Happy New Year!

Happy 2012! The RP/Encore Studio doesn't officially open back up until Friday, but I have been working away on a number of exciting projects TBA at a later date. In the meantime, please feel free to enjoy the following photos of some beautiful skinned pigeons...

Portrait: Alexandra Shah

Continuing on with a new portrait of me me me me me:



Some of you might remember Alexandra's work from the Park Collection (Here). For this portrait, Alexandra chose to focus on the "making"/craft element of my work. Check out her blog for more images from my studio!

down by the river

Another Thames riverbed find by Chris Eaton.

River Thames

Look at what my friend Chris found when he was walking Mrs. Chips along the Thames...


image ©Christopher Eaton

Brass Squirrel Skull Sculpture

Real cast solid brass squirrel skull with artificial badger tongue.

Pheasant

Skinning some pheasants my dear friend Rob Storey found me in the countryside...



Easily the most damaged creature I've ever attempted to skin! Wish me luck...

Half a Rat !?!

WTF?



THIS HALF RAT WAS FUCKING MASSIVE!!!!!!

Pigeon

Thanks to Scarlet and Jack for picking up this little beaut!

Bird

Found this little guy in the garden, unfortunately he didn't make it...

Massive Mouse!

Panasonic is one funny cat... whenever she's in the house she's this fat purring ball of love, but the second she steps outside? She turns into a wild huntress!

Unfortunately I never seem to be with camera to capture her as she climbs through the back window from the yard into the house with an unfortunate victim in her little mouth, but here she is after dropping it in the front room for us! Isn't this guy massive??

creative splatter

Jack texted me this image on my birthday last Thursday! X

dragonfly

Check out this amazing (not to mention MASSIVE!) dragonfly I found on my way to the studio this morning!



He looks like he was stepped on or something... maybe caught by a cat? Who knows... just thought I would share...

squirrel in the night

Saw this little fella coming home from a film night at Lee Street Studios...

MONSTER RAT

Meant to blog this ages ago... too fucking good!



Read the article HERE

Rabbit!

Thanks to Sarah from the Pigeon Wing for picking up a beautiful little country hare over the holiday weekend!

fox cub

Found this poor little guy on Well Street--- Thanks to Sean for giving me a text with it's whereabouts.

crow!

So excited when I received a late night message from Molly about this amazing crow she found!





Isn't it a beaut? ALSO: how weird is this!?!: Molly's boyfriend Dave is an illustrator who's website is: http://www.babycrow.co.uk!

Who would have thunk it?

foxes (YAY!) council (BOO!)

My friend Josh took this photo somewhere in Islington.

Unfortunately the council got there first... and refused to relinquish the little beauties!

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Rattie

I found this little beauty on Rampart Street when Jack and I were out walking Mrs. Chips.

People often can't believe that I find rats like this around London, but let me tell you... this little guy has nothing on some of the water rats I've seen running around by the canals.

NEW: Encore Skulls

Here are the newest members of the "cast" collection.

I call them the "Encore Skulls"
(because... you guessed it! They have an "E" for "Encore" on the back of them)

Hand cast and finished out of the same Lead-Free Pewtre with Silver that I used on the Pigeon Foot Pendant... now is your chance to
be one of the first to purchase one of these little beauties!

They've got a great weight to them, and go very well with *ahem* the Pigeon Foot Pendant on a chain or keychain, or whatever you fancy really...


Here's an image of them (l-r: back, front and side views) next to a 2p coin for scale:

They cost £45 each (not inc shipping) and they are worth every penny!
(or... "pence"? hmmm confusing...)

Get in touch if you would like to purchase one: info@rpencore.com