Taxidermy
Who says publishing is dead? David’s magazine for amateur taxidermists is a roaring success. ‘Get Stuffed’ is packed full of fascinating taxidermy stories and practical tips from celebrities of the embalming world.
Each issue comes with a different animal corpse selotaped to the cover, and there’s an accompanying step-by-step ‘Stuff This…’ guide in the magazine. The launch issue carried an otter. David was out slaughtering for months in preparation. He is single-handedly responsible for reducing the UK otter population by half. That’s dedication. The current issue has a large fish and next month it will be a Shetland pony.
The Get Stuffed Annual Awards, now in their second year, have already become the highpoint of the taxidermy calendar. Last year the prize for artistic interpretation was won by Derek Sidebottom from Lancashire, for his iconic masterpiece ‘Marines Raising The American Flag On Iwo Jima Beach’, recreated using stuffed badgers.
This blog is getting better and better. Only complaint about the current
piece is that David is the wrong a name for taxidermy. I am a Taxidermist
as was my Father and Grandfather before me. Why not call the magazine "Get
Stuffed Brian" ?
Gawd. Only you could raise a smile with tales of taxidermy. When are you
writing that book?!
My family lived with great Uncle Eddie for the first 7 years of my life.
His house was adorned with all manner of Victorian parafinalea (how do you
spell that word?)
I just thought my my wife was quiet and a little unadventurous "between
the sheets" but having recently discovered that she was Brian's
ex-girlfriend makes me wonder...
Having picked up a copy of "Get Stuffed" from our local taxi stand, I
cannot express how disappointed I am to find nothing about Taxi's in here.
Not too interested in the embalming stuff either. The calendar was a bit of
a let down too, no taxi pictures anywhere.
I will just return to wacking in the marsh.