Showing posts with label Fantasy/Fairytale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fantasy/Fairytale. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Weekend in the Country at Aunt Viv's

Let's take a little trip, shall we? Let's visit Aunt Viv out in the country.  Everyone has an Aunt Viv... or atleast has  dreamed of having one...


She lives in a house that looks something like this...



Or maybe it looks a little like this...



Possibly even this...




Ready? Follow me... stay close now, or else you may get lost.



Oh don't mind him.  That's just Claudius, Aunt Viv's security guard.  He won't bother us because Auntie has alerted him to our visit.



Now this way... We're almost there.



We made it! Come on in...


Oh, there's Aunt Viv! So lovely to see her again!  Isn't she glamourous?! What? You fear you've underdressed? Don't worry, Auntie just likes to look nice for her guests.


Follow Aunt Viv.  She's going to show us to our room.  It's one with a view!




Here we are.  Don't you just love the fresh, clean scents of the country?



Such a beautiful view from our bedroom windows!



Let's unpack later.  Right now we'll put on our wellies and help Aunt Viv out with feeding the wee animals while she fixes us lunch.




That's Sebastian! Sebby just loves Aunt Viv's homemade biscuits.  I hope she saves a few for us!



We'll start with the goats.  You'll be thankful for the wellies now!




Oh, oh! Billy got loose... silly little goat!






Thankfully we had Larry and Lucy to herd him back...  but where's Gatsby??





Oh Gatsby... what kind of country dog gets finnicky about a little mud on his paws!?






Next we'll see the sheep then feed the ponies...





Aww look... Mr Pony has made a buddy.






We'll head back to the house for a little nibble now.  Looks like Auntie Viv has the table already set!





We'll go in through the back and see if Aunt Viv needs any help in the kitchen.






She's not here.  "Aunt Vivi, where are you? We picked some lemons to make fresh lemonade with for our lunch!"






There you are! Oh, Aunt Viv... did you do all this just for us?? You shouldn't have!




Well, forget the lemonade... we'll have a champagne lunch!! Just give us one minute to switch out of these ol' country clothes and into something a little more suitable.


We're ready!!!




And that's a day in the country with Aunt Viv :)





Y'all come back and visit again now :)

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Fantasy, Fairytales and Fables - Vintage Drawings

I just love the realm of fantasy and fairytale - I am especially drawn to whimsical vintage fairytale drawings.

Jack and the Beanstalk Giantby Arthur Rackham


Illustration for Charles Perrault's Cinderella


The Wolf Turned Shepherd by Gustave Doré.via Exclamation Mark


Fairy Ball



by Julie Heffernan via Chateau Thombeau

Friday, March 5, 2010

Vintage Alice


The original book cover of the 1898 edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll


The character, Alice, is widely assumed to be based on the daughter of a family friend of Carroll's, Alice Liddell.

{Photo of Alice Liddell by Lewis Carroll, 1858}


Charles Lutwidge Dodgson - better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll


K.

Images via Wikipedia

Psychedelic Wonderland

Vintage Friday


It's vintage Friday and although these aren't technically vintage they certainly have a 1960's vintag-esque feel to them! And of course they fit right in with the Alice in Wonderland theme for today as well.


These really cool images were found over at Chateau Thombeau.
They are by artist, John Coulthart, and they've actually been made into a 2010 calendar. If you're interested in ordering one click here.



I'm late, I'm late, I'm late! Late for an IMPORTANT DATE!


It's finally here!

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland opens in Toronto TODAY,.. and in 3-D!
The star-studded cast includes
Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, Anne Hathaway as the White Queen, and Mia Wasikowska as Alice.



To see a fantastic montage of all 3 promo posters side by side click here!

Synopsis: 19 year old Alice returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends: the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter. Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queen's reign of terror.

Meet the characters!


Alice - "If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?" - Louis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland


The Red Queen - "Off with their heads!"


The Mad Hatter - "There is a place. Like no place on Earth. A land full of wonder, mystery, and danger! Some say to survive it: You need to be as mad as a hatter... Which luckily I am."


Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum


The White Queen




Still not excited about seeing the film? Take a look at the trailer below and you won't be able to contain yourself!


Here are some stills from the film. The imagery is just so amazing and fantastical! I love the story of Alice in Wonderland... oh what fun it would be to stumble upon another world full of marvel and whimsy!

Johnny Depp is going to be amazing in this role. He has such a deep range of characters; definitely making him a seasoned actor at playing misfits! He and visionary director, Tim Burton have collaborated on many other films together, including Sleepy Hollow, Edward Scissorhands, and Sweeney Todd.

“To be able to do anything that Tim wants me to do is an honour. He could have cast me as Alice and I would have said yes. I would have done whatever character Tim wanted. But, being able to breathe life into the character of the Mad Hatter — taking what Lewis Carroll has done, combined with Tim’s vision and throwing in my own stuff — this is what dreams are made of. For me, it’s a dream come true,” - Johnny Depp. (source)


"Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it's getting!"
- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland



He [Depp] says his entire career has been like a trip through Wonderland, but the Mad Hatter character is special. “He’s like a beating heart; a person who cannot hide anything, a person whose emotions are close to the surface." (source)

Will you be seeing the film?
Have you seen it already? What did you think???
To see a previous Tim Burton inspired post click here
To see a previous Johnny Depp post click here

K.
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