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Mickey Alice Kwapis, Professional Taxidermist
$80 members / $90 nonmembers
Adults 18+ only
Learn about the history and art of specimen embalming, starting with the early work of Dutch anatomist Frederik Ruysch. Then prepare your own rat specimen in a glass jar using non-formalin preservative. You will leave with a tool set and your rat specimen which you will transfer safely into alcohol after three weeks, following the instructions provided. This class involves needles and syringes. PPE provided.
This class will be recorded as part of the Rhode Island PBS program, ART inc., for an episode featuring instructor Mickey Alice Kwapis. Class participants will be sent a release form for the episode to review and sign, along with class confirmation. Those who choose not to participate in the episode will be seated in an area of the classroom where the camera can avoid them.