tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77934088452794420532011-11-28T16:48:25.107-08:00AliceAlice in Wonderland Limited Edition, Alice's adventures in Wonderland illustrated by Oleg Lipchenko, illustrated Lewis Carroll, Hunting of the Snark.
Dear friends, after several times when spam was placed instead of comments I decided to moderate comments. It means your comments will appear with a little delay.Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.comBlogger401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-27231057915784175782010-11-11T11:57:00.000-08:002010-11-11T11:57:39.514-08:00Surrealism is back! For several days now, I've been reading, observing, looking at, eating with eyes ("serving it with greens"), the beautiful edition of The Hunting Of The Snark illustrated and designed by Mahendra Singh. I traveled with the crew of Snark-hunters, I backtracked to particular pages and pictures, and I'm progressively enjoying this mind-twisting and absolutely mysterious book.
A lot of Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-47168783942663499592010-11-10T11:11:00.000-08:002010-11-10T11:11:18.013-08:00LCSNA meeting in New York Institute of TechnologyIt was a shiny and beautiful Autumn Saturday in New York City. Members of the Lewis Carroll Society of North America had gathered for the Fall 2010 meeting in the New York Institute of Technology. Among the speakers were the host (founding member and former LCSNA president) Edward Guiliano, writers Adam Gopnik, Carroll biographer Jenny Woolf, author (and Alice Liddell relative) C.M. Rubin, LCSNAOleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-7319414764068919562010-10-27T09:29:00.000-07:002010-10-30T12:58:29.520-07:00“It’s a Bo-o-o-o-o-o-o-tcher!” The assumption which states that “It’s a Boo-…” applies to Boots* seems to be plausible, but is based on written word “Boots”, still vocally “oo” means a long “u” and therefore in this case “Boots” has no priority over “Butcher”. It probably was indeed: “It’s a Bo-o-o-o-o-o-o-tcher!” I would rather believe in this interpretation, because in the poem, Butcher was described in great detail, and Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-49263418608259490322010-03-29T06:49:00.000-07:002010-03-29T08:10:41.559-07:00Winner of the 2009 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver AwardThe International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) announced the Winner of the 2009 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award*. It is:
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
By Lewis Carroll
Illustrated by Oleg Lipchenko
ISBN 978-0-88776932-0
US $22.95 / CAN $24.99
All ages
“…Oleg Lipchenko has turned this classic story into a rich expression for both the youngest reader greeting Alice for the Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-82935848934309238952008-07-15T08:21:00.000-07:002010-01-28T12:24:23.862-08:00'Mama Frog' by Ambrosia, from the album with the same nameThere is Jabberwocky poem inside this song (lyrics below):
The clock gets to be such a bore
What'cha livin' for
Though I can't explain, being sane's
Just a dreary chore
I'd like to go fly past mountains
See Mama Frog at her fountain
She'll be there in her golden frog
Sequined uniform
Golden chair, three trained human clowns
Who will soon perform
Balancing books with their heads
Trying to Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-82108903586816233072008-07-15T06:38:00.000-07:002010-01-28T06:02:43.548-08:00CHAPTER VI Pig and Pepper / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
... The door led right into a large kitchen, which was full of smoke from one end to the other: the Duchess was sitting on a three-legged stool in the middle, nursing a baby; the cook was leaning over the fire, stirring a large cauldron which seemed to be full of soup.
'There's certainly too much pepper in that soup!' Alice said to herself, as well as she could for sneezing.
There was Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-39269710143125247962008-07-11T06:37:00.000-07:002010-01-26T06:38:38.951-08:00CHAPTER V Advice from a Caterpillar / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
'You are old,' said the youth, 'one would hardly suppose
That your eye was as steady as ever;
Yet you balanced an eel on the end of your nose--
What made you so awfully clever?'
'I have answered three questions, and that is enough,'
Said his father; 'don't give yourself airs!
Do you think I can listen all day to such stuff?
Be off, or I'll kick you down stairs!'
Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-86991523280558580322008-07-11T06:35:00.000-07:002010-01-26T06:36:52.947-08:00CHAPTER V Advice from a Caterpillar / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
'You are old,' said the youth, 'and your jaws are too weak
For anything tougher than suet;
Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak--
Pray how did you manage to do it?'
