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Post by UnseenI on Sept 15, 2021 7:22:19 GMT
Yet more Alice-inspired artwork
A beautiful depiction of some scenes from AiW by John Wilson:
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Post by UnseenI on Dec 6, 2021 8:27:03 GMT
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Post by UnseenI on Dec 18, 2021 19:43:47 GMT
Alice as a cake in India Alice in Wonderland has a worldwide influence. An Alice-inspired cake was recently created for the annual show of a 'cake artistry academy' in Bengaluru in India. Those mushrooms look delicious:
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Post by UnseenI on Mar 2, 2022 19:13:47 GMT
New dark comic Alice Ever After
Alice in Wonderland is the inspiration for a very dark story: “BOOM! Studios announced a new five-issue original series from artist and writer Dan Panosian, artist Giorgio Spalletta, and colorist Fabiana Mascolo. Alice Ever After tells the dark tale of Alice as an adult making the choice to deal with her real world traumas or to escape once more to Wonderland... Cursed with a growing addiction, Alice is forced into the twisted underbelly of London and pulled ever further from reality. Is her obsession with Wonderland truly a respite, or a one-way ticket to the dreaded… ASYLUM?” geektyrant.com/news/new-alice-in-wonderland-comic-give-alice-a-dark-fate-in-alice-ever-afterThe comic will be released in April 2022.
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Post by UnseenI on Apr 11, 2022 18:32:56 GMT
Alice in a new London library
At the new Lewis Carroll Children's Library in Islington, the Alice story is re-told for the current generation of children with some colourful illustrations. Here are two examples:
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Post by UnseenI on Aug 2, 2022 7:16:46 GMT
Alice's Day celebrations in Oxford
A city-wide celebration of Alice in Wonderland has been held in Oxford in early July every year since 2007. 2021 was the 150th anniversary of Through the Looking Glass. There was a special Alice's Day celebration in the streets of Oxford featuring a 3.25 metre tall Alice puppet accompanied by huge talking flowers operated by puppeteers and an array of Alice in Wonderland characters. The puppet looks rather alarming:
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Post by UnseenI on Aug 25, 2022 7:44:08 GMT
AiW cakes: much too good to eat!
This amazingly detailed cake was inspired by the Mad Hatter's tea party in Alice in Wonderland:
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Post by UnseenI on Oct 8, 2022 18:31:41 GMT
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Post by UnseenI on Apr 26, 2023 8:10:57 GMT
Alice-themed event in a shopping centre
Alice in Wonderland is still going strong: there is no end to the artwork and activities etc. inspired by Lewis Carroll's books. An Alice-themed event was held in a shopping centre in Aylesbury recently. These two characters were walking around on stilts:
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