New narrative from Jonathan Chapman featuring Austin-based Taxidermist David Williamson and how the art connects a memory. Words by Kristen Munson.
From Jonathan’s blog post…..
“Most of this is just preserving the memory,” Williamson says gesturing to the mounts in his garage. “To some people it’s art, to some people it’s decoration, but to those guys when they look at those horns, it’s going to take them back to the hunt and they’re going to remember it.”
He lifts a green wing teal from a shelf below the framed newspaper clippings. Williamson’s dad mounted it for him years earlier
“I shot this duck. And I remember the story of my dad and me,” Williamson says. “When I see it I don’t really look at the duck so much. It takes me back to the moment and it’s really nice.”
Read the full story on Jonathan’s blog: http://jonathanchapman.com/blog/