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MAN< I hated those posters of the cute little fuzzy creatures forced to hang from something, just for the sake of slapping the 'uplifting' statement onto an enlarged photo, but, the title suited Sooner, my cooner. I kind of just stuck her up a pine tree when we went to Ozone Falls this afternoon to check out the natural 100ft tall water fall @ the state natural area. Anyhow, Sooner was probably only a 'seasoner,' (less then 6 months old) when taken. She's the perfect size because of it. Not too big, not too small. I got her from Hide and Fur, which seems like ages ago. I finally mounted her up with a purpose in mind. She's got my usual jointed armature, weight, soft ribcage, spine, and what-not so I can show her off to my accomplished artistic family up in Maine, which I hadn't seen in about TWELVE years!? Anyhow, I flew the 1,200 or so miles and actually mailed Sooner to myself up north, among some other things, so she'd be there when I get there.
You see, my extended family 'gets' traditional l/s, but doesn't 'get' soft mounted taxidermy. So I chose a species everyone in my family is familiar with, not too emotionally invested in, & will help me keep their questions focused on my methodology instead of questions related to "ranched this" or "color that." Sooner is something of a reasonable size to display my work & concepts on. (armature, soft ribcage etc..) I'm not claiming to have invented the initial concept, just show off my work... Anyhow, my family has seen most of my soft mounted work via email pix, & is actually intrigued by it all, & wasn't surprised that I took an interest in taxidermy as a kid & finally perused something in the area well into adulthood, but wants the more hands on approach, a close up look at the craft with my twist of more life like realism & feel(if I don't say so myself...) so I made Sooner to be my ambassador. I hope you like her. ....and don't mind if I toot my horn.

As you can tell, I am VERY pleased with how she came out. The image doesn't speak volumes of her overall appearance or feel, but I had to post something because of how much I adore her, & how proud I am of her & myself.

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MAN< I hated those posters of the cute little fuzzy creatures forced to hang from something, just for the sake of slapping the 'uplifting' statement onto an enlarged photo, but, the title suited Sooner, my cooner. I kind of just stuck her up a pine tree when we went to Ozone Falls this afternoon to check out the natural 100ft tall water fall @ the state natural area. Anyhow, Sooner was probably only a 'seasoner,' (less then 6 months old) when taken. She's the perfect size because of it. Not too big, not too small. I got her from Hide and Fur, which seems like ages ago. I finally mounted her up with a purpose in mind. She's got my usual jointed armature, weight, soft ribcage, spine, and what-not so I can show her off to my accomplished artistic family up in Maine, which I hadn't seen in about TWELVE years!? Anyhow, I flew the 1,200 or so miles and actually mailed Sooner to myself up north, among some other things, so she'd be there when I get there.
You see, my extended family 'gets' traditional l/s, but doesn't 'get' soft mounted taxidermy. So I chose a species everyone in my family is familiar with, not too emotionally invested in, & will help me keep their questions focused on my methodology instead of questions related to "ranched this" or "color that." Sooner is something of a reasonable size to display my work & concepts on. (armature, soft ribcage etc..) I'm not claiming to have invented the initial concept, just show off my work... Anyhow, my family has seen most of my soft mounted work via email pix, & is actually intrigued by it all, & wasn't surprised that I took an interest in taxidermy as a kid & finally perused something in the area well into adulthood, but wants the more hands on approach, a close up look at the craft with my twist of more life like realism & feel(if I don't say so myself...) so I made Sooner to be my ambassador. I hope you like her. ....and don't mind if I toot my horn.

As you can tell, I am VERY pleased with how she came out. The image doesn't speak volumes of her overall appearance or feel, but I had to post something because of how much I adore her, & how proud I am of her & myself.