Oddities, curiosities, plants, taxidermy classes
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Our goal is to honor nature through living adornment. We strive to create beautiful arrangements that honor earths magical creatures, in life and death.
Our bone specimens are collected post mortem. We do not carry endangered species or any species protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act or MBTA. Some resources we utilize are foraged bones from nature hikes/ local collectors, road kill specimens, animal control as a part of wildlife management, pet donations, salvaged components from other industries that would otherwise be used as waste, local reptile shops, breeders and small family farms. We process most of our bone specimens from start to finish with the major help from our dermestid beetle colony. Utilizing dermestids allows animal byproducts to sustain other living organisms as well as preserve precious fragile bones like nasal bones.
When we acquire specimens from breeders and reptile shops they are acquired post mortem. Unfortunately some animals enter this world still born, leave it from birth complications, diseases, or unknown causes. When this happens these animals are collected and sold to small businesses like ours and education centers. No animal specimen is killed for use in art. We only utilized recycled animal specimens.
Most of our insect specimens are captive bred in butterfly aviaries from around the world. Captive bred specimens live out their full metamorphosis cycle in these aviaries. They are collected to be sold to universities, museums or businesses like ours. A handful of these specimens are released back into their indigenous land to help sustain population growth. These aviaries help sustain natural forests and jungles, and provide income for local communities. We only utilize wild caught specimens that are deemed pests, invasive or severely over populated resulting in resource scarcity. We do not sell any endangered or CITES protected species. All specimens are legally acquired.
Our floral comes from a local greenhouse or our personal garden in summer. Living moss comes from a small family operation in washington and their private property. Occasionally we forage items on our adventures in Colorado and adhere to foraging ethics and regional laws.
It is our goal to run a sustainable business that maintains transparency. If you have any additional questions please feel free to contact us via our contact form on the website
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Did you know that we teach classes? Everything from taxidermy classes, terrarium classes, entomology classes and so much more! Browse our class section through the link below.
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