'In my youth,' said his father, 'I took to the law,
And argued each case with my wife;
And the muscular strength, which it gave to my jaw,
Has lasted the rest of my life.'
Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-82786103386731378812008-07-11T06:32:00.000-07:002010-01-26T06:35:14.760-08:00CHAPTER V Advice from a Caterpillar / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
'You are old,' said the youth, 'as I mentioned before,
And have grown most uncommonly fat;
Yet you turned a back-somersault in at the door--
Pray, what is the reason of that?'
'In my youth,' said the sage, as he shook his grey locks,
'I kept all my limbs very supple
By the use of this ointment--one shilling the box--
Allow me to sell you a couple?'
Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-69604198159227275412008-07-10T06:28:00.000-07:002010-01-26T06:32:25.336-08:00CHAPTER V Advice from a Caterpillar / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
'You are old, Father William,' the young man said,
'And your hair has become very white;
And yet you incessantly stand on your head--
Do you think, at your age, it is right?'
'In my youth,' Father William replied to his son,
'I feared it might injure the brain;
But, now that I'm perfectly sure I have none,
Why, I do it again and again.'
Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-51877826966874468552008-07-10T06:25:00.000-07:002010-01-26T06:27:56.471-08:00CHAPTER IV The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
... An enormous puppy was looking down at her with large round eyes, and feebly stretching out one paw, trying to touch her. 'Poor little thing!' said Alice, in a coaxing tone, and she tried hard to whistle to it; but she was terribly frightened all the time at the thought that it might be hungry, in which case it would be very likely to eat her up in spite of all her coaxing...Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-52125010667711146102008-07-09T06:20:00.000-07:002010-01-26T06:24:42.247-08:00CHAPTER IV The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
... a crowd of little animals and birds waiting outside. The poor little Lizard, Bill, was in the middle, being held up by two guinea-pigs, who were giving it something out of a bottle. They all made a rush at Alice the moment she appeared; but she ran off as hard as she could, and soon found herself safe in a thick wood...Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-20259396582722697912008-07-08T06:17:00.000-07:002010-01-26T06:24:01.228-08:00CHAPTER IV The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
... 'A barrowful of WHAT?' thought Alice; but she had not long to doubt, for the next moment a shower of little pebbles came rattling in at the window, and some of them hit her in the face...Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-82976537894524442282008-07-08T06:16:00.000-07:002010-01-26T06:17:33.500-08:00CHAPTER IV The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
... Bill's got the other--Bill! fetch it here, lad!Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-63190697501896400662008-07-07T10:02:00.000-07:002010-01-21T10:03:07.884-08:00CHAPTER III A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
... There was no 'One, two, three, and away,' but they began running when they liked, and left off when they liked, so that it was not easy to know when the race was over. However, when they had been running half an hour or so, and were quite dry again, the Dodo suddenly called out 'The race is over!' and they all crowded round it, panting, and asking, 'But who has won?'...Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-17484183323775539782008-07-06T09:56:00.000-07:002010-01-21T09:58:21.829-08:00CHAPTER III A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
... First it marked out a race-course, in a sort of circle, ('the exact shape doesn't matter,' it said,) and then all the party were placed along the course, here and there...Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-82942197296068792932008-07-06T09:52:00.000-07:002010-01-21T09:55:42.505-08:00CHAPTER III A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
'In that case,' said the Dodo solemnly, rising to its feet, 'I move that the meeting adjourn, for the immediate adoption of more energetic remedies--'
'Speak English!' said the Eaglet. 'I don't know the meaning of half those long words, and, what's more, I don't believe you do either!' And the Eaglet bent down its head to hide a smile: some of the other birds tittered audibly...Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-24316699369276197572008-07-06T09:49:00.000-07:002010-01-21T09:51:57.699-08:00CHAPTER III A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
'Ahem!' said the Mouse with an important air, 'are you all ready? This is the driest thing I know. Silence all round, if you please! "William the Conqueror, whose cause was favoured by the pope, was soon submitted to by the English, who wanted leaders, and had been of late much accustomed to usurpation and conquest. Edwin and Morcar, the earls of Mercia and Northumbria--"'...Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-22352709578905290652008-07-06T09:46:00.000-07:002010-01-21T09:49:23.857-08:00CHAPTER III A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
