Here’s something you don’t see every day: a tattoo depicting Alice reaching for a book from an enormous stack of books. The visual pun here: the stack of book spines traces the actual spine of the tattoo wearer. Very clever! But talk about suffering for your art. To view the tattoo (it’s on a young… [read full post]
The Blog of the LCSNA
Month: August 2013
Free Knitted Hedgehog Pattern
Yes, you read that correctly. A free pattern for knitting yourself some hedgehogs. Just in case you were looking for one. Maybe you’re planning to crochet yourself a croquet set, too. If so, these cute little hedgehogs will fit right in to your set. The Mimsy Minion who submitted this item suggested making a bunch… [read full post]
Rock Video Depicts Alice in Nightmare-Land
If you’re into rock and perhaps a touch of goth, you might enjoy this video from a band known as Breaking Benjamin, for their song Evil Angel. The visuals are a mash-up of Wonderland characters with your typical “death and destruction and insanity” images, with a few other wild cards (including a recurring character resembling Punch)…. [read full post]
Carrollian Connections in the Waterspell Trilogy
As you may have noted by reading some of our prior blog posts, a number of our LCSNA members are authors. Member Deborah J. Lightfoot writes to tell us that her Waterspell fantasy trilogy has distinct Carollian elements–including clever use of a copy of Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There within the storyline. If you’re… [read full post]
Calling All Carrollian Book and Print Artists!
If you are an Alice in Wonderland fan and create book or print-based art, you’ll want to read this notice we just received. Note the deadline, and submit this month! “CALL FOR BOOK AND PRINT ARTISTS Alice in Wonderland Minnesota Center for Book Arts (Minneapolis, MN) Submission deadline: August 30, 2013 Minnesota Center for Book Arts… [read full post]
Alice Artworks and Gifts by David Delamare
If you’re not already familiar with the Alice-themed artworks of artist David Delamare, you’re in for a treat. Do yourself a favor and visit his site sometime when you have a few minutes to explore. Alice characters are not his only fantasy subjects, but within the Alice realm he has an impressive array of paintings,… [read full post]