In 1864 Lewis Carroll attended a gallery event in Oxford at which Charles Burroughs was speaking about his encounter with one of the empires least known animals the Giant Lagomorph, also known as a Fat Floppy Fluff. Usually only seen around teatime, Fat Floppy Fluffs love nothing more than enjoying a cup of tea on a summer night.
Charles was recounting the tale of how he followed a Fat Floppy Fluff after discovering one on Wimbledon Common. At first he thought he had discovered a Womble but closer inspection revealed a rounder body and an absence of tweed!
His trek led him to a large hole underneath a Bongleberry bush, one slip and he fell in, only stopping when he landed several hundred feet down the hole onto a moss bed. He was curious to discover more and after fiddling about with growth and shrink potions, found his way into a magic garden full of childhood memories. The Fat Floppy Fluff was nowhere to be seen but a passing Leicestershire cat showed him the way back to Wimbledon Common.
Moved by Charles' story Lewis Carroll decided to write about his adventures. To make it more plausible he disguised the tale as fiction! It is only because of the discovery of this painting, years later, that we can finally say that Wonderland was real!
To this day Alice in Wonderland remains the best non-fictional account of the Fat Floppy Fluff.
Meet the Artist!
PETER SMITH
with his
LOST IMPOSSIMALS
here at The Acorn Gallery
on
Saturday 10th March
from 12-3pm
EVERYBODY WELCOME!
The Acorn Gallery, 5 Market Place, Pocklington YO42 2AS
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