{"product_id":"oct-10-specimen-preservation-morpho-butterflies","title":"Oct 10 | Introduction to Specimen Preservation with Mickey Alice Kwapis: Morpho Butterflies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Saturday, October 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 – 2 pm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation: \u003c\/strong\u003eLightcatcher Building | Whatcom Museum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003eLearn how to spread and dry your own blue morpho butterfly specimen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUsing a rehydrated specimen ready to spread, each student will be guided through the process of flexing, posing, pinning, and drying their own butterfly specimen.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003eIn this workshop,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003eyou’ll\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elearn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003ehow\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003et\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003ehis incredible\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003ebutterfly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enative to Panama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003ehas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estructural colors\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003erather than pigment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003es.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eYou will leave with your finished pinned specimen ready to dry at home as well as a spreading board and tool set to keep for use with future projects\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e. The week following the workshop, students will receive an email\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003econtaining\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea digital guide to the entire spreading process, going from a dried or freshly deceased specimen to completion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003eNo experience necessary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003eg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003ees 12 and younger must be accompanied by a calm adult who can\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003eassist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhere needed. One specimen and tool set are provided per ticket\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003epurchased\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e, so if the adult wishes to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003eparticipate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith their own specimen set, an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003eadditional\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eticket should be\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003epurchased\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003eClass registration fees include admission to the Whatcom Museum, one specimen and tool kit, and supplementary reading materials to learn how to repeat the process with more specimens at home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003eMickey will also be teaching\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003eSunset Moth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003eFive-Horned Rhinoceros Beetle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epreservation workshops on October 10.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003eAbout the Instructor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003eMickey is a Chicago-based artist whose work explores death, grief, and the natural world. Her studio practice primarily includes taxidermy, jewelry, stained glass, and cyanotypes, which naturally interlace with each other across projects. She has taught insect pinning and taxidermy at the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the Harvard Museum of Natural History.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"Hyperlink SCXW50358545 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/video\/consider-the-taxidermist-wd0vku\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003eLearn more about Mickey from this profile of her work featured on PBS.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun EmptyTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50358545 BCX8\"\u003eWorkshop registrations are final and non-refundable. 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