The art of taxidermy and tanning to give animals 'a second life'

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The art of taxidermy and tanning to give animals 'a second life'
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In her small rural town, Trace taught herself leather craft, before moving on to tanning and taxidermy after a long-held fascination with the art forms.

abc.net.au/news/clermont-trace-pocock-self-taught-taxidermist-and-tanner-crafts/101839770Sitting in a colourful small workshop filled with varying scraps of leather, animal hides and skins, Trace Pocock knows many people may have a "bad perception" of her line of work.She says while there is a bad perception of taxidermy, she is involved to preserve history

At her Clermont taxidermy, tanning and leatherwork business, Ms Pocock works largely with feral animals that have been found dead or culled as part of pest programs, as well as imported pest species.everything from foxes and wild dogs to pet commissions, and often uses local livestock hides for her tanning and leather work.

Her work with tanning then lent itself to her fascination with taxidermy and she began to offer it as a service through her business.While she acknowledges some people may be opposed to the practice, Ms Pocock sees it as a creative outlet."We don't go out and take these animals for the art form … the foxes that I do are killed as part of pest programs.

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