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Pretty Dead Taxidermy, 2343 Main Street, Vancouver, BC (2025)

04/27/2025

Throwback from our last Jackalope workshop 🖤

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this fun filled day of learning the art of jackalope taxidermy! Click the link in our bio to checkout all our upcoming Spring workshops 🖤

04/23/2025

New Workshop: Rat Taxidermy 🖤

Ever wanted to try something completely out of the ordinary? Join us on June 8th at 12 PM for a Beginners Rat Taxidermy Workshop!

Get hands-on, learn the art of preservation and create your very own taxidermy rat. No experience needed, just bring your curiosity and creativity!

Limited spots available, so sign up today! Click the link in our bio.

Date:
June 8th 2025

Time:
12-4pm

Place:
2333 Ontario Street
Vancouver, BC

04/22/2025

Throwback from a full house at our January 12th rat taxidermy workshop ✨ Thank you to everyone who joined in on this fun filled day of learning and tomfoolery 🖤

Our upcoming workshops are selling out fast, we’ve still got a couple spots left for our April 6th rat taxidermy workshop 🐀 Click the link in our bio to get your ticket now!

04/21/2025

Meet the Team: Brittany 🖤
Role: Events & Social Media Curator

Meet Brit, the face behind Pretty Dead Taxidermy’s events and online presence! If you’ve attended any of our events or markets you’ve likely seen her in action, coordinating every detail and making sure things run smoothly. Brit joined the team early last year and has become a exciting new part of Pretty Dead. As our digital liaison, she manages all our social media platforms and carefully curates the engaging content you see online.

Not only does Brit handle event logistics, but she also thoughtfully selects every curiosity and piece of taxidermy we bring to each event, ensuring that every experience is one-of-a-kind. You may have also spotted Brit in the studio and at workshops, she loves getting hands-on and learning more about the fascinating skills of taxidermy and pinning.

When she’s not curating curiosities, Brit works as a makeup artist in the film industry, bringing her creativity and love for all things weird and wonderful to every project.

Next time you see her at an event, be sure to say hi… she’s always thrilled to chat about taxidermy, strange finds and meet all the wonderful people who follow Pretty Dead Taxidermy 🖤

04/19/2025

SAVE THE DATE and join us at Witches Bloom, a very special symposium and spring market event brought to you by and 🖤

Witches Bloom will be held at the Ironworks on Alexander Street in Vancouver, May 2nd to 4th! This event is full of talent, featuring artists, makers, botanical presentations, workshops, tarot, tintype photography and more...

Time:
May 2nd - 5pm-10pm
May 3rd - 11am-6pm
May 4th - 11am-6pm

The witches of Witches Bloom hope to make this event an inclusive and safe space for an exchange of knowledge, learning, art and a celebration of SPRING.

Learn the art of bug pinning with Jo, at a special edition workshop held at the event. In this class you will be able to experience a hands-on opportunity to pin two butterflies or a rare beetle. This is a great way to start your entomology collection or to add to it with a special piece that you've created yourself!

All supplies are included!
No experience needed.
Just bring yourself, and your curiosity for all things creepy crawly! Click the link in our bio to purchase your tickets 🖤
When: May 3rd at 3pm
Where: The Ironworks, 235 Alexander st, Vancouver.

04/18/2025

The Art of Bone Sorting in Taxidermy 🤍

Cleaning and sorting bones is a crucial step in skeletal articulation and preservation. Once an animal has been properly cleaned, often using dermestid beetles or maceration… the real work begins!

Sorting bones requires patience and a keen eye for detail. Each tiny piece must be identified and matched to its correct place, from delicate toe bones to vertebrae that need to be arranged in perfect order. For larger specimens, reference materials like skeletal diagrams help ensure accuracy.

Why go through all this effort? Proper sorting preserves the integrity of the skeleton, whether it’s being rearticulated for display or used for study. Plus, there’s something incredibly satisfying about piecing nature back together!

04/16/2025

New Workshop: Beetle Pinning 🪲

Ready to dive into the fascinating world of entomology? Our upcoming Beetle Pinning Workshop is perfect for beginners and anyone curious about insect preservation. This fun and educational class will guide you through the process of properly pinning and displaying a beautiful beetle specimen.

Beginner-friendly – No experience needed!
Hands-on learning – Learn techniques used by professionals.
All supplies included – Just bring your curiosity!

You’ll leave with your own pinned beetle and a deeper appreciation for these incredible creatures. Spots are limited, so don’t miss out!

Date & Time: Wednesday May 28th - 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Pretty Dead Taxidermy
2333 Ontario street
Vancouver, BC

Click the link in our bio to reserve your spot now!

04/14/2025

Meet the Team: Jasper🪲
Role: Bug Expert & Workshop Educator

Jasper entered into the world of weird at a young age, always having a collection of bugs in his bedroom or cleaning bones in his university apartment. When he moved to Vancouver he quickly engaged with Pretty Dead to work with the things he is passionate about outside of academics. He is a bug lover, neuroscience student, and horror fiend with a passion for spreading awareness for all things odd.

You’ll often find Jasper drinking copious amounts of coffee with a horror book in hand, likely waiting to book yet another insect tattoo. Jasper teaches introductory and advanced workshops through Pretty Dead on insect art and preservation, and is open to taking custom commissions.

He has a great compassion and recognition of the animals he works with collaboratively to make art, and aims to show his love of insects through the lens of creation. Combining his multiple years of experience in academia, Jasper teaches accessible and inclusive workshops and lectures both in the world of taxidermy and human rights, often speaking on panels regarding 2S&LGBTQIA+ issues. With a wealth of experience in advocacy, harm reduction, and barrier elimination, Jasper approaches the world through a lens of understanding, equity, and empowerment.

