Pin up a stunning, flat, museum-quality butterfly, perfect for display in a shadow box. Using sustainably sourced butterfly specimens, you’ll learn the art of professional pinning. All materials are provided. Take home your beautifully preserved butterfly at the end of the class.

Skill Level: Beginner

Time: 1 hour

Cost: $45 - $50 sliding scale, per person

Position and pin your very own sustainably sourced beetle specimen, with the option to display its wings open or closed. Learn the art of professional pinning using sustainably sourced beetles (species subject to availability). All materials are included, and by the end of the class, you’ll take home your beautifully preserved beetle.

Skill Level: Beginner (closed wings)

Intermediate (open wings)

Time: 1.5 - 2 hours

Cost: $55 - $60 sliding scale, per person

Position and pin your very own large, sustainably sourced Black Forest Scorpion specimen, with the option to display its stinger/claws flat or propped up. Learn the art of professional pinning using sustainably sourced Black Forest scorpions. All materials are included, and by the end of the class, you’ll take home your beautifully pinned scorpion.

Skill Level: Beginner (flat stinger/claws)

Intermediate (propped stinger/claws)

Time: 1.5 - 2 hours

Cost: $80 - $85 sliding scale, per person

Position and pin your very own sustainably sourced tarantula specimen, with the option to position it as relaxed or active as you want. Learn the art of professional pinning using sustainably sourced tarantulas (species subject to availability). All materials are included. Take home your beautifully pinned tarantula at the end of the workshop.

Skill Level: Beginner (relaxed position)

Intermediate (active, crawling position)

Time: 1 - 2 hours

Cost: $80 - $85 sliding scale, per person

Pin up a stunning, flat, museum-quality periodical cicada. Using sustainably sourced cicada specimens you’ll learn the art of professional pinning. All materials are provided. Take home your beautifully preserved cicada at the end of the workshop.

Skill Level: Beginner

Time: 1 hour

Cost: $45 - $50 sliding scale, per person

Pin a stunning, flat, museum-quality Sunset Moth from Ambatolaoma, Madagascar. This day-flying moth is said to be the most magnificent of all insects in the world! Its iridescent wings are unrivaled in the animal kingdom - photos show the moth front and back.

All materials are provided. Take home your beautifully pinned moth at the end of the class.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Time: 1 hour

Cost: $70-$75 sliding scale, per person

Pin a stunning, flat, museum-quality Giant Comet Moth - one of the largest moths in the world from Ambatolaoma, Madagascar.

All materials are provided. Take home your beautifully pinned moth at the end of the class.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Time: 1-1.5 hours

Cost: $110 - $120 sliding scale, per person

Pin up a stunning, flat, museum-quality Death’s Head Moth - like the one from Silence of the Lambs and Dracula with the natural skull design on it’s back.

All materials are provided. You can take home your skillfully pinned moth at the end of the class.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Time: 1 hour

Cost: $110-$120 sliding scale, per person

Pin a stunning, flat, museum-quality Luna Moth.

All materials are provided. Take home your beautifully preserved moth at the end of the class.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Time: 1 hour

Cost: $85-$90