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Pennsylvania Taxidermist Association
2008 Pennsylvania State Taxidermy
& Wildlife Art Championships
and Annual Convention
Blair County Convention Center—Altoona, PA
March 12 - 15, 2008
Click HERE for Convention Agenda
Judges & Seminar Presenters
Whitetails - Master & Professional Divisions:
Tommy Hall, NC: Tommy and his wife Pam live in Indian Trial, North Carolina. Tommy has enjoyed operating his full time taxidermy studio since 1988. I enjoy mounting any of "Gods" critters but the beautiful whitetail deer is my favorite. That is clearly evident by the 2 Best in World Titles, one of which also received Best of Show. Tommy will be presenting a seminar on the techniques he uses to create a shoulder whitetail mount — this seminar will be one you won't want to miss.
Whitetails - Amateur & Jr. Amateur Divisions:
Cary Cochran, OH: Cary has been doing taxidermy in some form for over 40 ears — 20 of those years he devoted to being a sculptor and co-owner of Buckeye Mannikins. During Cary's career he has earned many awards including — Best in the World Whitetail, NTA Best Whitetail, and several Best of Category Whitetails in state competitions. Cary has judged the World Show 4 times, the NTA & numerous State & Regional competitions. Cary is sought after to provide seminars everywhere he judges and also provides one-on-one personal training. Cary will be presenting a seminar on Whitetail Ears & Earbutt Anatomy — Cary is the master on this topic and an excellent teacher.
Waterfowl:
Scott Lengel, PA: Scott has operated a full time taxidermy studio for over 20 years — Wildfowl Taxidermy - specializing in nothing but birds. Scott has also raised waterfowl for over 25 years. During his career Scott has won several Ducks Unlimited Awards, the Masters Division at the Eastern Regional, the Masters division at the PA State Championships, and several Best of Shows at the PA Mini-Competitions. If you get the chance be sure to thank Scott for supplying the live duck reference at our state show. Scott is a very talented waterfowl taxidermist and judge — make sure to get your critique for your competition piece.
Birds & Turkeys:
Tim Jordan, PA: Tim along with his wife Connie own and operate Jordan's Bear Den & Turkey Coop located in Northpoint, PA. Tim has won several awards including 2 Breakthrough Awards, but most of all Tim says "Having the highest scoring turkey in 2005 at the World Show and winning Nationals has been a great ride!" Now Tim hopes he can help someone get on the right road and have the same ride that he's had. To Tim that's more important than anything — being able to help another. As we speak, Time is currently sculpting a new line of turkey bodies and they should be available at the upcoming convention. Tim knows turkeys — and he'll be sharing that knowledge with everyone during his seminar — Mounting a Flying Turkey — you don't want to miss out on this one. This seminar will not be recorded and sold.
Fish:
Ken Bauman, OK: Ken knows his fish. He's won numerous awards to prove that fact including the 2004 National Champion Award, NTA Award of Excellence, and 2007 NTA Taxidermists Choice Award. Ken also has served 10 years as the Oklahoma Taxidermy Association's competiton chairman. Ken will be presenting a seminar on painting a reproduction large mouth bass. This will be a very informative presentation — one you won't want to miss out on. Ken has also graciously donated the finished blank to the PTA to be auctioned off during the awards banquet Saturday night.
Large Mammals:
Kent Stryker, PA: Kent has been doing taxidermy since 1990 and owns Wold Class Animal Artistry. He is an Educator, a Certified Master of Master taxidermist and has won over 70 State, National, and World Titles. Kent has also served on the PTA Board of Directors for 2 terms. Kent will be presenting a seminar on Business & Pricing. Whether you're new to the business or a seasoned professional I'm sure this seminar will be very informative and worth your time to attend — don't miss out on this one.
Small Mammals:
Marcus Detring, MO: Marcus has been a full time taxidermist since 1983 — working for other taxidermists and finally for himself in 1994. Marcus has been involved in all facets of taxidermy throughout his career. Marcus has judged State Taxidermy Competitions for 12 years and has also been part of the World Show Judging Team for several years. Having worked in the competition room at Reno during the Wolrd Show I can personally assure everyone that marcus will give you the best critique possible. Marcus will be giving a seminar on bobcat anatomy and commerical forms. He plans on showing you where the difficult spots are on as many different commercial produced bobcat forms as possible. You won't want to miss out on this informative seminar — plan on attending.
Art:
Earl Martz, PA: Earl resides in Vowinckel, PA and owns Maple Creek Studios. Earl is a Flat Art, Sculpture, and Wood-Carver Extraordinaire. Earl is also a past winner of the PTA "Best of Show" award. Earl's artwork is recognized nationally.
Commercial Category:
Frank Kotula, PA: Frank is no stranger to the PTA. Frank is also no stranger to competitons: 2 National Champions, 1 North American Champion, 2nd place in the Master Diviision/World Show, Best All Around Taxidermist Award, 2 Best of Categories/World Show, and the Award of Excellence. Add to all of those achievenments the fact that Frank is a very personable character and that equals out to a top notch Commercial Category Judge. Frank is looking forward to giving each competitior a valuable critique.
