Here some ele ears i took some pictures of in Reno, very very nice IMO.

Those look very well done.

6500 USD each - they should be ! But i agree with you, it is by far the best ears i ever seen..

That first one of the outer ear is a great painting-very well done but it all starts with a great tan that is as soft as it looks. If I ever get to harvest a small tusker I would have to do the inner and outer sets for sure, a big tusker would have to shoulder mount. Very nice.

www.african-montana-taxidermy.com

very nice!

Any info on the artist?

Another who does pretty nice original work on elephant ears is Clive Kay. Advertises in Safari Times quite a bit.

www.clivekay-artist.com

1-705-454-9637

It was a lady but i cant remember her name, i have her contact info somewhere.
I really wanted my ele to be a shouldermount but i didnt have the room- i hear many people say that it is very hard to get a shouldermount good..that it is better to make a replica ? What do you taxidermists say about that ?

I would say that it's not very hard to get a good shoulder mount. I think it is like anything else, you get what you pay for. There are bad elephant mounts because most guys look for a good price(the cheap guy) thinking they are getting a good deal. Then after the glory of the good deal wears off, reality sets in and they have a bad mount. Instead of saying, "I got what I paid for" most will bitch that, "you can't get a good skin mount".

Taxidermy is taxidermy and what separates one taxidermist from another is the talent one has, the materials they use and how the hide is tanned. If you want quality work then you need to find the talent and pay for it. I'm not saying the most expensive guy is the way to go, but the cheap guy is cutting corners somewhere to save money. Cutting corners means he is skimping on a quality tan or the materials, thus resulting in a poor mount.

That first ear is beautiful! To get a really nice shoulder mount I would think you should budget between $17,000 to $20,000.

Anton, any chance you could find that lady's card? That bull elephant is thebest I've seen and I'd like to contact her.

http://www.thenewstribune.com/292/story/628499.html

I found this article and that is her. And i must say the ears looks even better in real life, but as always quality costs. !

Thanks Anton. Based upon that I've found her website: http://madelinejonesart.com/index.html

But, it is too expensive for my budget. I'll have to look elsewhere.