No deer were harmed in the making of these papered resin deer heads!
In the Handmade Wilderness series, artist Jennifer Khoshbin is creating a number of wall-mount deer “trophies”, which are made from paper mâché and decoupage on resin cast heads. Jennifer is attempting to reimagine the celebration of the deer as an emblem of nature, so instead of celebrating it’s death the deer can actually be revered in life. Visit Jen’s Etsy Shop called Ruby’s Lounge to purchase one of your own from the Deerhead Project.
If I had a mantle, I would definitely be getting one! Which one do you like?
Laura wrote:
Wow! The detail in these are amazing… but they’re sort of eerie in that animal head sort of way!
Posted on 17-Apr-08 at 5:50 pm | Permalink
Bonnie Jeanne wrote:
I love these trophies. I have vivid memories of a real deer head on the wall of my grandparent’s living room. I was four and terrified of the thing. My parents thought that maybe if they gave it a name (Sam) and put it on the floor so I could see it up close and know it would not hurt me, I would not be afraid of it. Worked very well. I spent hours talking to it, according to my mom. She was so creeped out by my talking to the dead animal head that she convince my grandparents to give it away. I may just have to get one of these lovely heads for my mom for Giftmas.
Posted on 17-Apr-08 at 9:21 pm | Permalink
ember wrote:
These are great! So unique and so appealing. She is talented.
Posted on 18-Apr-08 at 8:38 am | Permalink
indiefixx wrote:
You should do get one for the new house, Laura!
Posted on 19-Apr-08 at 2:11 pm | Permalink
indiefixx wrote:
Hey Bonnie, glad to hear someone else talked to weird stuff when they were a kid.
Posted on 19-Apr-08 at 2:12 pm | Permalink
Cori wrote:
wow. these are impressive!
Posted on 20-Apr-08 at 1:05 pm | Permalink
Caroline Rule wrote:
I have one of these, and I LOVE it. So, if you’re thinking of getting one, go for it.
Posted on 21-Apr-08 at 12:22 pm | Permalink