It’s Alice’s birthday on the 26th November, well sort of, it's the 150th anniversary of the story by Lewis Carroll, I
feel like we should be having an unbirthday party!
Here's a little song i LOVE to set the mood by Jefferson Airplane called Go Ask Alice on YouTube from Woodstock, oh how it reminds me of a time i haven't even been to but seem to remember!
- Curiouser and curiouser! -
I am so fond of Alice and I feel it is only necessary to pay tribute to her and her magical creator Lewis Carroll at this special unbirthday time. I plan to
watch all the Alice movies I can find, so far i have gathered the following;
1951 - Disney Animation - Alice in Wonderland
1988 - Czech Stop motion Animation by Jan Svankmajer - this is seriously the trippiest surrealist movie i have seen, Dali would have loved it!
1998 - Alice in Wonderland complete with Whoopi Goldberg as The Cheshire Cat!
And 2010 - Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, my favourite!
I just found out that the second Tim Burton film - 'Through the Looking Glass' is being released in May 2016 - so much squee!
Are there more Alice movies i can fill my days with i have missed that you love?
- Why is a raven like a writing desk? -
Handmade Wonderland
obviously takes some of its influence from the surreal world Alice found
herself in and although I have been drawn to the stories and wonder of Carroll's
creations for as long as I can remember I have never really sat down to put my
finger on what exactly it is about Alice and Wonderland that I love so much
So it's time for Tea and an Alice Love List
* The
cats and Rabbits – I love cute and fluffy animals – I also love talking animals
* Cheshire
cat “we are all mad here” maybe a sense of belonging in
finding a place of equal weirdness and strangeness and simultaneous
belongingness in contrast to the regular world that I feel ill fitted to.
* Tea parties
with Mad Hatters, March Hares and Dormouse – Unbirthday parties – we have had a
few of those around here!
* I also flipping
LOVE tea, teapots, tea cups and saucers and all tea related everything so maybe
there is a link there
* Becoming
very very small and walking amongst the flowers has been treasured daydreams
since I was little.
* All the
fantastical creatures and absurdity and surrealism. It is a place that touched
my heart and hasn’t left, it is like a realm in the land of faery that inspires
life and art for me and rather than just being a place to escape to it also
helps me to understand and deal with this often harsh and cynical world I find
my physical body in.
* Inspiring
fantastical characters for my own art and imaginings
THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL Alice book was gifted to me by my husband and includes Carroll's
collected works and images by the original illustrator John Tenniel, i cannot believe this was written in 1865!
- She liked to believe in as many as 6 impossible things before breakfast -
- “If you’ll believe in
me, I’ll believe in you”, said the Unicorn -
I have collected
a couple of other books mainly for the love of the beautiful illustrations of
the different artists, I have used them as reference materials for a variety of illustration classes i have taught. I really enjoy Alice inspired art so much and there is so much of it! Here are a few books i have with different illustrators, i don't think i will ever have seen enough Alice Art!
Disney Alice Golden Book illustrations - love love love!
- “If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense.” -
Here's are a couple of my own creations inspired by Alice, Wonderland and dreams and you can read a little bit more about their stories as they are now available as limited edition prints of 200, they have been professionally printed on archival quality 310gsm cotton rag paper, currently available in the Handmade Wonder Etsy Shop
- "have i gone mad?"
"I'm afraid so, but let me tell you something, the best people usually are.” -
I hope you enjoy your very own Unbirthday Party celebrations, save a seat for me and may your wish come true!
Brightest Blessings
faerie xx
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