Summer 2003, Issue 72

IN THIS ISSUE

• The BREAKTHROUGH Gallery - Best in World Winners
• The World Fish Carving Championships® - 2003
• The World Taxidermy Championships® - 2003
• Young White Pigeon - Simon Blackshaw
• Rose Rocks - Steve Kinker
• Never a Dull Moment! - Jan Van Hoesen
• Critique Series: Goldeneyes - Stefan Savides
• Twelve Years Later: Mike Boyce - Larry Blomquist
• Back to Basics: Tools of the Trade - Rick Carter
• Part 4, Finishing: Carving a Radically Curved Fish - Clark Schreibeis
• History: Colonel Gibson Sloan Peterson - Mark Wormus
• Part 1, Base Elements: Faux Marble - Larry Goldman
• Paint Schedule: Rainbow Trout Carving or Repro - Clark Schreibeis

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REFLECTIONS, REVIEWS & REVELATIONS

• Yox Yacks: Impressions from The World Show - Bill Yox
• Q&A - Larry Goldman
• A Lifelike Mount Sells Itself - Frank Newmyer
• Tribute: Tom Ridge - Dickie Wooten
• Common Fish Carving Mistakes: Teeth - Bob Berry
• Using Digital Cameras - Larry Blomquist
• The Law and Taxidermists - Mike Oropallo
• Taxidermy Forums, Vol. 12: Taxidermy Burnout - Ken Edwards

DEPARTMENTS

• Calendar of Events
• Schools & Training
• Classified Ads
• Reference
• The Breakthrough Library
• Advertising Directory

On the Cover
Uwe Bauch
TREE SPARROWS
In a conversation Kathy and I had with Uwe Bauch (OOH-vah Bock), mainly through an interpreter, he told us one of his dreams was to come to the U.S. and compete at the World Taxidermy Championships®. Uwe grew up in East Germany under Communist rule, and until the Iron Curtain came down in 1989, there was little opportunity for Uwe to fulfill his dream. Today, there is indeed the freedom to realize dreams and goals, and in 2001, Uwe achieved his ultimate goal by winning Best in World Bird with a warbler. This year, he surpassed it by again winning Best in World Bird as well as Judges’ Choice Best of Show! His sparrows captured the essence of what taxidermy is all about, re-creating nature with the perfection only a true artist can do.

COVER PHOTO: GLEN BROWNING
COVER PRODUCTION: KEN EDWARDS

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