A recent sale at Fab.com shared the work of C.G.Sparks (no relation) with the caption ‘artful animal-free taxidermy’. A niche market, to be sure. But I do like these wall trophies, celebrating someone’s skill with recycled rope and creative accessories rather than someone’s skill with a powerful weapon aimed at an animal just chillaxing in the woods. And although I’ve not yet seen a bear or lion or elephant in the wild, I’m tipping these ropey versions come in much cooler colours.
![The C.G. Sparks version of a deer. [image from fab.com]](https://everydaysparks.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/cgsparksdeer.jpg)
The deer, according to C.G. Sparks.
[image from fab.com]
![The mountain lion. Still scary, even in rope form. [image from fab.com]](https://everydaysparks.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/cgsparkslion1.jpg)
The mountain lion. Still scary, even in rope form.
[image from fab.com]
![Say what? Nah, it's not ivory - it's 'medium density fibreboard'. Phew. [image from fab.com]](https://everydaysparks.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/cgsparkselephant1.jpg)
Say what? Nah, it’s not ivory – it’s ‘medium density fibreboard’. Phew.
[image from fab.com]
They are great. Although have to admit the mountain lion is a little scary!
I like anything that describes itself as ‘animal-free taxidermy’! It cause my brain to go “what the…?”