Insect Pinning: Tarantula OR Scorpion

Scorpion or Tarantula: Which Will You Choose?

Choose between a sustainably sourced tarantula or scorpion to pin in this Arachnid Pinning Workshop. All materials are provided, and you can take your intricately pinned specimen home at the end of the workshop. Meet and greet a live tarantula before the workshop starts! It will be a great way to celebrate Spooky Season and the beginning of Scorpio Season! 

Meet the Instructor

Domingo Papalotl is a Chicanx artist and educator based in Chicago, IL. As the founder of RIP Repurposed & the lead insect pinning educator at The Insect Asylum, they cultivate a deep appreciation for life’s overlooked beauty and ephemeral nature. Through their artistic practice, Domingo transforms sustainably sourced insect specimens and bones into intricate "queer-acions"—artistic offerings that celebrate the cycles of life, death, and eternal transition. They share their insect pinning practice at The Insect Asylum and at pop-up pinning workshops with RIP Repurposed. With each delicate queeracion and insect pinning workshop, they seek to foster a deeper appreciation for the beauty of each insect and animal they are honoring through preservation. In this way, they believe they are honoring the resilience and continual metamorphosis inherent in both the natural world and marginalized communities.