When I hear the word Wonderland I immediately think of Alice in Wonderland and I really get a sense of fairytales from Mitchell's photographs.
I have selected a few of my favourites.
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| The Lavender Princess. |
What really amazed me was that Mitchell and her team (made up of friends) all make the costumes and props themselves - including the smoking umbrella! I love that so much thought and preparation has gone into the surroundings as well as the outfits mixing real life with fantasy.
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| The Candy Cane Witch, |
There is something about this which reminds me of Tim Walker who I am a great fan of. He often uses oversized versions of regular items to create images which are almost surrealist.
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| Gaia's Spell |
I love the bright yellow which mirrors the yellow of the field and how the model is even holding a tiny version of the ship. The majority of Mitchell's images all contain smoke, adding to the dreamlike feel?
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| The Ghost Swift. |
Every time I look at this image I see something new. I really like the attention to detail and the depth that has been created within this shot.
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| An Ocean of Tales until the Shores of Home. |
The pages of this book quite literally come alive in this image. The title makes me think that reading books is a journey that can take you all around the world, when you close that book you are home again.
I would love to be able to create images that are as creative as these for my final assignment, although Mitchell often waits a year to shoot an image so that the back drop is exactly as she wants it! I really need to start developing ideas of my own and viewing the Wonderland series has really inspired me to do that.
