The quality of taxidermy mounts as shown on Vita Nova's website and DeviantArt profile: http://nakomii.deviantart.com/ are not in any way the same quality of product she sends to her clients. Mounts have arrived with multiple holes in the skins, poor detail work in the facial anatomy, ears loose and out of place, etc. She only shows "good" mounts in her web presence but sends clients a very different and poor quality product. In some instances, she has taken well over a year to even get started on a client's mount, and again the finished piece is in terrible shape. This has happened to over 20 of her clients that I have spoken with, and Marissa refuses to give refunds or compensate in any way besides "replacing" or "remounting" the animal. But her replacements or remounts are just as bad quality so this does not solve the problem. There is no way to reason with her on this and she becomes rude and defensive when clients complain.
Also, Marissa has been reported to NY Fish & Wildlife for selling state-prohibited wildlife skins such as wolf and kangaroo. Any "professional" taxidermist should know their state laws, but Marissa Hernandez has been anything but professional. This is a business to stay away from!
Wasnt sure the quality of mounts that we were gonna get back but sent anyways due to lack of man power at our shop. We have had amazing results with vita nova especially on A grade specimens that we sent to her. Great results start with great specimens. They produced better results than what we could have done in our own shop.
This review is by an anonymous hater. It's complete fiction
Presumably by and unpleasant someone who just really holds a nasty grudge. This is actually a repost of an identical slam on the equally unpleasant R***** Report. I guess this site is more of the same.
"Then there’s a very detailed complaint, dated August 20th, 2015. The complaint accuses Marissa of untold sins against taxidermy — poor detail work, blackmailing clients, breaking New York’s taxidermy laws. None of which, Marissa says, is true.
"She knows exactly who wrote this. It’s a young taxidermist she’s seen on the taxidermy forums. Someone who chose to call herself Anony-mouse in the R***** Report. Marissa emailed Anony-mouse through a friend. And Anony-mouse relented. She emailed R***** Report saying, hey, I changed my mind, can you make this go away. But nothing happened. Marissa’s tried calling R***** Report, but hasn’t had any luck."
See this article. http://digg.com/2015/ripoff-report-reply-all?utm_medium=email&utm_source=digg
Vita Nova Taxidermy Reviews
The quality of taxidermy mounts as shown on Vita Nova's website and DeviantArt profile: http://nakomii.deviantart.com/ are not in any way the same quality of product she sends to her clients. Mounts have arrived with multiple holes in the skins, poor detail work in the facial anatomy, ears loose and out of place, etc. She only shows "good" mounts in her web presence but sends clients a very different and poor quality product. In some instances, she has taken well over a year to even get started on a client's mount, and again the finished piece is in terrible shape. This has happened to over 20 of her clients that I have spoken with, and Marissa refuses to give refunds or compensate in any way besides "replacing" or "remounting" the animal. But her replacements or remounts are just as bad quality so this does not solve the problem. There is no way to reason with her on this and she becomes rude and defensive when clients complain.
Also, Marissa has been reported to NY Fish & Wildlife for selling state-prohibited wildlife skins such as wolf and kangaroo. Any "professional" taxidermist should know their state laws, but Marissa Hernandez has been anything but professional. This is a business to stay away from!
Better than expected
Wasnt sure the quality of mounts that we were gonna get back but sent anyways due to lack of man power at our shop. We have had amazing results with vita nova especially on A grade specimens that we sent to her. Great results start with great specimens. They produced better results than what we could have done in our own shop.
Original review is a lie
The original review here is a lie. See Gimlet podcast Reply All, episode The Flower Child - https://gimletmedia.com/episode/40-the-flower-child/
This review is by an anonymous hater. It's complete fiction
Presumably by and unpleasant someone who just really holds a nasty grudge. This is actually a repost of an identical slam on the equally unpleasant R***** Report. I guess this site is more of the same.
"Then there’s a very detailed complaint, dated August 20th, 2015. The complaint accuses Marissa of untold sins against taxidermy — poor detail work, blackmailing clients, breaking New York’s taxidermy laws. None of which, Marissa says, is true.
"She knows exactly who wrote this. It’s a young taxidermist she’s seen on the taxidermy forums. Someone who chose to call herself Anony-mouse in the R***** Report. Marissa emailed Anony-mouse through a friend. And Anony-mouse relented. She emailed R***** Report saying, hey, I changed my mind, can you make this go away. But nothing happened. Marissa’s tried calling R***** Report, but hasn’t had any luck."
See this article. http://digg.com/2015/ripoff-report-reply-all?utm_medium=email&utm_source=digg