IN ADDITION TO PROPERLY FLESHED AND treated skins, the forms we mount on are the foundations of taxidermy. When the hallmark court decision was ruled on that supported copyrights for taxidermy sculptures, the future of our industry was sustained for quality taxidermy sculptures and new positions and sizes. This ruling preserved the value of the sculptures produced by gifted artists in our profession. It maintained the incentive to sculpt and produce the many new forms that come into our marketplace each year.

Since the first live sculpting competition at the 1997 World Championships, this has been one of the most followed events at the shows. Each competitor has up to 25 hours, over a three-day period, to work on his or her piece. World Show attendees can watch the progress...

...Continued in the Fall 2002 Issue of Breakthrough.

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