{"id":1045531,"date":"2013-03-25T04:19:59","date_gmt":"2013-03-25T08:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/anatomy\/lovers-eyes-lecture-and-show-and-tell-taxidermy-hair-art-and-bat-skeleton-in-dome-workshops-bartitsu-victorian-self-defense-system-demonstration-rest-in-pieces-book-party-this-week.php"},"modified":"2024-08-17T17:23:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T21:23:53","slug":"lovers-eyes-lecture-and-show-and-tell-taxidermy-hair-art-and-bat-skeleton-in-dome-workshops-bartitsu-victorian-self-defense-system-demonstration-rest-in-pieces-book-party-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/anatomy\/lovers-eyes-lecture-and-show-and-tell-taxidermy-hair-art-and-bat-skeleton-in-dome-workshops-bartitsu-victorian-self-defense-system-demonstration-rest-in-pieces-book-party-this-week.php","title":{"rendered":"&quot;Lover&#8217;s Eyes&quot; Lecture and Show and Tell! Taxidermy, Hair Art and Bat Skeleton in Dome Workshops! Bartitsu Victorian Self Defense System Demonstration! Rest in Pieces Book Party! This Week and Beyond at Morbid Anatomy Presents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/4d4c6db9e2_LoversEyeHairBraceletdetail.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/4d4c6db9e2_LoversEyeHairBraceletdetail.jpg\" width=\"365px\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/21b067c2ee_LoversEyeHairBracelet.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/21b067c2ee_LoversEyeHairBracelet.jpg\" width=\"365px\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><\/div><div>\"Lover's Eye\" (see above) illustrated lecture and show and tell! Taxidermy, hair art, anthropomorphic insect shadow box and bat skeleton dome workshops! Bartitsu Victorian self-defense system demonstration! <i><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.simonandschuster.com\/rest-in-pieces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rest in Pieces<\/a><\/i> book party! This Week and Beyond at Morbid Anatomy Presents at Observatory.<\/div><div><b>____________________________________________________<\/b><\/div><div><\/div><div><b><b><a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2013\/02\/17\/classic-naturalistic-mouse-taxidermy-class-with-divya-anantharaman\/attachment\/6435\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6435\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/21b067c2ee_senckenberg-museum-frankfurt-126391-300x199.jpg\" width=\"120\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><\/b>Classic (Naturalistic) Mouse Taxidermy Class with Divya Anantharaman: Offsite at <a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/wp-admin\/www.acmebrooklyn.com\/\">Acme Studio<\/a><\/b><\/div><div>Date: Saturday, March 30<\/div><div>Time: 1-5 PM<\/div><div>Admission: $110<\/div><div>***Please note: This class will be held offsite at <a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/wp-admin\/www.acmebrooklyn.com\/\">Acme Studio<\/a> : 63 N. 3rd Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn<\/div><div>Advance Tickets Required; Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/339893\">here<\/a> to purchase.<\/div><div>Class limit: 10<\/div><div>This class is part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2011\/11\/23\/morbid-anatomy-artist-academy\/\">Morbid Anatomy Art Academy<\/a><\/div><div><\/div><div>The  natural world has long captivated human kind, and taxidermy has played a  large role in our understanding and study of animals; the painstaking  creation of life-like mounts take much attention and research, and  requires and builds a deep appreciation of nature.<\/div><div><\/div><div>In this class, Divya Anantharaman--who learned her craft under the tutelage of famed Observatory instructor <a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2012\/02\/16\/anthropomorphic-mouse-taxidermy-class-with-susan-jeiven-back-by-popular-demand-3\/\">Sue Jeiven<\/a>--will  lead students in an investigation into the humble mouse. Students will  create a fully finished classic mount of a mouse, on a base and in the  natural setting of their choice. Students will learn everything involved  in producing a finished mount, from initial preparation, hygiene and  sanitary measures, fleshing, tail stripping, and dry preservation. The  use of anatomical study, reference photos, and detailed observation will  also be reviewed as important tools in recreating the nuanced poses and  expressions that magically reanimate a specimen. Students are welcome  to bring their own bases and accessories if something specific is  desired. All other supplies will be provided for use in class.