Road kill designer Jess Eaton (pictured left) is revealing her secrets to the public for the first time in a unique workshop.

The Brighton-based conceptual artist is famous for her Roadkill Couture collection, which used parts of animals that have died of natural causes or killed for food or as pests, including headpieces worn by Kate Moss and Lady Gaga.

Until now she has carefully guarded the secrets of her techniques, which she described as “the ultimate recycling”.

She is holding a two-part workshop this month called ‘Ethical taxidermy ‘wings’ – from the bird to a piece of wearable art’. In the first part, participants will prepare a whole bird, a wild pheasant from a local shoot, with the wings and feathers de-fleshed, washed, dried and treated with appropriate preservatives, then pinned and prepared for drying.

The edible flesh will be removed and can be taken home to eat while all other parts of the bird will be recycled. In the second part, the wings will be made into a hat, a mount or a piece of art.

“I am completely self-taught and have acquired a whole set of skills and ways of working that are unique to me, and up until now have been very guarded and secretive,” said Jess.

“I want to do a wide range of differing themes as workshops covering all areas of my experience and if the first ones go well, it has promise as something new, unusual and fresh for the Brighton scene.”

She said she is “opening herself up” in the workshops. “I have recently recovered from a nasty depression due to overwork,” she said. “Since my recovery I feel I want to share my knowledge and help others unlock their inner potential.”

Jess launched the first of her three groundbreaking Roadkill Couture collection in 2011 and has established interior design boutique/studio EatonNott with fellow artist John Nott.

She is also currently working on a “fun and saucy” project for next year, and Jess, who was a celebrity make-up artist for 18 years, is also planning workshops for personal makeup reviews and makeovers for “women of a certain age” around Christmas. The taxidermy workshops, costing £120, take place from 6.30pm to 9.30pm on November 25 and December 9, or November 26 and December 10 at Artista Studio, 42 Waterloo Street, Brighton. To book visit jesseaton.com and look on the Products page.