“Half-baked only begins to describe the case made by Richard Wallace,” said one disappointed reviewer of Jack The Ripper, Light-Hearted Friend, in which Wallace purports that the infamous killer was none other than Charles L. Dodgson, aka Lewis Carroll, author of Alice In Wonderland & Through The Looking Glass.

Jack The Ripper by gardenofbadthings

In his book, Wallace poses the theory that a number of anagrams derived from passages in two of Carroll‘s works, The Nursery Alice (an adaptation of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland for younger readers) & Sylvie and Bruno, were hidden in the stories but could be rearranged into detailed descriptions of the gruesome Ripper murders.

Charles Dodgson, aka Lewis Carroll

Jack the Ripper, Light-Hearted Friend

For example, Wallace translated the following passage from Carroll‘s Nursery Alice:

“‘So she wondered away, through the wood, carrying the ugly little thing with her. And a great job it was to keep hold of it, it wriggled about so. But at last she found out that the proper way was to keep tight hold of itself foot and its right ear’.”

into the following grotesquerie:

“‘She wriggled about so! But at last Dodgson and Bayne found a way to keep hold of the fat little whore. I got a tight hold of her and slit her throat, left ear to right. It was tough, wet, disgusting, too. So weary of it, they threw up – jack the Ripper.’”

The Madness of Lewis Carroll by SlateReaper

Numerous holes have been pointed out in Wallace‘s theories. Author Karoline Leach argued that Wallace‘s methods could be applied to any number of works written in the Latin alphabet and using the English language without proving any intention by the original author. She went on to demonstrate her point by applying Wallace‘s theory to Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne.

Lewis Carroll, self portrait

Anagram enthusiasts Francis Heaney & Gus Jacobson go even further, pointing Wallace‘s finger back at him. They treated the following passage from Wallace‘s book, Jack The Ripper, Light-Hearted Friend:

“This is my story of Jack the Ripper, the man behind Britain’s worst unsolved murders. It is a story that points to the unlikeliest of suspects: a man who wrote children’s stories. That man is Charles Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, author of such beloved books as Alice in Wonderland.”

as an anagram, rearranging the passage into a the following fitting mockery:

“The truth is this: I, Richard Wallace, stabbed and killed a muted Nicole Brown in cold blood, severing her throat with my trusty shiv’s strokes. I set up Orenthal James Simpson, who is utterly innocent of this murder. P.S. I also wrote Shakespeare‘s sonnets, and a lot of Francis Bacon‘s works too.”

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Needless to say, Lewis Carroll was almost certainly not Jack the Ripper. For more information, read Casebook: Jack the Ripper – Lewis Carroll or Karoline Leach‘s Wallace In Wonderland (both are free, informative & available online), but I urge you not to waste your time or money on Richard Wallace‘s uncommon nonsense, Jack The Ripper, Light-Hearted Friend.

Charles Dodgson, aka Lewis Carroll

Brian Kaldorf is a rising star in the world of editorial & conceptual portrait photography. His works are often described as quirky, colorful & clever. Kaldorf has photographed everyone from celebrities to athletes, from models to political figures. His artwork has been displayed in both regional and national publications. Kaldorf is a graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh & is currently a member of the America Society of Media Photographers.

"Down The Rabbit Hole"

For a look at the making of “Down The Rabbit Hole“, read this great “How To” article on Brian Kaldorf‘s WordPress blog.

"Drink Me"

Recently following a personal muse, Brian Kaldorf created a series of several photo manipulations based on Lewis Carroll‘s fantasy stories, Alice In Wonderland & Through The Looking Glass. The series consists of 10 surreal images each depicting a scene from the story in stunning detail. Kaldorf‘s photo manipulation work is top notch & will surely delight Alice In Wonderland fans everywhere.

"Through The Key Hole"

"Alice Encounters The Flowers"

For more information, including a behind the scenes at the making of this fantastic series, be sure to visit:

Brian Kaldorf‘s
Welcome To My Wonderland
http://www.welcometomywonderland.com/

"Alice Meets Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum"

"Alice Meets The Cheshire Cat"

"Alice Meets The Caterpillar"

For more information about the artist himself, visit
http://www.briankaldorf.com/

and don’t miss Brian Kaldorf‘s blog at
http://briankaldorf.wordpress.com/

"Enjoy The Tea Party"

"Let's Play Croquet"

"In The Queen's Court"

Here are ten prime examples of truly imaginative, innovative & inspiring Alice In Wonderland artwork. Click each image to view more artwork by that particular artist.