<\/div><div><\/div><div>Each student will leave class with a fully finished piece, and the knowledge to create their own pieces in the future.<\/div><div><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/d-i-v-y-a.com\/\">Divya Anantharaman<\/a> is a Brooklyn based artist whose taxidermy practice was sparked by a  lifelong fascination with natural mythology and everyday oddities. After  a journey filled with trial and error, numerous books, and an inspiring  class (Sue Jeiven's popular Anthropomorphic Mouse Taxidermy Class at  Observatory!), she has found her calling in creating sickly sweet and  sparkly critters. Beginning with mice and sparrows, her menagerie grew  to include domestic cats, woodchucks, and deer. Recently profiled on  Vice Fringes, the New York Observer, and other publications, she will  also be appearing in the upcoming season of Oddities-and is definitely  up to no good shenanigans. You can find out more at <a href=\"http:\/\/d-i-v-y-a.com\/\">http:\/\/www.d-i-v-y-a.com<\/a><\/div><div>Also, some technical notes:<\/div><ul><li>We use NO harsh or dangerous chemicals.<\/li><li>Everyone will be provided with gloves.<\/li><li>All animals are disease free.<\/li><li>Although there will not be a lot of blood or gore, a strong constitution is necessary; taxidermy is not for everyone<\/li><li>All animals were already dead, nothing was killed for this class.<\/li><li>Please do not bring any dead animals with you to the class.<\/li><\/ul><div><b>____________________________________________________<\/b><\/div><div><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2013\/02\/17\/anthropomorphic-mouse-taxidermy-class-with-divya-anantharaman\/388226_10150379846125840_847855217_n\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6433\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/254af78784_388226-10150379846125840-847855217-n-300x225.jpg\" width=\"120\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><b>Anthropomorphic Mouse Taxidermy Class with Divya Anantharaman<\/b>Date: Saturday, April 6<br>Time: 1-5 PM<br>Admission: $110<br>***Please note: This class will be held offsite at <a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/wp-admin\/www.acmebrooklyn.com\/\">Acme Studio<\/a> : 63 N. 3rd Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn<br>Advance Tickets Required; Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/359073\">here<\/a> to purchase<br>Email <a href=\"mailto:divya.does.taxidermy@gmail.com\">divya.does.taxidermy at gmail dot com<\/a> with questions or to be put on wait list<br>Class limit: 10<br>This class is part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2011\/11\/23\/morbid-anatomy-artist-academy\/\">Morbid Anatomy Art Academy<\/a><\/div><div><\/div><div>Anthropomorphic  taxidermy--in which taxidermied animals are posed into human attitudes  and poses--was an artform made famous by Victorian taxidermist and  museologist Walter Potter. In this class, students will learn to  create--from start to finish--anthropomorphic mice inspired by the  charming and imaginative work of Mr. Potter and his ilk. With the  creative use of props and some artful styling, you will find that your  mouse can take nearly whatever form you desire, from a bespectacled,  whiskey swilling, top hat tipping mouse to a rodent mermaid queen of the  burlesque world.<\/div><div><\/div><div>In this class,&nbsp;Divya Anantharaman--who learned her craft under the tutelage of famed Observatory instructor <a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2012\/02\/16\/anthropomorphic-mouse-taxidermy-class-with-susan-jeiven-back-by-popular-demand-3\/\">Sue Jeiven<\/a>--will  teach students everything involved in the production of a fully  finished mount, including initial preparation, hygiene and sanitary  measures, fleshing, tail stripping, and dry preservation. Once properly  preserved, the mice will be posed and outfitted as the student desires.  Although a broad selection of props and accessories will be provided by  the instructor, students are also strongly encouraged to bring their own  accessories and bases; all other materials will supplied. Each student  will leave class with a fully finished piece, and the knowledge to  create their own pieces in the future.