ABOUT FAUNA TAXIDERMY

​BLAKE LELAND STARTED FAUNA TAXIDERMY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS DURING THE SUMMER OF 2023. BLAKE HAS BEEN AN AVID TAXIDERMY COLLECTOR SINCE YOUTH, MARVELING AT THE BEAUTY AND CLOSE PROXIMITY TO WILD ANIMALS THAT THE ART FORM UNIQUELY ALLOWS. HIS MAGNETISM TO FAUNA COUPLED WITH AN ARTISTIC HAND LED TO CRAFTING AT A YOUNG AGE; ANYTHING FROM RATTLESNAKE RATTLER EARRINGS TO DEER HOOF LIGHTER COVERS. AFTER GRADUATING FROM LONE STAR STATE SCHOOL OF TAXIDERMY, HE GAINED INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE AND A SHARPENED PROFESSIONAL TECHNIQUE FOR TAXIDERMY. NOW, HE'S PROUD TO SHARE THAT SAME YOUTHFUL ADMIRATION OF ANIMALS THROUGH TAXIDERMY, COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS.