Here is my second piece of “mad” art.

The “Alice in Wonderland” theme is too fun! When it starts looking a little crazy I think “well, the story is nuts, so who cares?”  This is a 12×12 canvas board, painted and souped up.  The main picture is an illustration plate taken from a Barnes & Noble edition that I found at Half Price Books.  It’s got several colored plates by different artist’s.  This one was done by an illustrator named G. M. Hudson.

I had fun arranging these pieces, trying to get them to look right. I crunched up some parchment paper over and over and then pleated it around the edges and stapled it in place.  Then I hot-glued the red-velvet ribbon around to cover the staples.  I actually like the look of exposed staples, but it didn’t look right on this. 

Paper is so versatile! I cut strips of pages from the book to add a whimsical look around the flower.  The fan-folded book page is from Chapter 7-The Mad Tea Party. I dipped the edges in FolkArt’s Metallic Aquamarine paint, which was also the color of the background.

 Finally, I sprayed the whole thing with Walnut Ink.

 Warning: The aquamarine paint can be addicting!  It makes everything prettier. I even wound up dabbing some on the silk flower. 

You may have noticed that I’m sticking to the same colors and papers that I used in my first Alice piece.   This is because I want to combine these things and create a “Wonderland” display in my entry.

 During this particular “season” I actually feel late,  mixed-up, disorganized, and I’m really not sure how I got here! In the words of the Mad Hatter, I’m ready to “move one space on”.  This display is going to be perfect 🙂