<\/div><div><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/d-i-v-y-a.com\/\">Divya Anantharaman<\/a> is a Brooklyn based artist whose taxidermy practice was sparked by a  lifelong fascination with natural mythology and everyday oddities. After  a journey filled with trial and error, numerous books, and an inspiring  class (Sue Jeiven's popular Anthropomorphic Mouse Taxidermy Class at  Observatory!), she has found her calling in creating sickly sweet and  sparkly critters. Beginning with mice and sparrows, her menagerie grew  to include domestic cats, woodchucks, and deer. Recently profiled on<br>  Vice Fringes, the New York Observer, and other publications, she will  also be appearing in the upcoming season of Oddities-and is definitely  up to no good shenanigans. You can find out more at <a href=\"http:\/\/d-i-v-y-a.com\/\">http:\/\/www.d-i-v-y-a.com<\/a><\/div><div>Also, some technical notes:<\/div><ul><li>We use NO harsh or dangerous chemicals.<\/li><li>Everyone will be provided with gloves.<\/li><li>All animals are disease free.<\/li><li>Although there will not be a lot of blood or gore, a strong constitution is necessary; taxidermy is not for everyone<\/li><li>All animals were already dead, nothing was killed for this class.<\/li><li>Please do not bring any dead animals with you to the class.<\/li><\/ul><div><b>____________________________________________________<\/b><\/div><div><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2012\/12\/29\/class-the-victorian-art-of-hair-jewelry-with-art-historian-and-master-jeweler-karen-bachmann\/bqogswwbwkkgrhqyokjoeuzqie765blu2b2hw_3-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5971\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/254af78784_BqOGsWwBWkKGrHqYOKjoEuZqIE765BLu2B2Hw-3-1-300x290.jpg\" width=\"120\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><b>Class: The Victorian Art of Hair Jewelry with Art Historian and Master Jeweler Karen Bachmann<\/b><\/div><div>Date: Sunday, April 7<\/div><div>Time: 1-5 PM<\/div><div>Admission: $75<\/div><div>***Must RSVP to <a href=\"mailto:Laetitia@atlasobscura.com\">Laetitia [at] atlasobscura.com<\/a> to be added to class list; 15 person limit<\/div><div>This class is part of <a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2011\/11\/23\/morbid-anatomy-artist-academy\/\">The Morbid Anatomy Art Academy<\/a><\/div><div><\/div><div>Hair  jewelry was an enormously popular form of commemorative art that began  in the late 17th century and reached its zenith during the Victorian  Era. Hair, either of someone living or deceased, was encased in metal  locke<b>t<\/b>s or woven to enshrine the human relic of a loved one. This class  will explore a modern take on the genre.<\/div><div><\/div><div>The technique of \"palette  working\" or arranging hair in artful swoops and curls will be explored  and a variety of ribbons, beads, wire and imagery of mourning  iconography will be supplied for potential inclusion. A living or  deceased person or pet may be commemorated in this manner.<\/div><div><\/div><div>Students  are requested to bring with them to class their own hair, fur, or  feathers; all other necessary materials will be supplied. Hair can be  self-cut, sourced from barber shops or hair salons (who are usually  happy to provide you with swept up hair), from beauty supply shops (hair  is sold as extensions), or from wig suppliers. Students will leave  class with their own piece of hair jewelry and the knowledge to create  future projects.<\/div><div><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenbachmanndesigns.com\/\">Karen Bachmann<\/a>&nbsp;is  a fine jeweler with over 25 years experience, including several years  on staff as a master jeweler at Tiffany and Co. She is a Professor in  the Jewelry Design Dept at Fashion Institute of Technology as well as  the School of Art and Design at Pratt Institute. She has recently  completed her MA in Art History at SUNY Purchase with a thesis entitled <i>Hairy Secrets:..<\/i>. In her downtime she enjoys collecting biological  specimens, amateur taxidermy and punk rock.