Anglers Artistry Recent Student Work 2006-2021!!!

Re: ANGLERS ARTISTRY RECENT STUDENT WORK 2006-2012!

We want to share the first time fish work of a recent student Mr. Scott Jennings of Visalia California! Scott spent a week working on a Large Reproduction and fun one at that in the fish species of the Ling Cod!

Here is the Beautiful Ling Cod of Mr. Scott Jennings! A great Start to a great future in fish work!

 

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Terrific work by all!BTW, Rick , Thanks again for the invite to the lobster bake. It was the most relaxed I have been in months,The weather was perfect, and it was realy nice to see so many old friends again!!Ed

 

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First Class all the way!!!!

 

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Hey whats up guys!!! Just wanted to drop in and speak. Rick your AA family continues to grow at a rapid pace and the quality keeps growing too. Glad to see you all are still pumping out quality fish!!!

 

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Well I just returned from a week with Rick Krane at Angler’s Artistry, and yes it was a real eye opener for this taxidermist. As many have confirmed on here that both Rick and Kathy do care about their students and their hospitality was the best I have experienced. Kathy starts your day with a great breakfast that seems to just appear as if it came from a gourmet magazine. Presentation was incredible and I actually felt guilty prior to eating it, of course the guilt did not last long as I was hungry.

As for Rick’s method of teaching well as many have said Rick is very observant to teach you a style that is of comfort for your understanding and progression. I felt comfortable from the moment I stepped foot at Angler’s Artistry and now I keep saying to myself, “Why did I wait this long to enrol for some assistance.” I am a self taught taxidermist and have practiced for many years and this week I learned there are better methods and steps to make me more profitable with the techniques that I have been taught. Rick develops innovative ways to uncover your experience level and points you into the direction that you need to advance into his program. I have learned a great deal about fish anatomy and most importantly fish kinesiology. Rick has a vast knowledge of all aquatic species and issues. He offers expert advice on Energetic Kinesiology which is primarily the use of muscle in the fish’s structure and how those muscles are flows of energy within the body that relate not only to the muscles but to every tissue and organ that go to make the fish a living specimen. Other words we do not mount fish that look dead and we work on bringing the fish to life in our mounts. If you grasp this concept then your fish mounts will become a work of art that wins World Competitions and many of his students have done so in the past and still acquire that status today.

Angler’s Artistry is also involved in many developments phases with suppliers needs to address many issues that we taxidermists require. One of the many developments is the foam blocks that we carved my 32 inch walleye from. I have been working with blue foam billets and even glued some together to get me the width that I desire. The foam that is developed by Rick seems to be much tougher and denser and creates less dust when sanding. I was impressed with it that I purchased 3 blocks and brought it back home with me. These developments have gone through a trial and error process and perfected by Rick for his students so that we do not have to experience all of the headaches.

In conclusion, I have rebooked another session which unfortunately isn’t until April as courses with Angler’s Artistry seem to be booking fast for 2014. I wish I would have listened to many of you and enrolled 3 years ago when I first learned about Angler’s Artistry. I am now years ahead with the new techniques and carving methods that I have learned. I am now also proud to say that I am officially a family member of Angler’s Artistry and look forward to enjoying the benefits that come from taking this course and of course the discounts on products that are offered to his students. Rick and Kathy I cannot thank you enough for a great experience.

Best regards and look forward to April.
Sam Carrafiello

p.s. maybe I can convince you to come up here next month and fish for some walleyes which as you seen we do get them from 12-15 lbs.

 

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Welcome to the family Sam. I had much the same reaction the with the first class I took with Rick. I was spinning my wheels for 25 years making the same mistakes over and over again. He really has the ability to teach even an old dog new tricks. Needless to say I have gone back for several lessons since that first one and still need to return for more!

I can't wait to see your work following his class.

Regards,

Brian

 

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Thanks Brian, Rick and I did discuss the fact that we were similar with over 25 years experience and yet hitting these road blocks until we learned his system. I will definitely place everything into practice and am right now looking at purchasing vacuum pump etc. to get to casting some fins, tails, and heads. I admire your work and looking forward to meeting the many family members of Angler's Artistry.

Best regards,
Sam

 

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Posted in TMIFP but I'll post these here too. I can't do too many fish as I have too many other things to do. I like to do a few fish a year to get away from fur and feathers for a while. For some reason, the brookie's spots look a whole lot brighter than they really are..? I'm nowhere near as good as most of you here, but I have fun...

 

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Jeff I love that Brook Trout

 

Re: ANGLERS ARTISTRY RECENT STUDENT WORK 2006-2012!

pretty awesome looking fish coming from the AA Family!!!! Keep the bar high!!!

Here are a couple pics from my latest work. 29" Yelloweye Rockfish. LCR blank.









72lb Kenai River King JG blank

 

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Shawn that is beautiful fish work I know Rick will love these photos.

 

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Wow! Shawn, those are some really nice fish! Im sure your customer was thrilled. Awesome job!

 

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Rick has asked me to make an announcement!
The Yellow Perch DVD is here!

Well Almost! Volume 23 The yellow Perch Reproduction 2 Disc DVD set will be shipped to me on Monday the 2nd of December and we’ll have them going out the door by the end of the week! We have created a special introductory price for the Pre-Orders of this Yellow Perch DVD so get in on the savings for the holidays!
http://www.anglersartistry.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=19_1&products_id=894

There will be a Holiday newsletter coming out very soon with special savings and a special members only instructional video clip for make sure you are subscribe on your personal information page if you are not just check the box from unsubscribe to subscribe and you’ll get the newsletter! There will be some very special discount codes and select items at deep value discounts for members only!

Enjoy the New Volume 23 Yellow Perch Reproduction DVD!!

My Best

Rick Krane