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DiamondDustTaxidermy
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[2005-07-13 05:18:16 +0000 UTC]
"Diamond Dust Taxidermy and Art"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 3040; Deviations: 77; Watchers: 1245
Watching: 679; Pageviews: 79271; Comments Made: 2349; Friends: 679
# About me
My name is Katie Crowley and I’m an artist and taxidermist. I live in beautiful Duluth, MN, nestled between Lake Superior and the north woods. I have a BA in Art with an emphasis in sculpture from Minnesota State University Moorhead. During a model making internship with the Smithsonian, I worked on displays in the National Museum of Natural History and other Smithsonian museums. I also craft gut strings for instruments such as violins, but my core passions are taxidermy, painting, and sculpture.In addition to creating artwork, I focus on game head and life size mammal mounts and am happy to meet your taxidermy needs in these areas. I completed game head and small mammal mounting courses at The American Institute of Taxidermy and trained on deer heads with the talented Jim Willard. I’m also a member of the Minnesota Taxidermy Guild, Wisconsin Taxidermists Association, and United Taxidermists Association. For me, taxidermy is about preserving the beauty of an animal, and I’m passionate about doing that from the overall impression and personality down to the small details. Each mount is a work of art, from a simple, rustic antler mount to a complex, full body mount with habitat.
All of my work is inspired by nature, and I spend time studying north woods flora, fauna, and landscapes to ensure that my depictions of them are accurate. If I’m not working in my shop, you will probably find me somewhere out in the woods peering at plants, looking for wildlife, or just enjoying the scenery.
# Comments
Comments: 632
Salutations!
I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for watching my art! Every watcher means a lot to me and thank you for taking the time to take a look and like mine!
I am honored to be watched by someone of your talent.
Light and Life,
-SQV
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Aww, thank you!
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Hey there! Haven't seen any updates from you in a while. Hope you're doing alright!
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Happy Birthday to a great artist! Hope your day is filled with love
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Thank you. It was!
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I'm also from Duluth, do you have a studio there? I just found your stuff, it's awesome!!
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Hi there, always fun to run into another Duluthian! I just purchased a building at 1905 W Superior St (the old Kirby vacuum shop) and am starting to move things in there. Thanks!
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Can't wait to visit your studio, I hope you have time for me in November.
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I'll make time. Looking forward to meeting you!
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How is your shop? Getting settled in yet?
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Starting to get so I can at least work on things in there. But I'm having a new roof put on and some work done in the building, so it'll be chaotic for a while!
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No kidding, you bought the place? I figured you were leasing. Planning on a lot of deer this fall?
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I don't have any finished mounts for sale at the moment, but if there's something you'd like mounted up, just let me know. Thanks for your interest!
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I have a lifesize coyote I've been wanting to get mounted.
Around what do you think that would cost me? No open mouth. Im pretty positive I have my form picked out too.
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My pricing is here: [link] It starts at the price for a basic mount with specimen in average-good condition, habitat base is extra. Is your coyote raw or already tanned? The prices are for raw animals that I skin and have tanned, so something already tanned would cost less.
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Thank you for the 
I hope your week will go well.
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Wow, thanks so much! This made my day. 
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I wish I could do more, and am sorry about dropping LJ because listening to you and getting advice was always a pleasure. Thank you for sharing with me. And welcome!
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Thank you so much for the watch, I'm honoured! <3
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The animals you taxidermy are they a;ready dead or do you go out and hunt them?
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I buy them already dead. I don't think I could hunt quite that much so quickly!
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hey there!
you are not selling mountable squirrels by any chance?
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I don't have any right now that are ready to go, sorry. I would put a wanted ad on taxidermy.net or check hideandfur.com. Good luck!
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yeah i keep checking both~
thank you though!
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Thanks for adding me to your deviant watch. And thanks for the fave on my photograph. I hope you continue to enjoy my work.
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Have I told you lately that your work is absolutely amazing?
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Oh my gosh you are from Duluth?!? Im a bird taxidermist from Virginia Minnesota! What a small world. I saw your wolf shoulder mount on Taxidermy.net and thought hey that looks really good and familiar, who did that? Oh I know her from dA! Hahah!
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That's awesome! It is a small world. 
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Have you ever done (taxi-dermied...whatever the correct term is
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I haven't done any birds yet.
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Aha Ha...that makes sense o_O Thanks for answering
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*offers hugs back*
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Thank you for the Watch! I am happy you like my work
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