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Anne & Mark's 2016 Art Party had an opening Gala on Saturday 24Sep16 and a Closing Fashion show the following Saturday with a few days in between when the grounds and gallery were open. Held at the Santa Clara Fair Grounds, the focus was the 30,000 square foot pavilion building that was filled with art from over 300 Artists (Including me!). The theme was Alice in Wonderland. Gwen and I built a 104' long entryway for the event that was our version of the beginning of Alice's journey through the Rabbit Hole.

Thursday night (after the Gala, but before the Fashion show) between 9:00 and 11:00 at night, Gwen, John Tupper and I went to the fairgrounds to do a photo shoot of the Rabbit Hole. These are the photos I shot that night.

Entrance as it looked during the opening Gala evening.

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Entrance way the night of our photo shoot.

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Entry Room

Gwen models her outfit just inside the entrance beneath some of the tree roots intruding into the Hole.

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The Cheshire cat made random appearances in one of 3 locations, flashing on and off. (Thanks Gravity Mike for making the electric cats!)

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Alice passed many household items as she fell down the Rabbit Hole.

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We had dozens of banners hanging from the ceiling to tell Alice's story-and to obscure the forward view.

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Time and clocks are important to Alice's story; following a Rabbit concerned about being late was what lead her into the Hole.

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We included many helpful signs to direct party goers.

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Care to share a cup of tea?

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John T taking a photo.

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Peeking into the round room.

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At one of the doors to the Round Room, this sign thanks the students of Lincoln High School who painted the doors in the Round Room as well as several of the clocks.

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Into the Round Room.

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Round Room

The table at the center of the Round Room was important to Alice.

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There were many un-openable doors Alice encountered on her journey.

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One of the doors Alice encountered was hidden behind a curtain and too small to enter.

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In the story, the small door was locked, and the key on the table was the way to open it.

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When she looked through the keyhole, she saw the most beautiful garden she'd ever seen.

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Drinking the liquid in the bottle caused Alice to shrink. Unfortunately for her, when she was small, she left the key on the table preventing her from getting into the garden.

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Since we couldn't have 5000 bottles to shrink our party goers, I made a drinking fountain instead.

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Expanding Room

I can't make people shrink when they drink from the fountain, so I designed this room to get BIG! Big room, Big doors, a Big version of the Round Room table-3x the size.

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7 foot tall door.

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8 foot tall door.

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9 foot tall door.

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10 foot tall door.

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11 foot tall door.

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12 foot tall door.

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The storyh of Alice has influenced many over the years.

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Gwen standing under the 9' tall table

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A 3x tall table needs a 3x bottle and key.

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Alice found a cake when she was tiny to eat that made her grow bigger than normal.

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We substituted some candy served up on an 'eat me' mushroom.

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Exit Room

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After eating a bit of candy, exiting the expanding room the room shrinks and partiers are given a choice of 4 exits.

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The 4 exit doors.

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The 2 outer exits really do, but the center paths lead to a bit of a surprise - a u-turn back to the exit room and a chance to see Alice and a new acquaintance.

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When Alice grew tall, she cried so much that she made a river of salt water. The spotlight gives the feel of moving water, and the banner on the wall shows Alice swimming in the river with a rat

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Alice doesn't actually meet the Caterpillar in the Rabbit Hole, it just felt right to put it in the false exit.

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The left exit. It actually exits the Rabbit Hole towards LOVE.

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The right exit. It actually exits the Rabbit Hole toward the bar.

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On the side of the Rabbit Hole, across from the giant Cheshire Cat mural, the muralist painted this really cool tag.

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The giant Cheshire Cat mural next to the Hole.

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