Alice and the Cheshire cat are both carved from solid western maple wood. The 16 inch tall Alice has 13 articulated jointed with a ball and spring jointing system. She also has a hand painted face and a human hair wig. We wears black leather shoes designed by an independent shoe maker "Manon de Gagne of Shoe Babou" in Toronto, Ontario). Her dress is designed by Xenis. Her underdress and pinafore made from Swiss cotton, Batiste. The overdress is made from cotton voile sewn with tiny pin tucks around the sleeves and bottom edge of the dress.

The cheshire cat sits 5.5 inches tall. He is painted with washes of soft pink and burgundy stripes, which will allow the wood to show through around the face. This piece is a 2007 Xenis Collection edition.
Limited Edition of 225

The making of one of Xenis' wood dolls is a long and difficult process. It starts with a clay sculpt of the head, hands and shoes, which is done by artist, Ross Adams who has been working with Xenis for 10 years.

Once Tania Xenis receives the clay sculpt she must alter the sculpt so that is can be done in wood. Tania makes changes and then has it cast in resin. Once the resin parts are received they are mounted on wood blocks. These are the new templates that are mounted on manual run carving machines. Once the pieces come off the carving machine they are quite rough and the real work begins. Hand sanding and detail is added using a dremel, files and sandpaper.

The costumes are designed by Marlene Xenis and constructed by two seamstresses. Fabrics are chosen for their authenticity to the time period the doll represents.