Date: Sunday, December 7th
Time: 3pm to 6pm
Admission: $100 ( Tickets Here )
Location: Morbid Anatomy Museum, 424 Third Avenue, 11215 Brooklyn NY

Jarred specimens have always been a commonplace item in natural history museums and educational institutions. Stemming from an easy way of preserving specimens, modern chemicals have made it easy for professionals and hobbyists to preserve their own specimens properly for long term display. It is very important to preserve specimens properly otherwise over time they will slowly rot or fall apart. This class will walk students through the chemical fixing process and through dissection. Katie will dissect a specimen to show students a few display options, demonstrate how to safely work with the chemicals, and explain the fixing process. Each student will leave with their own specimen and the knowledge to make a properly preserved wet specimen at home. Since the fixing process takes a while, students will pick out an already preserved one that they will be able to jar up.

Katie Innamorato is a Morbid Anatomy Museum Taxidermist in Residence. She has a BFA in sculpture from SUNY New Paltz, has been featured on the hit TV show “Oddities,” and has had her work featured at La Luz de Jesus gallery in Los Angeles, California. She is self and professionally taught, and has won multiple first place ribbons and awards at the Garden State Taxidermy Association Competition. Her work is focussed on displaying the cyclical connection between life and death and growth and decomposition. Katie is a member of the Minnesota Association of Rogue Taxidermists, and with all M.A.R.T. members she adheres to strict ethical guidelines when acquiring specimens and uses roadkill, scrap, and donated skins to create mounts.

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