A Childhood Obsession!

Fairy Tales, other worlds, mystical adventures and stories used to captivate me. None captured me like the unforgettable story of Alice in Wonderland. I have tried to pay attention and be informed about all of her reflections but she has so very many that I am happy to know the ones I do. I did watch the Tim Burton movie that was released this year and was pleased with the result but I was completely enthralled with the Syfy series of Alice. I watched most of it while it aired on my unreliable cable and have recently re-watched the entire series on Ninja video and truly love it. Not only does it have Tim Curry but Alice knows Judo, the Mad Hatter is her savior and companion for most of the show and the White Knight is the best comic relief and absent minded character I have seen in a long time.

If you have not seen this wonderful show I highly suggest you do. Another trend I have enjoyed is Claire’s jewelry and accessories coming out with many Alice in Wonderland related items such as a Drink me Bottle necklace and a tea party necklace as well as my favourite hats, fedoras. With this Alice assault when I was given my final project to make a deck of card in any style I wanted of course I had to do Alice in Wonderland, but which version to pick?

Well, each suit had a different reflection of Alice. Spades were done in an anime style with chess pieces featuring the White Queen from the new Tim Burton movie. I did the Clubs in the traditional Disney style with the tea party making the theme with pastel colours and teapots. I made the Hearts for the Queen of Hearts with painted roses and all in my new favourite comic books style, which I will touch on later. Finally I did the Diamonds original illustration style and feature the Walrus and Carpenter and had the oysters on the number cards. I have all of the cards on Facebook and hope that many are able to view them and I will post a few on this site.

 

Once all the suits were done I designed the back of the cards and two Joker cards with American McGee’s Cheshire Cat from the video game and kitten style. Now that I have created these cards I am printing them off to help decorate my Alice in Wonderland themed party in my new apartment. And until next time; create fanciful stories through your own looking glass!

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