Growing up in the shadow of Disneyland, artist and illustrator Camille Rose Garcia spent a lot of time contemplating the reality of fantasy and the fantasies that make reality palatable.

Just as the white paint flaked and the wood decayed in the once-perfect picket-fenced suburbs that surround Disney's Orange County Fantasyland, on canvas and in print, Garcia's brightly colored fairytale tableaus are juxtaposed with darker elements, as real world forces impinge on her perfect dream worlds.

Much...

gentleman_corpse

Athens, GA

July 2009

FEB 12, 2010 07:32 AM

I've always loved this artist and the book is one of my all time favorites. The pairing is genius! I must own this version!!!

Kiefer

SUICIDEGIRL

Pennsylvania, USA

FEB 12, 2010 08:22 AM

Camille owns.

Yulia

SUICIDEGIRL

Canada

FEB 12, 2010 10:37 AM

I love this lady's work! I need to find this book...

Phoenix

SUICIDEGIRL

Alberta, Canada

FEB 12, 2010 10:45 AM

Great interview! Much more in-depth than the others I read regarding this new book.

Tweedle

SUICIDEGIRL

USA

FEB 12, 2010 12:52 PM

being a FANATIC of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland... this made me super happy.

I really liked what Camille said here: "People underestimate kids a lot in terms of what they can handle."

I couldn't agree more. And I couldn't agree more that adults too, are coddled.

This woman is so insightful and intelligent it hurts.

Bravo

Sucette

SUICIDEGIRL

Belgium

FEB 12, 2010 02:34 PM

awesome, camille is the best!! <3

FitzSimmons

Saint Paul, MN

January 2008

FEB 12, 2010 04:15 PM

Great interview. Sounds like a perfect match.

MacHeath777

Pittsburgh, PA

August 2009

FEB 12, 2010 10:57 PM

This is a really deep interview, not just for its insights into Garcia's work, but also for its insight into the American character. Garcia is right in noting that to a large extent we live in a national fairy tale, and that this national fairy tale has had disastrous results for us an our children.

One only wishes we had more interviews like this in the mainstream media.

merlowe

HOPEFUL

Pittsburgh, PA

FEB 13, 2010 08:48 PM

So odd I just blogged today about the movie Malice in Wonderland...and I am so excited to see the new Tim Burton rendition of the fairy tale.. this story has always fascinated me ..I had the opportunity to see a play in my hometown of Alice in Wonderland one time that only consisted of the set of a box that the characters popped out of or into I thank you for bringing Camille Rose Garcia .. her artwork and this insightful..needless to say honest interview..Kudos on getting to the heart of the matter !!

bridgesnmatches

San Diego, CA

May 2010

MAY 28, 2010 03:13 AM

Great interview. I love her work

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SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

FEB 12, 2010 07:00 AM

Athens, GA

July 2009

FEB 12, 2010 07:32 AM

SUICIDEGIRL

Pennsylvania, USA

FEB 12, 2010 08:22 AM

SUICIDEGIRL

Canada

FEB 12, 2010 10:37 AM

SUICIDEGIRL

Alberta, Canada

FEB 12, 2010 10:45 AM

SUICIDEGIRL

USA

FEB 12, 2010 12:52 PM

SUICIDEGIRL

Belgium

FEB 12, 2010 02:34 PM

Saint Paul, MN

January 2008

FEB 12, 2010 04:15 PM

Pittsburgh, PA

August 2009

FEB 12, 2010 10:57 PM

HOPEFUL

Pittsburgh, PA

FEB 13, 2010 08:48 PM

San Diego, CA

May 2010

MAY 28, 2010 03:13 AM