"Wonderland: Controlled Chaos" by King-Rastel

King-Rastel paints a colorful & playful variation of Lewis Carroll’s dreamland in Wonderland: Controlled Chaos.

"I'm not a Serpent" by aValentine

Artist aValentine tackles one of my favorite scenes from Alice In Wonderland in her photo manipulation entitled, I’m Not A Serpent.

"Wonderland" by LAMP-ag

LAMP-ag creates an anime-esque Alice & Cheshire Cat in his digital painting called simply Wonderland.

"The Mock Turtle" by Beloved Creature

Beloved Creature captures the woeful look of The Mock Turtle superbly in this fantastic piece.

"Who Stole The Tarts" by Kenneth Rougeau

Here’s one of my own Alice In Wonderland inspired pieces. Who Stole The Tarts was modeled after John Tenniel’s original frontispiece illustration for Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland. You’ll find more of my Alice In Wonderland inspired artwork here in the gallery & used to illustrate both Carroll stories.

"Alice Dreaming" by maryanne42

maryanne42 has created several fantastic Alice In Wonderland inspired drawings, each brimming with fantastically rendered details.

"The Mad Tea Party" by MAD-PROPZ

Mad props to MAD-PROPZ for an over-the-top depiction of the Mad Hatter in his piece, The Mad Tea Party. I also love the marching band hat on the March Hare, very punny!

"Down The Rabbit Hole" by Foxfires

The vivid colors in Foxfires‘ photo manipulation, Down The Rabbit Hole, may have you wondering if you didn’t accidentally take mushrooms. Foxfires has a few other Alice inspired works including a rendition of A Mad Tea Party.

"Alice in Dark Wonderland" by CazInTheMachine

CazInTheMachine takes some interesting creative liberties with their Mad Tea Party style scene in this photo manipulation entitled Alice in Dark Wonderland.

"The Mock Turtle's Story" by Ken Wong

Ken Wong‘s artwork is always a treat, and his storybook treatment of Alice In Wonderland captures the essence of the characters splendidly.

Mad Hatter concept art by Michael Kutsche

Artist Michael Kutsche was one of the brilliantly creative minds involved in developing unique character concepts for Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland.

Mad Hatter concept art by Michael Kutsche

“I was very lucky to meet Tim Burton as well as Ken Ralston from Sony Imageworks, I’ve been working directly at the film set in Plymouth and later on at the set in LA, it’s been a great time working for one of my favourite directors. Seeing Johnny Depp‘s performance was also mindblowing, he’s amazingly talented,” explains Michael in a journal entry from June 2009.

Red Queen concept art by Michael Kutsche

Now that the film has run its course in theaters & is available on DVD, Michael can freely share the bulk of the conceptual art he’d created for the Disney/Burton version of Alice In Wonderland. The illustrations, Michael informs us, were all created using Corel Painter X.

White Rabbit concept artwork

Dodo concept art by Michael Kutsche

Jabberwocky concept art by Michael Kutsche

The book Alice In Wonderland: A Visual Companion contains even more fantastic Alice In Wonderland concept art & is now available from Amazon.com & wherever fine books are sold.

Alice In Wonderland: A Visual Companion

Dormouse concept art by Michael Kutsche

Cheshire Cat concept art

Knave of Hearts concept art

Blue Caterpillar concept art

March Hare concept art

White Knight conceptual art

Red Knight conceptual art

Russian artist Alena, aka Geyzerrr (deviantart), has created an intriguing series of surrealistic Alice In Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass inspired digital images.

Cheshire Cat by Geyzerrr

Down The Rabbit Hole by Geyzerrr

Titles include Down The Rabbit Hole, A Mad Tea Party, Alice Beyond The Mirror, and Calabash for Caterpillars, among others.

