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Alice rides a Mock Turtle at high speed along a peppermint lollipop shoreline, followed by the Mad Hatter in his own special-crafted craft.These images are not made to correspond with the original stories, or any movie for that matter, but rather to capture and portray the wonder that mythical and magical lands may hold within a child's imagination.
The need to do my own version of turtle from this story was inspired by stories of turtles being burned at sea. It is sad to think that there are beautiful beaches children may never see, once-beautiful coastal towns no longer what they were, forests burning, parks being bulldozed to make way for sprawl... a beautiful Earth that may someday be nothing more than a story for our children and our children's children.
I hope that maybe, if we can preserve the wonder and fascination, perhaps future generations will be inspired to dream for what was. And perhaps someday, the most fascinating new thing that a future generation could strive for and dream of, will not come from a Wal-Mart or the Apple Store... but in the restoration of all the beauty, wonder, and freedom we threw away.
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Comments: 21
Whiti [2013-04-21 16:06:00 +0000 UTC]
Two of my favorite theme in world : Turtle and Alice. Love love love !!!
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teb1013 [2011-07-23 19:45:18 +0000 UTC]
The B/W reminds me of the Tenniel style of the original Alice books.
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MakingAshes11 [2010-08-02 00:18:27 +0000 UTC]
not only is the picture startlingly wonderful but your words below it are so hit home true. so beautiful yet abused is our planet.
the comment really does bring out the hidden beauty and madness(*u*) in this picture!
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Nevar23 [2010-07-03 04:40:35 +0000 UTC]
The goggles on the turtle! This is so gorgeous. The little Dormouse makes me giggle. It really takes me back to my childhood. It's definitely awesome to see artists responding and raising awareness about the oil spill in such creative ways. Your comments really hit home.
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mykeamend In reply to Nevar23 [2010-07-23 03:33:38 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much
I think my main drive for these pieces as a whole, is indeed bringing back childhood ^_^
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jimnut [2010-07-01 22:59:52 +0000 UTC]
Wow, I love this illustration. So much attention to detail. Is this done with graphite?
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mykeamend In reply to jimnut [2010-07-02 04:45:04 +0000 UTC]
Yep... just a normal old mechanical writing pencil.
.07, soft lead.
Thank you
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