Hound & Squab by T&A Friendly

Hound & Squab, 2010 (20 x 28 x 12 inches)

This is my hound and squab taxidermy team. The hound's name is Raleigh but unfortunately, I never caught the squab's name. He may have been in the navy though. I'm just judging by the tattoo on his left wing.
I've been dreaming about this piece for so long and I finally had the time to complete it. It was greatly inspired by two things: 1. Was this hound & fowl statue I see almost on a daily basis sitting in the yard of a neighbor and 2. Is the film Fantastic Mr. Fox.

This is my neighbor's statue. I'm so tempted to offer them a price on it.

Daddy Tattoo Goose

I finally made a papa for my tattooed geese. I hope to post the whole inked family soon on my website, www.tafriendly.com.

Tattooed Geese, the 2nd Family (In Progress)

My friend was a big fan of my Plush You Tattooed Geese but because they were for Plush You-going on now by the way-I couldn't hand those over to her. But I finally got around to completing a second family for her. (Here is the momma and one baby girl in the midst of my makeshift studio.) These guys have something that the first group didn't-a dad! I also thought to myself that every goose should have their own tattoos so you'll notice some new "ink" on this second family as well.