Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (better known as Alice in Wonderland) was written in 1865 by Charles Dodgson (under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll).

Black and grey Caterpillar (Alan Rickman) done by Omar Orozco.

Bright back piece done by Brian Reaid at Ace of Spades Tattoo in Asheville NC.

Bright pastel coloured Tim Burton sleeve done by Jules Boho, an Austrian based traveling artist.

Matching Alice and the White Rabbit in a delicate black and grey design. Done by Abbo Florez.

The story follows a young girl, Alice, who falls down a hole into a fantastical land full of bizarre characters and situations.

Watercolor Cheshire done by Aleksandra Katsan in Kiev, Ukraine.

Linework version of Disney’s Alice done by Bryan at Nirvana Tattoo Studio in Glasgow, Scotland.

Dark and sinister looking Mad Hatter done by Kristen Goetz.

Cheshire in Mad Hatters Hat done by Ricardo Gomez at Soledad Tattoo.

There are also films based on the book, with the most popular being Disney’s animated version from 1951.

Realistic and stylized version of the Red Queen. Done by Alex Moro done in London, UK.

“Drink me” done by Efthimis Vrettos in Athens, Greece.

Stylized White Rabbit in a teacup done by Luca Testadiferro in Jesi Italy.

Sleeping Alice done by Lello Sannino in Italy.

More recent films Alice in wonderland (directed by Tim Burton) and Alice Through the Looking Glass (directed by James Bobin) are also produced by Disney, but take on a much darker theme.

Hyper realistic White Rabbit and his pocket watch done by Ben Kaye at Ship Shape Tattoo, New Zealand.

Black and grey Disney’s Mad Hatter done by Fabio Onorini Fronte Del Porto tattoo , in Rome.

Neo traditional portrait of Alice done by Mugs Costa in Australia.

Blackwork Mad hatter and teacup done by Sigbjørn in Copenhagen.

Sketchwork/watercolour Cheshire done by Tania Catclaw.

People in the 1960’s-80’s speculated about what the story was “really” about. Many people thought that it was really a psychedelic trip. Due in large part to the frequent usage of drugs such as LSD and magic mushrooms at this time. Experts usually disagree with this theory though, as Charles isn’t thought to have been a user of recreational drugs.

Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland sleeve done by Brent O’Leary at Blue Collar Tattoo in Plainfield IL.

Linework version of the Walrus and the carpenter with their tasty clams. Done by Gina Gila at Riverwest Tattoo Company Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Brilliant black and grey version of the Mad Hatter done by Nick Imms at The Church Tattoo.

Queen of Hearts and White Rabbit, also done by Nick Imms.

And a third done by Nick Imms.

Popular characters include the Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, Red Queen (Queen of Hearts), the March Hare, White Rabbit, the Caterpillar, and many more.

A partial watercolor style March Hare and a lovely cup of tea done by Bruno Corvalan Mission Ink in San Francisco.

Neo traditional Red Queen done by Jack Goks at Cloak and Dagger Tattoo in London, UK.

Brilliant neo traditional White Rabbit hand piece done by Oash Rodriguez.

Hatter’s hat, pocket watch, and painted rose done by Steve LaMantia at Ever After Gallery, Spring Hill, FL.

Who is your favourite character?