{"id":427,"date":"2014-06-30T22:09:54","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T22:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trish.wampa.net\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=427"},"modified":"2015-08-01T16:30:18","modified_gmt":"2015-08-01T21:30:18","slug":"taxidermy","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/trishigo.com\/?portfolio=taxidermy","title":{"rendered":"Taxidermy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In dealing with the loss and anxieties over our pets\u2019 health, we began a collection of animal remains to in an effort to preserve each animal\u2019s existence and our memory. \u00a0After our &#8216;Crowd of Drifters&#8217; series, Jill and I started using taxidermy as method of sculpture and for use in our installations. \u00a0Dry-mount taxidermy\u00a0process entails removing and preserving the pelt of an animal and sewing it over a hand-sculpted foam and clay form. \u00a0 Eyes are made from polymer clay with gloss medium. \u00a0All animals acquired post-mortem.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' 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