<\/div><div><\/div><div><b>____________________________________________________<\/b><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2013\/03\/15\/bartitsu-the-victorian-self-defense-system-a-demonstration-and-workshop-with-ghoul-a-go-gos-vlad-tsepis\/stk1_03\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6570\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/58bb6b2ce5_stk1-03-231x300.gif\" width=\"120\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><b>Bartitsu-The  Victorian Self Defense System: A lecture and Demonstration by The  Bartitsu Club of New York and Ghoul A Go Go&rsquo;s Vlad Tsepis<\/b><\/div><div>Date: Sunday April 7th<\/div><div>Time: 8.00<\/div><div>Admission: $10<\/div><div>Presented by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.morbidanatomy.blogspot.com\/\">Morbid Anatomy<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nycsteampunk.com\/bartitsu\/club.html\">Bartitsu Club Of New York<\/a><\/div><div><\/div><div>Bartitsu  was a Victorian system of self defense. Taught in the late 1890s, it is  regarded by some as the first mixed martial arts system. Originally  learned by gentlemen, and gentle women, as a way to fend off footpads  and other thugs of the day, Bartitsu is now seeing a revival.<\/div><div><\/div><div>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nycsteampunk.com\/bartitsu\/club.html\">Bartitsu Club of New York<\/a> is gearing up for a Spring seminar and invites you to Observatory for a preview. Introduced by&nbsp;Vlad Tsepis of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghoulagogo.com\/\">Ghoul A Go-Go<\/a>,  the Bartitsu Club will present a basic introduction to Bartitsu and its  founder, as well as the historical background of self defense in  Victorian England. Some techniques will be demonstrated as a prelude to  what you can learn more in depth. You will leave knowing \"an excellent  method of forcing an undesirable person out of your room.\"<\/div><div><\/div><div><b>____________________________________________________<\/b><\/div><div><dl><dt><a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2013\/03\/21\/loves-unknowable-eye-an-illustrated-lecture-on-the-curious-history-and-mysterious-allure-of-18th-century-lovers-eyes\/loverseyehairbraceletdetail\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6597\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/58bb6b2ce5_LoversEyeHairBraceletdetail-242x300.jpg\" width=\"120\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><\/dt><\/dl><\/div><div><b>Love&rsquo;s Unknowable Eye: The Curious History and Mysterious Allure of 18th century &ldquo;Lovers Eyes&rdquo; <\/b>Illustrated lecture and Genuine \"Lover's Eye\" Show and Tell with Artist Lauren Levato<br>Date: Thursday, April 11th<br>Time: 8.00<br>Admission: $8<br>Presented by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.morbidanatomy.blogspot.com\/\">Morbid Anatomy<\/a><\/div><div><\/div><div>Tonight  at Observatory, we invite you to join us for a highly illustrated talk  on what were historically called \"eye miniatures,\" now called &ldquo;lover&rsquo;s  eyes.&rdquo; These beautiful portrait miniatures, featuring only the eye of  the sitter, enjoyed a brief stint of outrageous popularity in the 18th  century after a scandal involving the Prince of Wales, an illicit love  affair, and a dramatic suicide attempt over the rejected love of a  forbidden woman. Often created as tokens of memory for unsanctioned  love, these gorgeous paintings&mdash;intensely intimate yet mysteriously  anonymous&mdash;were lushly rendered on such media as ivory or copper. More  than just treasures or statements of wealth, they were symbols of  devotion, marriage, death, infidelity, memory, and promise. Nearly all  of these enigmatic eyes are from lovers unknown, fictions that lure us  with a fixed gaze, unyielding in its mystery and desire. Although the  feverish mania for these objects ended nearly as quickly as it began,  they continue to inspire, serving as muse to contemporary artists,  photographers, painters and tattooists who explore the concept in  thoroughly contemporary manners.<\/div><div><\/div><div>Tonight, Chicago based artist  Lauren Levato--who curates a private collection containing thousands of  objects of erotic affection, including several lover&rsquo;s eyes set in  brooches, rings, pill boxes, and bracelets--will trace the history and  phenomenon of Lover&rsquo;s Eyes, of which only an estimated 1,000 are known  to still exist.<\/div><div><\/div><div>Lauren will also bring some authentic 18th century Lover&rsquo;s Eyes for your delectation.<\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/laurenlevato.com\/\">Lauren Levato<\/a> is a visual artist and writer.&nbsp; She is working on her exhibition for  the International Museum of Surgical Science, opening in December, and  has begun her own collection of lover&rsquo;s eyes in tattoo form, as a type  of signature of some of today&rsquo;s best working tattooers.