Rockin' Raccoons

Sweet Bella

Raccoons are one of the things I miss from living in the Californian Sierra foothills. 

I had never met these animals before moving to the States, and was very amused 

and fascinated by their frequent night visits to our porch to feast on the cat food.

I was especially amazed was the dexterity of their paws, which looked like tiny hands.   

Naturally, our cat was not very happy about this, and hid in the house until they left...

Aurelius Battaglia, The Fireside Book of Favorite American Songs, 1952

Feodor Rojankovsky, Frog Went A-Courtin, 1955, thanks to Animation Resources

Claude Humbert, Littlest Raccoon, 1961, thanks to Golden Gems

 Arnold Lobel, Red Fox and his Canoe, 1964, and Brian Wildsmith's Wild Animals, 1967

thanks to my vintage book collection (in blog form)

another lovely raccoon by Brian Wildsmith from What the Moon saw, 1978, 

thanks to the art of children's picture books

Charley Harper

C.S. Neal

John W. Golden

Neiko Ng

Sara Renzulli

Paul Barnes

 Akitaka Ito

Sarah Maycock

Darla Jackson

 Swig

Thread, Paper & Feather

Catherine Frere-Smith

Soft sculptures are one of the trends in animal art I am always drawn to,

wheter they be made of felt, fabric or paper; and stitched, knitted or glued 

to form sweetly simple or stunningly intricate creations.

Women artists have been the most active in exploring these creative paths,

and with this avian gallery I want to honor some of my favorites  – but I am still 

on the lookout for more, so if an artist you love is missing, please let me know!

Emma Hall

 Ann Wood

 Emily Sutton

Alice Wolfe

 Anna-Wili Highfield

Elsa Mora

Abigail Brown

 Diana Beltran Herrera

 Swig

 The Makerie Studio

Amy Switzer

Winter Sports

 Tony Meeuwissen

Mary Tourtel, Rupert the Bear

Harrison Cady, 1928, thanks to Kat in the Cupboard

Benjamin Rabier, Gedeon fait du ski, 1938

 Barbara Cooney, Where Have You Been, 1952

vintage German matchbox, 1961, thanks to Agence Eureka

Alain Grée, 1966, thanks to maptitefabrique

Bill Peet, Buford the Little Big Horn, 1967, thanks to Michael Sporn Animation

Lillian Hoban, Mr. Pig and Sonny Too, 1977,

thanks to the wonderful my vintage book collection in book form

Kestutis Kasparavicius

Jennifer Bell

Lu Green

Janik Coat

Wool bulb

Vincent Mathy

Calef Brown

Stella Baggott

Ale + Ale