Couture Taxidermy
A Victorian Tradition in the Modern World
Guest:\xa0Beth Beverly, couture taxidermist, and owner, Diamond Tooth Taxidermy, Philadelphia
Taxidermy\xa0is so much more than stuffed game for mountain lodges. In her ornate hats and stoles, this couture taxidermist revives a Victorian tradition that features animals in unusual display\u2014take for example the hat that sports a goose with wings spread wide.\xa0The perfect finishing touch for your Kentucky Derby outfit.\xa0
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Restoring Antique Curiosities
Guest: Brittany Cox, antiquarian horologist, and founder, Memoria Technica,\xa0Seattle
Cox restores antique clockwork and curiosities. Her favorite are tiny automaton birds.