This week's Make It Monday theme is Cartoons, and since obviously I'm into the vintage thing, I had to go with a Victorian cartoonist, John Tenniel, best known for illustrating Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.
I made four ATCs using the Alice's Wonderland faux postage set from Ten Two Studios, hand-colored and collaged with related text torn from an old dictionary.
The Punch website has a British take on the History of the Cartoon, which also shows how the word "cartoon" came to mean a humorous (er...humourous) sketch to be enjoyed in its own right, and not just a preliminary sketch or study for a work of art.
Crafting 365, Days 175 & 176
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As a Canadian, had to laugh at all the U's! Love the cartoonage!
These are great!
Michelle Brown
Melbourne Australia
Thanks!
@wend - yeah, I went to a Brit-run school for two years in my formative years and still find myself confused about how many U's a word should have ;o)
@aztecmichelle - They were fun to make - love those Tenniel illustrations!
Love your work. Your creations inspire me!
i absolutely LOVE these! fabbo
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