“I've been considering words that start with the letter M. Moron. Mutiny. Murder. Mmm-malice.” And so on and so forth said the Maddest Hatter the world ever did see. Who of course spoke his own peculiar language and helped shield Alice from the evil Red Queen. If you know your Lewis Carroll works of sublime fiction, you’ll know exactly what we’re talking about here. One person whose comprehensive grasp of the Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ is beyond doubt is a certain contemporary fine art sculpture, the name of whom is instantly familiar to everyone.

Yes, the illustratively indefatigable Peter Smith is something of an authority on the very subject, especially since penning a 14-chapter sequel to the original tome which sees a 50-year old Alice re-enter Carroll’s mysterious other world. Albeit from the award-winning Smith’s alternative visual perspective. That in turn gave rise to the sculptures like this, ‘Mad As A Hatter’ finding their way into Smith’s very latest Autumn 2015 portfolio. Standing some 14” tall, this hand-signed limited edition forms part of the ‘Lost Alice’ collection and is readily available to order as of now.