Marcia Wegman

Lula Belle Marcia Wegman

The True Story of a Friendly Urban Raccoon - Meet Lula Belle and her four kits living in the yard of an artist who photographed, painted, and wrote about these beautiful and friendly wild creatures. Marcia had many opportunities to observe and interact with these raccoons who have successfully adapted to city living. ------------------------------------------------ Marcia Wegman is a professional painter living in Iowa City, Iowa. She came to the University of Iowa in 1957 for an MFA in printmaking. She and her former husband created and ran a unique store in downtown Iowa City. Things & Things & Things, for thirty-four years before closing it when they both became full time professional artists. When Marcia became friends with Lula Belle and was able to take close-up photographs of this beautiful wild raccoon, she decided to do a few pastel paintings of her. Then when Lula Belle brought her four babies to meet Marcia, she knew a book was emerging.