They were indeed a queer-looking party that assembled on the bank--the birds with draggled feathers, the animals with their fur clinging close to them, and all dripping wet, cross, and uncomfortable...Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-45917348196745620792008-07-05T09:45:00.000-07:002010-01-21T09:46:11.154-08:00CHAPTER II The Pool of Tears / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
... Alice led the way, and the whole party swam to the shore...Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-85536895832038976472008-07-05T09:14:00.000-07:002010-01-21T09:40:34.442-08:00CHAPTER II The Pool of Tears / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
... For the Mouse was swimming away from her as hard as it could go, and making quite a commotion in the pool as it went...Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-46440815559906110422008-07-04T11:27:00.000-07:002010-01-21T09:39:59.737-08:00CHAPTER II The Pool of Tears / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
... Just then her head struck against the roof of the hall: in fact she was
now more than nine feet high...Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-42562117732533330452008-07-04T11:16:00.000-07:002010-01-21T09:39:10.070-08:00CHAPTER I Down the Rabbit-Hole / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
... Alice opened the door and found that it led into a small passage, not much larger than a rat-hole: she knelt down and looked along the passage into the loveliest garden you ever saw. How she longed to get out of that dark hall, and wander about among those beds of bright flowers and those cool fountains, but she could not even get her head through the doorway; 'and even if my head would go Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-48893436961702478732008-07-03T11:19:00.000-07:002010-01-21T09:38:32.103-08:00CHAPTER I Down the Rabbit-Hole / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
... suddenly, thump! thump! down she came upon a heap of sticks and dry leaves, and the fall was over.
Alice was not a bit hurt, and she jumped up on to her feet in a moment:she looked up, but it was all dark overhead; before her was another long passage, and the White Rabbit was still in sight, hurrying down it...Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-79783049902417909142008-07-03T10:43:00.000-07:002010-01-21T09:37:28.496-08:00CHAPTER I Down the Rabbit-Hole / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
... There was nothing so VERY remarkable in that; nor did Alice think it so VERY much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to itself, 'Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!' (when she thought it over afterwards, it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural); but when the Rabbit actually TOOK A WATCH OUT OF ITS WAISTCOAT-POCKET, and Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-12406029641534924512008-07-01T09:48:00.000-07:002010-01-14T10:28:09.683-08:00My first Alice
I'm going to publish illustrations from my first series (black/white ink drawings) here. Those illustrations were made in 1986, after a while of sketching of characters and scenes related to Alice's Adventures... I hope they (drawings) will fit to the blog format pretty well since blog for me is a kind of a diary, so I can share my my thoughts and doubts here. I also hope it could be Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-5701171626362146582008-06-21T13:25:00.000-07:002008-11-07T13:45:53.047-08:00And now - about something completely different.This post is ABOUT SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. Well, why then? Because... Because it is also my production (my hobby). The song "Which Way the Wind Blows" from Anthony Phillips' first post-Genesis solo album "The Geese & the Ghost" 1977. Vocal - Phil Collins who, actually, doesn't need to be introduced. Anthony Phillips is one of the founding members of Genesis... And the footage is captured Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-11381171602266978452008-06-07T07:02:00.000-07:002008-11-07T07:36:43.184-08:00Back in Blog.Well, seems like I was too busy and almost forgot of my blog existence. Sorry about that. I was working on a new book Humpty Dumpty and Others. Here you can see the cover (which is still the subject to change). Book is almost ready to be printed. You can see several of the illustrations at Lipchenko.com Actually I'll put some of the pictures on the blog later. The edition is planned to be not asOleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-39497175437545749752008-05-07T20:10:00.000-07:002008-05-10T19:52:26.526-07:00Short film about LCSNA Spring 2008 MeetingIt was a nice and eventful weekend in Washington. The Lewis Carroll Society of North America gathered for several days to attend their Spring meeting... ... the Spring 2008 Meeting of Lewis Carroll Society Of North America fulfilled its program with success and left us all with fond memories.Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-58248438897424622982008-05-06T07:53:00.000-07:002008-05-10T20:11:30.899-07:00LCSNA meeting photoalbumHere are some pictures from the LCSNA meeting:LCSNA Spring 2008 Meetingand one more link to the photo montage about the meeting:http://lewiscarroll.org/meeting/2008spring/montage.htmlOleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-7834951190172264442008-04-28T14:26:00.000-07:002008-05-01T07:32:54.342-07:00LCSNA Spring 2008 Meeting.Just a brief one - I'm back from Washington where I had an honor to talk for the LCSNA. More information in the next post.Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-51607593845024120862008-04-09T09:19:00.000-07:002008-04-09T09:29:27.491-07:00Stinehour Press to CloseWhat a very sad news! The Stinehour Press, printer, which printed my "Alice in Wonderland" will shut down by the end of Spring."The Stinehour Press, one of the country’s best known independent printers of high-end illustrated books, will shut down by the end spring. The announcement was made Monday by CEO Warren Bingham who, with a group of investors, acquired the company in 2002 after the Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-61988152877929739992008-04-07T14:39:00.000-07:002008-04-07T14:46:04.387-07:00Unknown photo concludedYes, that was April 1 joke (previous post), several different pictures a bit glue (clue) and scissors and - voila! New "unknown" finding - auction ready.Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-62290269689155195702008-04-01T06:01:00.000-07:002008-04-01T06:17:49.334-07:00Unknown photo of Lewis CarrollI've found this photo in Toronto's City Hall Archive, section of Arts and Literature. Obviously this is just a photocopy, not original. Text is almost unreadable, but no doubts there is in caps: CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON and Ms. ALICE LIDDELL. Small italic letters couldn't read just the date: 1862, but I'm not sure. Who knows more about it, or has bigger image, please let me know. Click here to Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-79974848785166765642008-03-17T20:45:00.000-07:002008-03-17T21:24:18.324-07:00Герцогиня, как "типичный представитель"... Иллюстрируя Кэрролла художник имеет право на свою трактовку того или иного персонажа. Потому, что, часто персонаж появляется, действует, а внешне не описан никак. А читателю то надо его как-то себе представить. Вот например - Герцогиня. Обрисована очень скупо. В первой сцене, где она появляется («Поросенок и Перец») вообще никак. Только через диалог ее можно как-то начать себе Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-36039816304755181422008-03-10T20:52:00.000-07:002008-03-17T21:10:42.305-07:00For my Russian friendsНаконец собрался сделать зеркало сайта на русском. Вот уже пару страничек выложил здесь. Ну и соответственно в BLOGе буду теперь и по-русски писать. Пока что "новости" (в кавычках, потому, что уже полтора месяца новостям) такие: книга наконец увидела свет. Кто не в курсе, это "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" Льюиса Кэрролла (на языке оригинала) с моими иллюстрациями, дизайном, версткой и т.п. Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-59286211856020060012008-03-09T08:53:00.000-07:002008-03-17T21:08:45.022-07:00Lewis Carroll Society of Canada meeting 26.01.2008Lewis Carroll Society of Canada meeting 26.01.2008This picture was taken on Lewis Carroll Society of Canada meeting January 26, 2008. Meeting take place at 535 Sheppard Avenue West at Oleg Lipchenko's residence. After meeting all the participants went to Nathan Philips Square to see the street show made by street theater from Netherland. Show was pretty strange variation of the story about Alice,Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-72401321034931234072008-01-26T12:25:00.000-08:002008-03-17T21:06:39.417-07:00Book is hereWell, I can finally slack off freely. All the books arrived and I've begun to distribute the pre-paid ones. All sides involved showed great understanding of the imortance of the project. The Stinehour Press did great job printing the edition and Acme binding made their part as good as possible. All of my subscribers - thank all of you for your patience. Book will arrive to you soon.Oleg Lipchenko.Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-39782391462974359672008-01-24T08:47:00.000-08:002008-05-08T08:18:45.537-07:00Freedom and Limits: how to illustrate Carroll's stories Lewis Carroll doesn’t always describe details of a scene: personalities, objects and settings. But when he does, he doesn’t do so right away. As I have already explained the Duchess, in order to be able to imagine her, one has to read examine the second scene in which she’s acting. But how are we supposed to view her in the first scene? It’s good that she was called “Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793408845279442053.post-90184634931267131262008-01-21T06:58:00.000-08:002008-03-17T21:03:19.870-07:00Ugly Duchess character understanding Quentin Massys John Tenniel Ugly Duchess has quite a history in illustration. Sir John Tenniel created her image based on the portrait 'A Grotesque Old Woman' (1513), by the Flemish artist Quentin Massys. Not exactly the same, but the influence was very obvious. Lets look at how the Ugly Duchess is described by Carroll; in Oleg Lipchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17459416490080184629noreply@blogger.com4