<\/div><div><div>Image: Unknown \"Lover's Eye\" on braided hair bracelet, Georgian period; Private collection<\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div>&nbsp;<b>____________________________________________________<\/b><\/div><div><\/div><div><b><a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2013\/01\/07\/raccoon-head-taxidermy-class-with-rogue-taxidermist-katie-innamorato\/il_570xn-368403499_87qy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6162\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/460ade1486_il-570xN-368403499-87qy-225x300.jpg\" width=\"120\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a>Raccoon Head Taxidermy Class with Rogue Taxidermist Katie Innamorato<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2012\/12\/30\/hairy-secrets-human-relic-as-memory-object-in-victorian-mourning-jewelry\/\"><br><\/a><\/div><div>Date: Sunday, April 14<\/div><div>Time: 12 &ndash; 6 PM<\/div><div>Admission: $350<\/div><div>***Class Limited to 5; Must RSVP to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:katie.innamorato@gmail.com\">katie.innamorato [at] gmail.com<\/a> <\/div><div>This class is part of <a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2011\/11\/23\/morbid-anatomy-artist-academy\/\">The Morbid Anatomy Art Academy<\/a><\/div><div><\/div><div>This  course will introduce students to basic and fundamental taxidermy  techniques and procedures. Students will be working with donated raccoon  skins and will be going through the steps to do a head mount. The class  is only available to 5 students, allowing for more one on one  interaction and assistance. Students will be working with tanned and  lightly prepped skin; there will be no skinning of the animals in class.  This is a great opportunity to learn the basic steps to small and large  mammal taxidermy. All materials will be supplied by the instructor, and  you will leave class with your own raccoon head mount.<\/div><div><\/div><div>Rogue taxidermist <a href=\"http:\/\/afterlifeanatomy.blogspot.com\/\">Katie Innamorato<\/a> 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.<\/div><div>Her website and blogs-<\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afterlifeanatomy.com\/\">http:\/\/www.afterlifeanatomy.com<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/afterlifeanatomy.tumblr.com\/\">http:\/\/www.afterlifeanatomy.tumblr.com<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/afterlifeanatomy\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/afterlifeanatomy<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/afterlifeanatomy\">http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/afterlifeanatomy<\/a><\/div><div><\/div><div><b>____________________________________________________<\/b><\/div><div><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2013\/02\/02\/bat-in-dome-workshop-part-of-diy-wunderkammer-series\/_mg_3858\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6334\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/460ade1486_MG-3858-200x300.jpg\" width=\"120\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><b>Bat in Glass Dome Workshop<\/b><\/div><div>Part of&nbsp;DIY Wunderkammer Series: With Wilder Duncan (formerly of  Evolution Shop, Soho) and Laetitia Barbier, head librarian at The Morbid  Anatomy Library<a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2012\/12\/30\/hairy-secrets-human-relic-as-memory-object-in-victorian-mourning-jewelry\/\"><br><\/a><\/div><div>With <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wilderduncan.com\/\">Wilder Duncan<\/a> (formerly of <a href=\"http:\/\/theevolutionstore.com\/\">Evolution Store<\/a>, Soho) and <a href=\"http:\/\/delicesdelacruaute.blogspot.com\/\">Laetitia Barbier<\/a>, head librarian at <a href=\"http:\/\/morbidanatomy.blogspot.com\/p\/morbid-anatomy-library.html\">The Morbid Anatomy Library<\/a><\/div><div>Date: Sunday, April 21<\/div><div>Time: 1 &ndash; 6 PM<\/div><div>Admission: $200<\/div><div>*** MUST RSVP to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Laetitia@atlasobscura.com\">Laetitia [at] atlasobscura.com<\/a>&nbsp; <\/div><div>This class is part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2013\/02\/02\/diy-wunderkammer-series\/\">DIY Wunderkammer Series<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2011\/11\/23\/morbid-anatomy-artist-academy\/\">The Morbid Anatomy Art Academy<\/a><\/div><div><\/div><div>In  this class, students will learn how to create an osteological  preparation of a bat in the fashion of 19th century zoological displays.  