Alice Beyond the Mirror by Geyzerrr

A Mad Tea Party by Geyzerrr

Geyzerrr is also accepting DeviantArt points donations towards a DA t-shirt. If you’d like to donate, see her DeviantArt profile for details.

To see more, visit
Geyzerrr on DeviantArt
http://geyzerrr.deviantart.com/

Calabash for Caterpillars by Geyzerrr

Go Ask Alice is a new series of images from the brilliant artists & designers at Duirwaigh Studios. The series consists of a dozen brilliantly colored graphical illustrations depicting an assortment of famous characters from both Alice In Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass, including Alice, the Red Queen, the White Queen, a Talking Flower, the Card Guards, Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Caterpillar, the Dormouse, and the White Rabbit. I love the vibrant collage like illustrations, especially that of Alice. Brilliant work Duirwaigh!

"Alice"

"The Red Queen"

"Talking Flower"

"The White Rabbit"

"Humpty Dumpty"

"The White Queen"

"The Dormouse"

You can view the entire collection at
Duirwaigh Studios
and at
KingBarbarossa’s Gallery on DeviantArt

“The Wonderlost series is my artistic interpretation and dark twist on the numerous characters from Lewis Carroll‘s ‘Alice in Wonderland‘ and ‘Through the Looking Glass‘ stories,” says xanthic of his incredible series of images. “The theme across the whole series is to give each character the look of a porcelain doll, with very pale bleach white skin and bleached white clothing. To sharply contrast the sterile white throughout the painting, there are elements that are either black or blood red, either on the character’s physical self (as in the form of hair) or in their accessories.“

Xanthic first conceptualizes his characters in Adobe Illustrator and then paints them using Adobe Photoshop. His palette of choice when creating consists mostly of whites and mid-tone grey colors, with contrasting smatterings of black and red. Once a piece is completed, xanthic floods the image with “an antique wash” to give it depth and age.

Of all the Alice In Wonderland artwork I’ve seen of late (and believe me, I see a lot), these are without a doubt some of the most original & imaginative (if somewhat gruesome) interpretations I’ve come across.

You can see more amazing artwork by xanthic on his deviantart portfolio (as well as get desktop wallpapers of all of these great images), and on his website (if it works for you – I couldn’t get passed the main menu myself haha). You’re also welcome to follow xanthic‘s artistic adventures via his Twitter account.

Artist Sandra arteagA creates amazing artwork & crafts delightful dolls. Her recent works, inspired by Alice In Wonderland, lead me to believe that the girl is quite thoroughly insane – which I personally think is just marvelous! Here are her Alice & Cheshire Cat.

Alice & Cheshire by Sandra ArteagA

Alice detail

Alice & Cheshire by Sandra ArteagA

You can find more amazing creations
by Sandra arteagA
on her blog & at her Etsy store

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Why is a raven like a writing desk?

Alice sighed wearily. `I think you might do something better with the time,’ she said, `than waste it in asking riddles that have no answers.’

For those of you who’ve been driven crazy contemplating Hatter’s riddle, here at last is a sensible answer…

“Why is a raven like a writing desk?”
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Now you know

The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe) by Kenneth Rougeau

"Here, let's see if we can change your mind."

The Mad Hatter: Attitude Adjustment
new Alice In Wonderland inspired artwork by Kenneth Rougeau
prints available at http://synchronicity313.etsy.com

The Hatter was the first to break the silence. `What day of the month is it?‘ he said, turning to Alice: he had taken his watch out of his pocket, and was looking at it uneasily, shaking it every now and then, and holding it to his ear.

Alice considered a little, and then said `The fourth.’

`Two days wrong!‘ sighed the Hatter. `I told you butter wouldn’t suit the works!‘ he added looking angrily at the March Hare.

`It was the best butter,‘ the March Hare meekly replied.

`Yes, but some crumbs must have got in as well,‘ the Hatter grumbled: `you shouldn’t have put it in with the bread-knife.‘

The March Hare took the watch and looked at it gloomily: then he dipped it into his cup of tea, and looked at it again: but he could think of nothing better to say than his first remark, `It was the best butter, you know.‘

by Lewis Carroll
from Alice In Wonderland