On Fools and How We Choose To See the World

Vladimir Kush - The Madness of Don Quixote

Happy April Fool's Day!

Interesting thought, isn't it? How we choose to see things as opposed to how we truly see things.

Is anyone familiar with the German novel by Christoph Martin Wieland, based on Don Quixote, in which the main character saw fairies and many other things from fairy tales? I need to do more research...

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Steampunk Fairy Tales - Part II of III

Here we continue to look at some interesting 'steampunk-ing' of fairy tales. This is part II of III. You can find Part I, posted 7/12/09, HERE, which includes my introduction.

Please note, you can click on the images for a larger view (highly recommended). The link to the artist and more of their work are in the title & name.

Enjoy!

STEAMPUNK FAIRYTALE STEAMLADDIN by NIKLAS TARPILA

DON QUIXOTE: SUPRESSOR OF ENGINES by MAREK MADEJ

STEAMPUNK FAIRYTALE GOLDYLOCKS by CLAUDIA M. a.k.a LAVAH

STEAMPUNK THUMBELINA by HAKUBAIKOU

Part III, the final installment for this round, is coming on Thursday.