Sweet Jesus, Mary and Lambchop! It’s like someone gave a serial killer a bedazzler! This Lamb Taxidermy… It’s like- It’s like- I got nothin’. It’s just-

This one of a kind mixed media work is meditation on mortality, the fragility of life, and seeming frivolity of youth. After friend told me about this naturally deceased lamb on her farm, I was inspired by the gentleness of this sweet creature to create this memorialization. Adorned with shimmering pearls, iridescent Swarovski crystals, and vintage gold chain, she hangs by a pink polka dotted pink silk ribbon, floating above a featherweight lantern of handmade paper flowers, tulle, and pearly tentacles. Her unique hanging form was custom made by me (using a technique called carcass casting) and the glue used for the lantern was handmade using the byproducts of processing the skin. A truly special piece!

Yeah, what they said. Those eyes…*Shivers*
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