Emma Lucille McCabe

Of Wonders Wild and New: A Trip Down the Rabbit Hole, Arches Paper, Watercolor, Pen and Ink, 18"x15"x59", 2015.

“Alice opened the door and found that it led into a small passage, not much larger than a rat-hole: she knelt down and looked along the passage into the loveliest garden you ever saw. How she longed to get out of that dark hall and wanter about among those beds of bright flowers...”

-Chapter One, Down the Rabbit Hole from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Clamshell Box for Tunnel Book, Davey Board, Fabric, Glue, 18.5"x 15.5"x 4.5". 2015.

"The Owl and the Pussy Cat" by Edward Lear. Illustrations printed on paper and assembled into unique book design for story telling. 

"The Owl and the Pussy Cat" by Edward Lear. 

"'Dear pig are you willing, to sell for one shilling, your ring?' Said the Piggy, 'I will'."

"So they took it away, and were married next day, by the Turkey who lived on the hill."

"They dined on mince, and slices of quince, which they ate with a runcible spoon."

"And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, they danced by the light of the moon."

"The Moon, the Moon, they danced by the light of the Moon."

Three Aesop Fabels Treasure Book, paper, davy board, gold, embroidery thread, silk screened fabric. All hand measured and assembled. 

The treasure box opens to reveal three stories; "The Trees and the Axe," "THE Thief and His Mother," and "The Old Hound."

Each box contains a book. 

Each book can be removed from the box. 

Each book contains three illustrations depicting the fables in haiku form. 

The illustrations are wintergreen transfers of the original drawings (located in the black and white section of this website.) There is a layer of vinyl stitched to the print for protection and to give an alternative way of "turning the page" for this alternative book.   

Gold leaf borders frame the underlaying illustration as a reference back to illuminated manuscripts. 

A stranger appeared

asking for an axe handle

A meager request

The great Oak pointed

Ash fell; a small sacrifice 

The Axe raised again