Hatter's Tea Party by Marie Louise Wrightson
Marie has spent just over a year preparing for this exhibition. When asked what inspired her she replied "Like many people, I have been influenced and inspired by fairy tales, cartoons, films and children’s books; especially the Alice in Wonderland stories.
With cautionary messages and wonderful worlds in which to escape, little Alice, the Mad Hatter and The Queen of Hearts have always created an endless fascination and curiosity of wonder for me. With my work I have explored a more grown up Alice, an Alice who is still full of wonder and surprise but who also embraces all the delights of Wonderland during her fantastical journeys.
An all important part of the stories, is for me the visual attraction of the books illustrations. I have always looked at the illustrations first and read the words later, “partly due to my dyslexia”, but also because I am always completely absorbed by the fabulous drawings within the books. For me the drawings bring the characters to life, allowing the reader to fall down into the rabbit hole with Alice and visualize Wonderland for themself."
Marie is joined by Ellis and Copplestone of Wonderland Bronzes whose bronze resin sculptures of The Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, Alice, the Dodo are hard to resist.
The White Rabbit by Ellis and Coplestone
Have you ever think about the look of a shop and about the world that can rotate around a specific theme? What about an "Alice and Wonderland" theme?
Can the Belle Epoche artist Mucha be the representative of the magic and harmony of a dream world? His women are suspended between deception and imagination. The atmosphere also is like if was lacks of space and time.
What do you think?
Would you like a boutique inspired by madness and fantasy?
Which one of these images make you think about a strange and fantasy world?