A bat skeleton, a glass dome, branches, glue, tools, and all necessary  materials will be provided for each student, but one should feel welcome  to bring small feathers, stones, dried flowers, dead insects, natural  elements, or any other materials s\/he might wish to include in his\/her  composition. Students will leave the class with a visually striking,  fully articulated, &ldquo;lifelike&rdquo; bat skeleton posed in a 10&rdquo; tall glass  dome. This piece can, in conjunction with the other creations in the DIY  Wunderkammer workshop series, act as the beginning of a genuine  collection of curiosities!<\/div><div><\/div><div>This class is part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2013\/02\/02\/diy-wunderkammer-series\/\">DIY Wunderkammer workshop series<\/a>, curated by <a href=\"http:\/\/delicesdelacruaute.blogspot.com\/\">Laetitia Barbier<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wilderduncan.com\/\">Wilder Duncan<\/a> for Morbid Anatomy as a creative and pluridisciplinary exploration of  the Curiosity Cabinet. The classes will focus on teaching ancient  methods of specimen preparation that link science with art: students  will create compositions involving natural elements and, according to  their taste, will compose a traditional Victorian environment or a  modern display. More on the series can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2013\/02\/02\/diy-wunderkammer-series\/\">here<\/a>.<\/div><div><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wilderduncan.com\/\">Wilder Duncan<\/a> is an artist whose work puts a modern-day spin on the genre of Vanitas  still life. Although formally trained as a realist painter at Wesleyan  University, he has had a lifelong passion for, and interest in, natural  history. Self-taught rogue taxidermist and professional specimen  preparator, Wilder worked for several years at The Evolution Store  creating, repairing, and restoring objects of natural historical  interest such as taxidermy, fossils, seashells, minerals, insects,  tribal sculptures, and articulated skeletons both animal and human.  Wilder continues to do work for private collectors, giving a new life to  old mounts, and new smiles to toothless skulls.<\/div><div><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/delicesdelacruaute.blogspot.com\/\">Laetitia Barbier<\/a> is the head librarian at <a href=\"http:\/\/morbidanatomy.blogspot.com\/p\/morbid-anatomy-library.html\">The Morbid Anatomy Library<\/a>. She is working on a master's thesis for the Paris Sorbonne on painter Joe Coleman. She writes for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/\">Atlas Obscura<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/morbidanatomy.blogspot.com\/\">Morbid Anatomy<\/a>.<\/div><div><\/div><div><b>____________________________________________________<\/b><\/div><div><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2013\/02\/22\/a-fate-worse-than-death-the-perils-of-being-a-famous-corpse\/coversmall\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6474\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6474\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/a8392d04dc_coversmall.png\" width=\"99\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><b>A Fate Worse Than Death: The Perils of Being a Famous Corpse with Bess Lovejoy, Author of <\/b><i><b>Rest in Pieces<\/b><\/i><\/div><div>With Bess Lovejoy, author of <i><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.simonandschuster.com\/rest-in-pieces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rest in Pieces<\/a><\/i><i><\/i><\/div><div>Date: Friday, April 26th<\/div><div>Time: 8pm<\/div><div>Admission: $10<\/div><div>Presented by <a href=\"http:\/\/morbidanatomy.blogspot.com\/\">Morbid Anatomy<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phantasmaphile.com\/\">Phantasmaphile<\/a><\/div><div><\/div><div>Most  of us know what our afterlives are going to be like: eternity in the  ground, or resting in an urn on some relative&rsquo;s mantelpiece. If we&rsquo;re  lucky, our children might occasionally bring us flowers or a potted  plant, and that&rsquo;s about as interesting as things are going to get.<\/div><div><\/div><div>Not  so the famous deceased. For millennia, they&rsquo;ve been bought and sold,  worshipped and reviled, studied, collected, stolen, and dissected.  