The White Rabbit by John Tenniel

I am so excited to share this week’s art as it is a special thank you to Sally for joining us for every Style Imitating Art challenge even when she is feeling unwell. Sally, I hope you are feeling better. This one is for you!

About Style Imitating Art

Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, and Marsha of Marsha in the Middle. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as presenter, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the presenter by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the presenter will share all of the submissions on her blog.

You don’t have to be a blogger to join either! In fact, you don’t even have to join but you can still use the art to inspire an outfit just for the sake of trying something different. If you want to share your inspired outfit, we invite you do so on Instagram or any other social media platform that you prefer. Just be sure to tag Salazar, Shelbee, or Marsha or use #TeamLOTSStyle and #StyleImitatingArt so the hosts know you have joined. Go have some fun in your closets and join the SIA challenge next week!

This Week’s Presenter

It was my turn to choose the artwork and I wanted to pick something that would be meaningful to Sally of Within a World of My Own. Sally joins us on a regular basis for these challenges and her blog posts are always so interesting to read. Not only does she put lots of thought into every detail of her outfits, but she also adds a little extra fun with her Rabbit Improving Art segment. I always leave her blog with a big old smile on my face! In addition to being a lover of those adorable floppy eared fur balls, Sally is also an avid fan of all things Alice in Wonderland. So I have chosen John Tenniel‘s illustration of The White Rabbit from the 1890 edition of Lewis Carroll’s The Nursery “Alice”, an abridged version of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

The Artwork

I found a few other images of this illustration. The first is the sketch in progress. The second is a black and white outline. The third is different color palette.

If you want to join us with your own outfit inspired by the White Rabbit, go get creative in your closet, snap a photo of your outfit, and send it to me at shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com by 10:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, and I will feature your photo in my gallery post on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. We would love to see more creative folks join our artsy challenges so feel free to share the inspiration with your friends!

Hoppy styling!

Keeping it on the edge,

Shelbee

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