When a Hat Finds Its Head

A few weeks ago I posted the steps in the design of a mountain man fur hat I made out of hare fur and coyote (http://vaheark.blogspot.com/2018/02/mountain-man-fur-hat.html). I received quite a few comments from viewers, some of them asking if I could make another hat like it for them. At this point I am experimenting with designs and materials, so all I post is unique and not replicated.

But I did not have an appropriate hat stand to display that work, until I came across fragments of a skull in the desert. It was scattered around a 5 meter circle area, and amazingly most of the pieces were there. So, in addition to my experimentation with taxidermy and sculpting, I decided to attempt  forensic “facial” reconstruction.

Here is the skull reconstructed.

Now I had a stand for my hat! Of course it scares some folks when they enter my art workshop, but I think the hare, the coyote, the predator skull and the dry desert wood co-exist harmoniously.

April 5, 2018

© Vahé A. Kazandjian, 2018