glass windows in my house at just the right angle this time of year and refracts the light like a prism. #DarkInteriors #GothLifestyle #TaxidermySculpture #FantasyTaxidermy #TaxidermyGriffin #TaxidermyGryphon #Gryphon https://www.instagram.com/p/CDRH_cqgfxg/?igshid=k1nk7x3eb3tx

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From the world's second-ever Rogue Taxidermy exhibition, held at the Hollywood gallery La Luz De Jesus in 2010. The world's 1st Rogue Taxidermy exhibition was held 6 years prior in Minneapolis MN, an event put together by co-founders of the taxidermy art moment, Scott Bibus, Robert Marbury, and Sarina Brewer. More about the formation of this genre and an explanation of what constitutes rogue taxidermy at http://www.Sarina-Brewer.com/introduction.html TITLE: Turkelopteryx MATERIALS: carved urethane foam, clay, wire, mâché, squirrel hide, turkey head and feet. Copyright 2010 Sarina Brewer, all rights reserved. Sculptural concept registered and protected under copyright certificate number VAu-1-236-832. Derivative works prohibited under federal copyright law.