Kirsty Mitchell lost her mother to brain cancer in 2008. The
'Wonderland' photo series has been a way to deal with the sorrow. All costumes, wigs and sets were constructed on a shoestring budget. Kirsty would often wait an entire year to find the perfect natural setting for her shots. Her photographic series began as a small summer project which challenged her grief and turned into passion. Her mother
Maureen was an English teacher who spent her life inspiring generations of children with imaginative stories and plays. Kirsty's work has been greatly appreciated by an international audience with the recent articles in the
Daily Mail and on
BBC websites. Her exhibition has become a part of the
Queen's Diamond Jubilee's celebrations in London.
Kirsty Mitchell's website
http://www.kirstymitchellphotography.com/galleries.php
via Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2145760/Wonderland-Kirsty-Mitchell-heart-breakingly-beautiful-photographic-series-memory-extraordinary-life.html
via Enpundit
http://enpundit.com/wonderland-kirsty-mitchell/
