Is a DIY Hunting Trophy Project waiting for you? Mia Anstine is a columnist for the Women’s Outdoor News, but shares her love of the outdoors as a guide, outfitter, hunter as well as an archery & firearms instructor. She also writes for Beretta USA and North American Hunter.
The Safari Lifestyle – Vintage & Re-purposed with Linen
The Safari Lifestyle is alive and well at Heritage Game Mounts. Elegant vintage horns are re-purposed with the purpose of entertaining linen and toile!
Safari Lifestyle- Reedbok mounted on Toile linen on Heritage Game Mounts: Legacy PanelSafari Lifestyle by Heritage Game Mounts – vintage horns re-purposed elegantly with linen
I am a big fan of traditional antler mounts—I own them. I am a big fan of artistic endeavors–I am an artist. I am a big fan of vintage anything—after all, I am a little vintage myself! Every now and then vintage gets a little too grungie-even for me and needs a little help……..But when is artistic taken too far? Or not far enough?
Creative alternative mounts by Frederique Morrel at Bergdorf Goodman – NY
A friend sent me the above photo of artistic antlers from her trip to New York over Thanksgiving as well as the one below……. and thanks to Suzie at Urban Country Style http://urbancountrystyle.com she identified the beautiful deer damask paper from Barneby Gates http://www.barnebygates.com
Needlepoint and feather lashed hibrid deer at Bergdorf
I like to work with new and vintage antlers and create a custom look – I have worked with fabric on my Black Forest style mounts for clients too- but just a little more traditional in my approach.
I have found that many hunters and designers are looking for an elegant way to display their trophies – I have worked with tartan……
Roe deer on tartan insert into the Heritage Game Mounts “Legacy Panel”
and linen…………
and monograms…………
and nail heads…………
Is there room for creativity in the traditional antler mounting world….what do you think?
