# DIY Taxidermy Workshops Charlie Tuesday Gates Hosts a Lesson on Stuffing Animals By Tiana Reid | Published 2011-05-03 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/charlie-tuesday-gates References: [dazeddigital](http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/10272/1/diesel-school-of-island-life-charlie-tuesday-gates) & [charlietuesdaygates.blogspot](http://charlietuesdaygates.blogspot.com/) Hosted by the famous taxidermist, Charlie Tuesday Gates, in conjunction with the [Diesel School of Island Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/humansized-egg-installation), London's RED Gallery will hold a DIY [taxidermy workshop](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gap-workshop) where participants can learn how to stuff their own animals. In order to attend the free event, participants will need a Diesel Island passport. The taxidermy how-to event is part of Diesel Island and will include a number of events, parties and workshops with topics ranging from culture to politics. More specifically, Charlie Tuesday Gates' event will fuse [performance, exhibition, talk and demonstration](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jeffrey-deitch-art-gallery). The DIY curriculum will give those interested tips and tricks into taxidermy including where to source animals legally, how to preserve them, and perhaps most interestingly, what's in the mind of a taxidermy artist. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.1/10 - Popularity: 18% | Activity: 8% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [DIY](https://www.trendhunter.com/diy) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **DIY Taxidermy:** There is an opportunity for artists and entrepreneurs to create a new market for DIY taxidermy kits and workshops. - **Artistic Workshops:** There is an opportunity to create more artistic workshops, such as taxidermy, that combine performance, exhibition, talk, and demonstration. - **Diesel Island:** There is potential for other brands to create their own fictional locations and events to promote and market their products. ### Who This Affects Most - **Education:** Taxidermy workshops create opportunities for educators to teach unconventional artistic skills. - **Art:** Taxidermy workshops provide opportunities for artists to showcase their unique talents and create new works of art. - **Marketing:** Creating fictional locations and events, such as Diesel Island, could be a disruptive innovation opportunity for marketers seeking to promote their brands in a new and exciting way. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Immersive DIY Conventions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diy-con.md) - [Play-Inspiring Workshops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inspiring-workshops.md) - [Insightful Canine Behavior Workshops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/le-ber-park-dog-park.md) - [Emerging Design Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dry-cleaning-exhibition.md) - [Felt-Made Novelty Shops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bourdon-street-chippy.md) - [In-Store Repair Workshops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/love-it-for-longer.md) - [Primitive Coffee Workshops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-shophouse.md) - [Renovated Zoology Museums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grant-museum-of-zoology.md) - [Urban Egg Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/humansized-egg-installation.md)