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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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It looks really amazing, it's hard to describe what I feel about them. The blackbird is my totem animal, I discovered lately. Personally I wouldn't even think of touching one of these unless it were given to me, it seems unfit to touch them if they're not yours. They look, I don't know how to say it, they look enchanting. But could you tell me, just as a question, why you do taxidermy? For what reasons? I'm just curious to know. For me it's unthinkable, but it's allways very interesting to know other people's point of view, and maybe learn from it
What pains me is that the new generation is too focussed on the digital era, and when a bird of prey flies over and calls, nobody knows what it is.. not even that it's a raptor, it's just 'a bird'. I want to give these animals a 'second life'. I believe that the spirit has already left when they died, and that only the vessel is left, though I do treat every item with great respect. My main goal in my taxidermy is preservation and education. Show people what wonderful things life out there right on their doorstep, teach them and enchant them at a young age, so it may pay off in the future for preservation. My secondary goal is personal study, and drawing and teaching aids for everyone who needs it.
As for people bringing in dead animals for their collection. In a way, nature has enchanted them as well, and I can't refuse someone whom has a genuine interest. Hunted items I have no problem with, as long as it was done respectfully and with a waste-not mind set, using as much of the animal as possible. Killing for the sake of taxidermy alone is something I will refuse to work on.
Hope this explains it a little bit
The blackbird's song soothes me, I love to listen to it. When I point out to one of my friends that there's a certain kind of bird sitting on a roof or bathing in a bit of water on the road, they are like "Why are you saying that?". It hurts, in a way, to see how little they care, because these animals are so enchanting. Many people have indeed lost respect for them. As you say, it's just a bird in their eyes and they don't pay attention to it. And the lives of these animals are worth nothing for so many people. Personally I think they have just as much right to live here as we do (maybe even more). It's frustrating to see, because I love them so much.
It's good that you try to do something about that. And thanks