They&rsquo;ve been the star attractions at museums and churches, and used to  found cemeteries, cities, even empires. Pieces of them have languished  in libraries and universities, in coolers inside closets, and in  suitcases underneath beds. For them, eternity has been anything but  easy.<\/div><div><\/div><div>The more notable or notorious the body, the more likely it  is that someone&rsquo;s tried to disturb it. Consider the near-snatching of  Abraham Lincoln, or the attempt on Elvis&rsquo;s tomb. Then there&rsquo;s Descartes,  who is missing his head, and Galileo, who is spending eternity without  his middle finger. Napoleon&rsquo;s missing something a bit lower, as is the  Russian mystic Rasputin, at least if the rumors are true. Meanwhile,  Jesse James has had three graves, and may not have been in any of them,  while it took a court case and an exhumation to prove that Lee Harvey  Oswald was in his.<\/div><div>In this illustrated lecture, Bess Lovejoy will draw on her new book, <i><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.simonandschuster.com\/rest-in-pieces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rest in Pieces<\/a><\/i>,  to discuss the many threats faced by famous corpses--from furta sacra  (\"holy theft\" of saintly relics), to skull-stealing phrenologists,  \"Resurrection Men\" digging up cadavers for medical schools, modern organ  harvesters, the depredations of crazed fans, and much more.<\/div><div><\/div><div><i>Rest in Pieces<\/i> will also be available for sale, and wine will be served in celebration of its release.<\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/besslovejoy.com\/\"><br>Bess Lovejoy<\/a> is a writer, researcher, and editor based in Seattle. She writes about  dead people, forgotten history, and sometimes art, literature, and  science. Her writing has appeared in <i>The New York Times<\/i>, <i>The Believer<\/i>, <i>The Boston Globe<\/i>, <i>The Stranger<\/i>, and other publications. She worked on the Schott&rsquo;s Almanac series for five years. Visit her at BessLovejoy.com.<\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2013\/03\/17\/class-the-victorian-art-of-hair-jewelry-with-art-historian-and-master-jeweler-karen-bachmann-4\/\"><br><\/a><b>____________________________________________________<\/b><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2013\/03\/24\/anthropomorphic-insect-shadowbox-workshop-with-former-amnh-senior-insect-preparator-daisy-tainton-6\/27156_10151359824847686_50766772_n\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6613\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/a58338ea3d_27156-10151359824847686-50766772-n-300x221.jpg\" width=\"120\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><b>Anthropomorphic Insect Shadowbox Workshop with Former AMNH Senior Insect Preparator Daisy Tainton<\/b>With Daisy Tainton, Senior Insect Preparator at the American Museum of Natural History<br>Date: Saturday, May 11th <br>Time: 1 &ndash; 4 PM<br>Admission: $75<br>***Tickets MUST be pre-ordered by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/insectshadowboxspring2.brownpapertickets.com\/\">here<\/a><br>You can also pre-pay in person at the Observatory during open hours.<br>This class is part of <a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2011\/11\/23\/morbid-anatomy-artist-academy\/\">The Morbid Anatomy Art Academy<\/a><p>Today, join former AMNH Senior Insect Preparator Daisy Tainton for Observatory&rsquo;s popular Anthropomorphic Insect Shadowbox Workshop. In this class, students will work with Rhinoceros beetles: nature&rsquo;s tiny giants. Each student will learn to make&ndash;and leave with their own!&ndash;shadowbox dioramas featuring carefully positioned beetles doing nearly anything you can imagine. Beetles and shadowboxes are provided, and an assortment of miniature furniture, foods, and other props will be available to decorate your habitat. Students need bring nothing, though are encouraged to bring along dollhouse props if they have a particular vision for their final piece; 1:12 scale work best.<\/p><p>BEETLES WILL BE PROVIDED. Each student receives one beetle approximately 2-3 inches tall when posed vertically.