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RACCOON REVIVAL: Oddities & Curiosities Expo brings a unique art form to Albuquerque

Clarissa Crawford carefully shapes a raccoon while participating in the Sleeping Sirens Oddities raccoon taxidermy class at the Oddities & Curiosities Expo at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque on Saturday.
Carly Harriss works to shape polyurethane expanding foam during the Sleeping Sirens Oddities raccoon taxidermy class at the Oddities & Curiosities Expo. Harriss brought her own animal teeth and crafted glass-beaded eyes for the project.
Akela Lindsey, of Rio Rancho, carefully shapes the lip lines of a raccoon during the Sleeping Sirens Oddities raccoon taxidermy class at the Oddities & Curiosities Expo at Expo New Mexico.
Clarissa Crawford, center, listens to instructor Amanda Lancaster’s instructions during the Sleeping Sirens Oddities raccoon taxidermy class at the Oddities & Curiosities Expo.
Wylie French, 19, of Grants, displays his progress before a lunch break during a raccoon taxidermy class at the Oddities & Curiosities Expo in Albuquerque on Saturday.
Akela Lindsey of Rio Rancho carefully shapes the lip lines of a raccoon during the Sleeping Sirens Oddities raccoon taxidermy class at the Oddities & Curiosities Expo at Expo New Mexico.
Alexandria Roubideaux carefully sculpts polyurethane expanding foam while participating in the Sleeping Sirens Oddities raccoon taxidermy class at the Oddities & Curiosities Expo at Expo New Mexico.
A bundle of antlers during the Sleeping Sirens Oddities raccoon taxidermy class at the Oddities & Curiosities Expo.
Akela Lindsey, of Rio Rancho, carefully shapes the lip lines of a raccoon during the Sleeping Sirens Oddities raccoon taxidermy class at the Oddities & Curiosities Expo at Expo New Mexico.
Chancey Bush
Chancey Bush Journal Staff Photographer
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On Saturday, the Sleeping Sirens Oddities raccoon taxidermy class buzzed with excitement as 50 students brought new life into their raccoon specimens at the Oddities & Curiosities Expo at Expo New Mexico.

For five years, Sleeping Sirens Oddities, based in central Florida, has captivated attendees with fresh, unusual workshops at each expo.

Colleen Wagenblast, an assistant instructor, explained that the specimens are sustainably sourced through wildlife management partnerships, adding that gathering enough specimens for these workshops can take years.

 The expo runs through Sunday, March 8.

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