Spitalfields Market/ Get stuffed

I went to Old Spitalfields Market today... it was so

amazing and inspiring! They had thee most fantastic

collection of vintage bits and bobs. I went crazy,

absolutely loved it. They had a taxidermy stall that

was selling animal skeletons and skulls, however they

were priced at about £75 each which is just ridiculous

considering i have been buying very similar stuff off

ebay for a tenner! There was this one stall though

owened buy a very cool man called John. It sold lots

of old uniforms ranging from fireman to policeman...

but is was all his army gear that took my fancy. I

picked up some amazing pieces that im planning on

using in my next shoot... so keep an eye out for that.

Also took a trip to 'Get Stuffed' in Angel on Essex Road.

It blew my mind. It is a taxidermy shop that has been

established and family run for over 90 years. The guy

sitting behind the desk said that he had been working

there for over 40 years, he only looked about 45!!!

Plus i wasn't creeped out at all, considering im a

vegetarian and find the suffering of animals hard to

handle, you'd think a taxidermy shop would be the last

place on earth that would appeal to me. However the

guy working there, Robert, explained it all to me. How

they buy the dead animals, they don't kill anything

and he explained the process of how it is done bla bla

bla. It is a real art form! And the work they produce is

just superb!