About

Rachel Rohwer is a nascent taxidermist based in Ithaca, New York, where she enjoys practicing (and teaching) the tender craft of taxidermy. Her training began in 2017 as a volunteer for the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates and formalized as a graduate of the Advanced Taxidermy Training Center in Montana in 2018. Her clients include educational organizations such as the Cayuga Nature Center and the Paleontological Research Institute. Notably, the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection and the Documentary Studies Program at Ithaca College featured her work. Rachel focuses on research mounts and study-skins as well as museum work and artful commissions. You can follow a selection of her work on Instagram at @fabricataxidermy.