<\/p><p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/people\/daisybug42\">Daisy Tainton<\/a> <\/b>was  formerly Senior Insect Preparator at the American Museum of Natural  History, and has been working with insects professionally for several  years. Eventually her fascination with insects and&nbsp; love of Japanese  miniature food items naturally came together, resulting in cute and  ridiculous museum-inspired yet utterly unrealistic dioramas. Beetles at  the dentist? Beetles eating pie and knitting sweaters? Even beetles on  the toilet? Why not?<\/p><div><a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2013\/03\/17\/class-the-victorian-art-of-hair-jewelry-with-art-historian-and-master-jeweler-karen-bachmann-4\/\"><br><\/a><b>____________________________________________________<\/b><\/div><\/div><div><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2012\/12\/29\/class-the-victorian-art-of-hair-jewelry-with-art-historian-and-master-jeweler-karen-bachmann\/bqogswwbwkkgrhqyokjoeuzqie765blu2b2hw_3-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5971\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/254af78784_BqOGsWwBWkKGrHqYOKjoEuZqIE765BLu2B2Hw-3-1-300x290.jpg\" width=\"120\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><b><b><a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2013\/03\/17\/class-the-victorian-art-of-hair-jewelry-with-art-historian-and-master-jeweler-karen-bachmann-4\/\">Class: The Victorian Art of Hair Jewelry with Art Historian and Master Jeweler Karen Bachmann<\/a>&nbsp;<\/b><\/b><\/div><div>Date: Sunday, June 2<\/div><div>Time: 12-4 PM<\/div><div>Admission: $75<\/div><div>***Must pre-order tickets here: <a href=\"http:\/\/victorianmourningjewelry.bpt.me\/%29\">http:\/\/victorianmourningjewelry.bpt.me<\/a><\/div><div>This class is part of <a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2011\/11\/23\/morbid-anatomy-artist-academy\/\">The Morbid Anatomy Art Academy<\/a><\/div><div><\/div><div>Hair  jewelry was an enormously popular form of commemorative art that began  in the late 17th century and reached its zenith during the Victorian  Era. Hair, either of someone living or deceased, was encased in metal  lockets or woven to enshrine the human relic of a loved one. This class  will explore a modern take on the genre.<\/div><div><\/div><div>The technique of \"palette  working\" or arranging hair in artful swoops and curls will be explored  and a variety of ribbons, beads, wire and imagery of mourning  iconography will be supplied for potential inclusion. A living or  deceased person or pet may be commemorated in this manner.<\/div><div><\/div><div>Students  are requested to bring with them to class their own hair, fur, or  feathers; all other necessary materials will be supplied. Hair can be  self-cut, sourced from barber shops or hair salons (who are usually  happy to provide you with swept up hair), from beauty supply shops (hair  is sold as extensions), or from wig suppliers. Students will leave  class with their own piece of hair jewelry and the knowledge to create  future projects.<\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenbachmanndesigns.com\/\"><br>Karen Bachmann<\/a>&nbsp;is  a fine jeweler with over 25 years experience, including several years  on staff as a master jeweler at Tiffany and Co. She is a Professor in  the Jewelry Design Dept at Fashion Institute of Technology as well as  the School of Art and Design at Pratt Institute. She has recently  completed her MA in Art History at SUNY Purchase with a thesis entitled <i>Hairy Secrets:..<\/i>. In her downtime she enjoys collecting biological  specimens, amateur taxidermy and punk rock.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/observatoryroom.org\/2013\/03\/17\/cla%0Ass-the-victorian-art-of-hair-jewelry-with-art-historian-and-master-jeweler-karen-bachmann-4\/\"><br><\/a><b>____________________________________________________<\/b><\/div><div><\/div><div>You can find out more on all events <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/morbidanatomy\/events\">here<\/a> <\/div><p>Source:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/morbidanatomy.blogspot.com\/2013\/03\/lovers-eyes-lecture-and-show-and-tell.html\">http:\/\/morbidanatomy.blogspot.com\/2013\/03\/lovers-eyes-lecture-and-show-and-tell.html<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\"Lover's Eye\" (see above) illustrated lecture and show and tell! Taxidermy, hair art, anthropomorphic insect shadow box and bat skeleton dome workshops! Bartitsu Victorian self-defense system demonstration! Rest in Pieces book party! 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