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Seminar Presenters:
John J. Will — QUIK ROCK: Are you tired of the frustrating process of making artificial rock for pedestals, ledges and other dioramas? This seminar is for you! We will have fun showing you how to impress your clients, increase your earning potential and save you time and mess using Quick-Rock for your habitat needs. I've been doing this for years, and the response from customers has been spectacular. We will build an artificial rock ledge with your help and actually have fun doing it. You don't want to miss out on this one — guaranteed to help you business and save you time.
Alan Stancill — TRUCAST FISH FORMS: Alan, a taxidermist for over 29 years, has personally mounted thousands of fish in his career. He has tried all of the methods known to taxidermists down through the years — including filler methods, sack cloth, carving, as well as all the current forms on the market. Currently, there are many forms to choose from, but they all have on thing in common — they are carved and are sized by progressive dimensions, not by actual fish. This means that when you order your form, and mount your fish, the anatomy will be off balanced. Not every bass has the big "pot belly" look — what do you do then? You spend valuable time sanding the form, getting frustrated in the process, and ending up with a product that doesn't reflect the quality of work that you could deliver. Tired of trying to "force a fit" - Alan began tediously casting each fish size and mking his own line of foms that are cast from actual fish. It has been a long process, but the results are TRUCAST — a difference you can see! Alan's seminar will consist of a discussion on fish anatomy while demonstrating the skinning and mounting techniques of a large mouth bass — from start to finish — on a TRUCAST form. This seminar will also conclude with a question and answer opportunity for the participants. Alan offers seminars through conventions as well as "in the shop" sessions to anyone interested in learning the techiniques he has acquired through years of experience.
Joe Ferebee — MCKENZIE TAXIDERMY SUPPLY: Joe will be presenting a seminar on mounting a woodduck drake in a standing position. Joe has been doing taxidermy for 42 years and has developed a complete line of bird mounting products. He also has a National Waterfowl Champion title to his credit along with the NTA Award of Excellence. For the past 4 years Joe has been involved with Research & Development with McKenzie Taxidermy Supply Co. This seminar is for all you bird taxidermists out there — plan on attending and letting some of Joe's years of experience help you to improve your waterfowl taxidermy.
Dennis Behn — MCKENZIE TAXIDERMY SUPPLY: Dennis Behn has been the primary sculptor at McKenzie Taxidermy Supply since 1984. In that time he has created over 1,000 Whitetail forms and another 1,000 African and North American forms. Dennis was the first to design and sculpt a 90-degree Elk form, the first wall pedestal shoulder form, and in 1994 he invented the first pre-rotated eye. Dennis is truly one of most creative and innovative taxidermist/sculptors in taxidermy today. Dennis will be presenting a seminar on mounting an elk using the McKenzie cast lip system. This seminar will include ear anatomy, eye placement and expression, as well as the use of the cast lip system.
Ken Zimmerman — ZIMMERMAN WILDLIFE STUDIOS: Ken will be presenting a seminar on Sheep Shoulder Mounts. He will be covering in detail the ears and also eye placement and expression. Ken's experience and knowledge of sheep will allow you to gain a better insight to improve your customers' once in a lifetime trophy.
Marcus Zimmerman — ZIMMERMAN WILDLIFE STUDIOS: Marcus owns and operates one of the largest taxidermy shops on the east coast and has dedicated his life to the art of taxidermy. Specializing in large game, his shop receives animals from all over the world. Marcus feels he has a good insight of what is needed to promote taxidermy to a higher level, so as taxidermists we all enjoy more respectable careers. Marcus will be presenting a seminar on Business — he will be explaining and discussing his methods of operating a successful taxidermy business.
ECT, Inc. & Bruce Rittel: Joe and Eric from East Coast Tannery will be teaming up with Bruce Rittel from Rittel's Tanning Supplies to bring you this very informative seminar. They will be explaining the techniques and tricks of the trade to properly tan and shave your hides. Everyone will be able to pick up something new from these great seminar presenters.
Greg Rue: Greg mounted his first waterfowl 35 years ago. He's come a long way since then — he's a self-taught, full time taxiderminst operating Bucks Unlimited Taxidermy in East New Market, Maryland. Since Greg has started competing he's garnered lots of awards including a Best of Show, Breakthrough Award, Ducks Unlimited Awards, several Best of Categories, WASCO's, & Van Dykes Awards, Taxidermy Choice Awards, and both Professional & Master Competitors $ Awards. Greg will be presenting a seminar on mounting flying waterfowl — one you'll want to attend.
Mike Rohanna: Mike has always been interested in taxidermy and finally decided to learn the trade himself. Mike has been doing taxidermy for about 9 years, 7 professionally. In that short period of time Mike has won 2 Best of Shows, National Champion Whitetail, National Champion Gamehead, Best in the World Whitetail, and 3rd in the World Gamehead. Mike has also earned his Master of Master's certificates in Whitetail and Gameheads along with various other specialty awards. Mike will be presenting a seminar on Whitetail Finishing Techniques. We've had many requests for a seminar covering this topic — well here it is, presented by one of the finest whitetail taxidermists out there. Be sure and attend — you won't want to miss this one.
Children's Activities / Arts & Crafts will be presented by Connie Jordan & Christie Mahany-Czarnecki — your kids will love them!
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Thursday, January 03, 2008
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