I got hurt in my old career and got fired for it. With the work restrictions that their doctor put on me, I'm no longer able to find work (except at a gas station or McDonalds) With two small children, I have to go back to school to learn a new career. I decided to follow my passion, which is in The Great Outdoors and Mother Nature. The problem is, I can't seem to find a good school. I think I have the money problem solved although I'm not possitive. Any info that anyone could give me would be greatly appreceated.I need a school somewhear in southern Indiana or northern Kentucky. I have dabbled in it a little, but would really love to be certified.
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There is not a lot of sitting in taxidermy, there is alot of bending pulling, tugging. While taxidermy looks easy its not.
Go to your states rehab office and look into something that will produce a good income for you. You can still pickup taxidermy in your off hours.
Also understand even if you do the best work in the world, as a beginner it will take years, yes years to build a client basis that will support your family as a fulltime taxidermist.
There is no magic wand that just because you are a taxidermist the work will come in.
Now look at your wanting a school near you, that is a limiting factor. You are not going to find one school thats good on teaching everything. I recommend to learn from the best people in thier fields.
Fish, who can teach your fish? Gameheads? waterfowl? turkey?
if you can find individual taxidermist to teach you the bbest ways, you will be far far ahead of a school.
Thank you for your reply. Although at some point I will have to have surgery, the injury is tollerable at the present. I have a job that pays the bills but that is all that it does. I was planning on keeping it while I established myself. I'm just a redneck farm boy so the restrictions don't mean much to me. I will do whatever it takes to make a living for my kids. I decided that if I had to learn a new career, then it would be doing something I love. My feiance has only one year left in nursing school, so I don't have to kill myself forever. Would you advise a workshop that some offer or is it a waist of money? Thanks again.
the basics. Then Go to workshops, the schools normall have several students verses a workshop is more one on one.
If you do your homework, the workshops will pay off with higer quality education and you turning out higher quality work.
A one week workshop will help you a lot, the if you can attend some cometitions you will know what the judges are talking about.
Thank you again for the info. I'm looking for both a workshop, which I believe I have found, in Indiana and a real good taxidermist here in close who will be willing to teach me. Do you think that this would be out of the question or not? Would you recommend one that is certified or will it really matter? Again, Thank you for all of your help.