The Wizard of Oz by Graham Rawle

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L. Frank Baum's original novel, The Wizard of Oz, illustrated by collage artist Graham Rawle makes me think of one of my favorite childhood books, The Lonely Doll, crossed with Tim Burton.  Brilliant!

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The making of…

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Hand carved balsa wood Toto

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Fantastical Oz flowers by Margaret Huber

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Wardrobe Department

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Building the Emerald City

The book will be not be out until October 1, 2008.  But you can pre-order your copy here. Visit Rawle's website to learn more about his journey making The Wizard of Oz. And stop by his blog and see what's new.

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Comments

7 responses to “The Wizard of Oz by Graham Rawle”

  1. sabrina Avatar

    that is soo cool! I love it! thanks for sharing! +)

  2. Grace Avatar

    OMG! This is so amazing and inspirational. I’ve always had this strange fascination with minatures. This does NOT disappoint.

  3. Moira Avatar

    I know, I thought it was simply collaged images first. I flipped when I saw the “behind the scenes” shots of the miniatures.
    Also, Sabrina and Grace, I posted this without one of the best images, the Flying Monkeys,with Toto in the very background. It’s there now. Hope you see it.

  4. regan Avatar
    regan

    so cool! Erica is going to love this.

  5. manon doyle Avatar

    Ahh…… this is so very cool! I also loved miniatures as a child so to see how these were made totally interests me.

  6. Rebecca Avatar

    Great post! Love the carved toto

  7. liz langley Avatar

    This looks so cool. I can’t wait to see the book!

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