04/13/2025

Meet the Pyropina phantom, a stunning glasswing butterfly with near-invisible wings!

Instead of vibrant colors, these delicate butterflies rely on transparency for camouflage, blending seamlessly into their surroundings. Their wings have microscopic structures that scatter light in a way that prevents glare, making them almost impossible to spot in the wild.

Despite their fragile appearance, glasswings are surprisingly strong fliers, capable of covering long distances in search of food and mates. Their primary defense? Being nearly invisible to predators!

These stunning beauties are available in store 🤍

04/12/2025

Throwback from our special edition “Victorian Wonders, Crafting Butterfly Domes” workshop 🦋

Attendees had the opportunity to create beautiful Victorian style butterfly domes, letting creativity and imagination lead the way 🤍

Click the link in our bio to check out all of our upcoming workshops 🖤

04/11/2025

Join us April 19th at Mainland Markets for a day of shopping at Potter’s Garden Centre 🖤🦋

Time:
10am - 4pm

Location:
Potter’s Garden Centre
19158 48 Avenue
Surrey, BC

04/10/2025

Double the Heads, Double the Curiosity 🖤

This two-headed duckling is a whimsical oddity, perfect for lovers of the strange and unusual. Carefully preserved to blur the line between nature and curiosity. Whether you’re expanding your collection or just love the weird and wonderful, this little duckling is sure to be a conversation starter!

Available now, in store & online 🖤

Store hours:
Fridays & Saturday 11am-5pm

Address:
2333 Ontario street
Vancouver, BC

04/09/2025

New Workshop: Death Candle Creation 🖤

Pretty Dead Taxidermy is proud to collaborate with Kara of Astral Eye in this special edition workshop on the art and history of candle carving and ceremony.

In 'Candles in Ritual, Death, and History' we will explore the significance of candles in ritual and esoteric history and how easily it is applied in modern witchcraft. From ancient times to the present day, candles have played a vital role in rituals, ceremonies and traditions across the centuries. This topic will touch base on death, grief and otherworldly uses for candles and their magic, herbal allies and other tools to enhance your experiences!

Attendees will be crafting 2 beeswax rolled tapers and using various things such as herbs, crystals, resins and oils to set intentions for you to burn at home!

Click the link in our bio to get your tickets today 🖤

Date: Wednesday May 21st

Time: 6:30-8:30pm

Location:
2333 Ontario Street
Vancouver, BC

04/07/2025

Meet the Team: Elle 🖤
Role: Assistant Taxidermist & Workshop Educator

Elle's love of the natural world began in the forests of her childhood home in coastal BC. She is the rodent queen, lover of all things strange and unusual!

Since beginning her apprenticeship with Pretty Dead in April 2022, she has immersed herself in the fascinating world of oddities and curiosities and has now moved into an assistant taxidermy position.

You can find her teaching our entry level beginners Rat taxidermy workshops and assisting on more advanced taxidermy pieces.

Her whimsical anthropomorphic taxidermy pieces are available on our online store and by custom order.

She aims to bring a sense of wonder, whimsy and illusion to her work, with a focus on anthropomorphic and small mammal taxidermy.

04/06/2025

Prop rabbit made for film & TV 🖤

Did you know that Pretty Dead Taxidermy creates pieces for film and TV? Whether it’s realistic taxidermy, preserved specimens or custom props, we bring unique elements to the screen. Our work has been featured in productions that need a touch of the unusual, the macabre or the scientifically accurate.

If you’re in need of high-quality taxidermy for your next project, get in touch—we’d love to collaborate!

04/04/2025

Meet the man-faced stink bug (Catacanthus incarnatus) 🖤

A striking insect with a name as bizarre as its appearance. Found across South and Southeast Asia, this bug gets its nickname from the bold markings on its back, which some say resemble a human face!

Despite its eye-catching colors, this stink bug isn’t just for show… it uses chemical defenses to deter predators. When threatened, it releases a foul-smelling odor, just like other members of the stink bug family.

04/02/2025

New Workshop: Squirrel Skull Terrarium Workshop – A Beginner’s Guide 🖤

Discover the perfect fusion of life and death in our Squirrel Skull Terrarium Workshop, where
natural history meets artistic expression. This hands-on class invites you to craft your own
living mini-world, symbolizing the magical cycle of decay and regrowth.

You will also learn essential terrarium care techniques to ensure your creation thrives long
after the workshop. Leave with a one-of-a-kind piece that beautifully intertwines nature,
history, and artistry.

Date: April 23rd
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: 2333 Ontario Street
Vancouver, BC

03/31/2025

Meet the Team: Nat 🖤
Role: Operations Manager, taxidermist wrangler and creative force to be reckoned with.

If you’ve ever wondered what keeps Pretty Dead Taxidermy running smoothly, the answer is simple: Nat. As our Operations Manager, she’s the mastermind behind the madness, keeping everything (and everyone) in line while bringing her own artistic flair to the business.

With a passion for art and all things strange and wonderful. When she’s not making sure the business runs like a well-oiled machine, she’s also a talented tattoo artist and graphic designer!

Pretty Dead Taxidermy wouldn’t be the same without Nat’s brilliance, dedication, and devilish sense of humor. She’s the glue that holds everything together, the creative mind behind the curtain, and honestly, we’d all be lost without her.

If you ever hear suspicious snickering followed by Jo shouting in frustration, chances are Nat has struck again with one of her signature pranks.

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