Travis de Villiers - Taxidermist and Sculptor

Specimens

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.

In episode 020 Elle chats with Travis about growing up in Zimbabwe, moving to, and life in South Africa and his journey to becoming an award-winning taxidermist and anatomical sculptor. We also discuss his features in the documentaries Stuffed and Trophy - both streaming worldwide via Amazon.

Travis's Socials

www.instagram.com/travisdevilliers

https://www.facebook.com/traviscdevilliers/

Website

https://www.traviscdevilliers.com/

Trophy Documentary

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trophy-Shaul-Schwarz/dp/B077DZPK7Q

Stuffed Documentary

https://www.amazon.com/Stuffed-Allis-Markham/dp/B083R1Z27H

https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/stuffed/id1499943026

Stuffed Press

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/15/movies/stuffed-review.html

https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-world-taxidermy-ae-0528-20170527-column.html

Splitting Image Taxidermy

https://www.splittingimagetaxidermy.co.za/

https://www.instagram.com/splittingimagetaxidermy/

Elle Kaye Socials

www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy

Podcast Socials

https://linktr.ee/specimenspod

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/specimenspod

Merch

https://www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch

Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield

http://madisonerinmayfield.com/

https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/

Music

Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com

Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye

Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye