Gold Leaf Studios is delighted to announce we will be partnering with internationally recognized Taxidermist Mickey Alice Kwapis for a workshop series in September 2017! Mickey is a Chicago-based sustainable taxidermist who has been working in the industry since 2012. Since then, she has taught countless workshops and been a guest educator at many prestigious educational and cultural institutions, including Portland State University, Harvard Museum of Natural History, and Chicago’s renowned Field Museum.
The Washington, DC Cabinet of Curiosities Workshop will focus on entomology (preserving insects), osteology (bones), and botany specimens, with no prior taxidermy experience necessary. Students will learn a variety of taxidermy methods such as insect rehydration, wet specimen embalming, plant specimen preservation, owl pellet dissection, and bone cleaning. You will leave the workshop with the work you created as well as the tools you need to make more curious creations. The workshops will be held September 8-10 at our historic studio, just steps away from Dupont Circle. Registration is now open. Click here to find out how you can join us!
