Three sessions each day with Jeremy Johnson of Meddling With Nature. Every specimen is confirmed, every tool is provided, and everyone walks out with their work boxed and ready to travel.
Urania ripheus — the Madagascan sunset moth
1 hour · 15 seats
Start here. You'll relax, pin and set the wings of a Urania ripheus — arguably the most spectacular scaled wing on earth, iridescent green, copper and rose without a drop of pigment. A gentle, meditative first hour with the tools of the trade.
Eupatorus gracilicornis & Chalcosoma atlas
2 hours · 15 seats
The armoured hour. Work with the five-horned Eupatorus gracilicornis and the three-horned Chalcosoma atlas — heavyweight rhinoceros beetles whose legs, antennae and horns are posed one joint at a time. Slower, more technical, and enormously satisfying.
Heterometrus laoticus — black forest emperor
2 hours · 15 seats
The finale. Black forest emperor scorpions are mounted sculpturally — claws raised, tail arched, whatever posture you want to freeze. It's the most open-ended of the three, so it's scheduled last: take your time, then take it straight home.
The same three sessions run both Saturday and Sunday, with a break between each and a longer pause at midday. Fifteen seats per session; parents and guardians of younger participants are welcome alongside at no charge.
Saturday, Sept 19
Sunday, Sept 20
Every workshop registration includes a weekend pass to the World of Curiosities Expo. Want to make a whole weekend of it? Plan your visit →
