A couple of months ago, I made a short video segment from still photos that Glen Browning had taken during the set-up at the 2011 World Taxidermy and Fish Carving Championships® in St. Charles, Missouri. The subject was the complete assembly of “The Chase” as is was installed. I recorded some original music and edited …
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The Jonas Legacy Lives On
For as long as anyone can remember, the Jonas name has been synonymous with the very best in taxidermy. The long and fascinating history of Jonas’ contributions to our art is layered with milestones spanning three centuries, including a brand new milestone just reached last month in 2013. The Beginnings Coloman Jonas was born the …
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Coloman Jonas Taxidermy Essay
Coloman Jonas was born in 1879 in Budapest, Hungary. Over a century ago, he and his four brothers immigrated to this country and settled in Denver, Colorado, where they established the most successful taxidermy studio of its kind. “Old Man” Jonas, as he was known, wrote an essay in 1920 entitled “No Competition On Top”. …
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Largemouth Bass Paint Schedule
Back around the turn of the millennium, before the plentiful availability of information on the web, WASCO (Wildlife Artist Supply Company) would regularly publish award-winning paint schedules in taxidermy trade publications by artists who used Polytranspar Airbrush Paint to finish their fish. Unfortunately, many of these step-by-step painting instruction guides were printed only a single …
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Video: Assembling “The Chase”
As I walked down the connecting hall from the Embassy Suites Hotel to the St. Charles Convention Center on Tuesday evening, May 3, 2011, something in my peripheral vision caught my eye. Even though scores of old friends and colleagues were milling about in the pre-function areas, an extraordinary vision was pulling my attention away …
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