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Urban Taxidermy. Specializing in:
Workshops
Taxidermy & Oddity Goods
Pet Memorial
Tv/Film

10/27/2026

BIG NEWS!! We’ve been quietly working behind the scenes on something amazing for you… and it’s finally here!

Introducing the Pretty Dead Taxidermy app—a new way to learn with me, wherever you are!

If you can’t make it to a workshop in person, this is for you. The app guides you through the basics, helping you build your skills and confidence at your own pace.

This is just the beginning! New content will be added continuously, so you can keep exploring and learning alongside me.

Membership is $149 USD per year or $49 USD every three months.

I’m so excited to finally let you in on this little secret. Thank you for supporting Pretty Dead Taxidermy and helping make this next chapter possible!

The app is officially LIVE—come join me through the link below and in n our bio!

An App By Pretty Dead Taxidermy — Teaching taxidermy since 2017, with more than a decade of professional practice behind the work.

10/26/2026

TORONTO AREA—we’re coming your way!

Join Pretty Dead Taxidermy at ALC Art & Oddities Parlour in Pickering for a weekend of taxidermy and insect pinning.

Saturday, November 21
Jackalope Taxidermy—create your own mythical creature.

Sunday, November 22
Rat Taxidermy—explore the craft with a small specimen.

Death’s-head Hawkmoth Pinning—learn to pin and display this striking moth.

Come learn with me and create something wonderfully unusual!

ALC Art & Oddities Parlour
900 Brock Rd, Unit 5, Pickering, ON

Tickets and full workshop details at alcartparlour.ca. and in our BIO

10/25/2026

10/22/2026

Never stop growing… especially if you’re a rodent. 🦷

Rodent incisors grow throughout their lives, and much of each tooth sits hidden inside the jaw. What you see above the gumline is only part of the story!

One of my favourite things about working with skulls is getting to show you the details you wouldn’t normally see.

Did you know their teeth were this long?

StayCurious

10/21/2026

A little peek inside our specimen drawers…

Our loose insect selection is fully stocked again! Discover butterflies, beetles and other beautiful specimens for your next pinning or framing project.

Visit us at Pretty Dead Taxidermy in Mount Pleasant and choose your favourites. What would you love to work on next?

10/16/2026

Curious about insect pinning but don’t know where to start? 🦋📌

Here’s a peek at my workbench and the supplies I get ready before beginning:

• Hydration containers
• Syringes
• Tweezers of your choice
• Pins and insect pins
• Your specimens, laid out
• Pinning boards in different sizes
• Hot water, extra containers, and paper towel

A little preparation makes it easier to settle in and focus on those tiny details. Save this checklist for your first pinning project! 🖤

Want to learn with us? Our butterfly pinning workshop in Victoria this Sunday has a couple of spots left, and our next Vancouver workshop is November 11!

🎟️ Tickets via the link in our bio.

VancouverWorkshops NaturalHistory

10/08/2026

Trash panda. Terrible table manners.

For the collector who appreciates a little chaos, questionable dining habits and an excellent fur coat.

This little menace will be available at the Oddities & Curiosities Expo The Madman’s Wife stall, alongside more Pretty Dead treasures. Go check them out ✨✨

10/06/2026

There’s more to a beak than bone.

A bird’s beak has a bony core beneath an outer covering made of keratin—the family of proteins that also forms our hair and nails.

These carrier crow skull domes will be available at the Oddities Expo on The Madman’s Wife stand. You’ll find plenty of other Pretty Dead stock there too, so stop by and have a look through the collection.

10/02/2026

Autumn hours are here—and we’re back on Saturdays.

Pop into the studio for curious treasures, unusual gifts and a little natural history.

Tuesday · 11 AM–3 PM
Wednesday & Thursday · 11 AM–4 PM
Friday & Saturday · 11 AM–5 PM
Monday & Sunday · Closed

Find us at 2333 Ontario Street, Vancouver.

Save this post for your next visit. We’ll see you among the specimens.

10/01/2026

REGINA, we’re coming for Halloween—and bringing the rats.

Join us at All Hallows Con for hands-on rat taxidermy and butterfly pinning workshops. No experience needed. We’ll guide you through the process, and you’ll take your finished specimen home.

OCTOBER 30
6–9 PM · Rat Taxidermy

OCTOBER 31
11 AM–12 PM · Butterfly Pinning
1–4 PM · Rat Taxidermy

A Halloween activity with something a little more permanent than a carved pumpkin.

Tickets are available now. Head to the link in our bio to book your spot.

Address

2343 Main Street
Vancouver, BC
V5T3C9

Website

http://www.prettydeadtaxidermy.com/, https://linktr.ee/prettydeadtaxidermy

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