London Month of the Dead - Flight of the Soul

The FLIGHT OF THE SOUL - Insect Taxidermy Butterfly setting and preservation in the cemetery with Suzette Field Sunday 1st October 2023 from 11:00 am Suzette Field introduces you to the fascinating world of insect taxidermy. For over 300 years, entomologists and collectors have mounted butterflies and other insects for taxonomic reference or to create breathtaking visual displays. Such collections can be found lurking in museum archives and are often kept in meticulous condition in display cases and cabinets. There has been a recent renaissance in the use of insect displays in art (most notably in the work of Damien Hirst) and this class will introduce you to the skills and techniques used in setting butterflies. The workshop will begin with a talk on the biology of insects with further instruction on the hydration, setting, pinning and drying of specimens. This is a beginners' course with no experience required and you will leave with your own set of framed butterflies in addition to setting boards for further practice at home. Tickets £50 including all materials and a 20% donation toward a host of restoration projects at Kensal Green Cemetery. Suzette Field Suzette Field is a writer, impresario, graphic artist and taxidermist. She was one of the founders of The Modern Times Club and for seven years co-ran The Last Tuesday Society. Since 2014 she has run A Curious Invitation, an organisation devoted to bringing parties, talks and workshops to London and beyond. She has collected and taught taxidermy for over 10 years.

The FLIGHT OF THE SOUL - Insect Taxidermy
Butterfly setting and preservation in the cemetery with Suzette Field
Sunday 1st October 2023 from 11:00 am

Suzette Field introduces you to the fascinating world of insect taxidermy. For over 300 years, entomologists and collectors have mounted butterflies and other insects for taxonomic reference or to create breathtaking visual displays. Such collections can be found lurking in museum archives and are often kept in meticulous condition in display cases and cabinets.

There has been a recent renaissance in the use of insect displays in art (most notably in the work of Damien Hirst) and this class will introduce you to the skills and techniques used in setting butterflies.

The workshop will begin with a talk on the biology of insects with further instruction on the hydration, setting, pinning and drying of specimens.

This is a beginners' course with no experience required and you will leave with your own set of framed butterflies in addition to setting boards for further practice at home.

Tickets £50 including all materials and a 20% donation toward a host of restoration projects at Kensal Green Cemetery.

Suzette Field
Suzette Field is a writer, impresario, graphic artist and taxidermist. She was one of the founders of The Modern Times Club and for seven years co-ran The Last Tuesday Society. Since 2014 she has run A Curious Invitation, an organisation devoted to bringing parties, talks and workshops to London and beyond. She has collected and taught taxidermy for over 10 years.