Merry Christmas 2021 - THE BLACK FEATHER

(HB pencil on 181mm x 87mm paper

It's that time of year again, and time for another artwork that I use on Christmas cards I give out to people, along with its seasonal tale. We return to the Christmas elves and find out about the "chickydolls" who help Mrs Claus...

And if you want to read the others from previous years, then click the following links:

2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020

Merry Christmas 2016 - Elf Made



(HB pencil on a 138mm x 87mm postcard)

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A Christmas elf is not born, they are made,

From one who lives their life in the shade.

 

As with the previous two years, I put this artwork on some Christmas cards that I printed out, which I then gave to various people. I re-used the idea of the strange, foul-mouthed elves that I'd previously used for the 2014 card. The story within the card tells of how Santa's elves are created, which you can view below by clicking on them (click on one and you should be able to easily scroll through them all):

 



 

On a scroll of vellum, with ink of blue,

For your letter to Santa is what you must do,

Tied and bound with a feather found,

Then cast into fire when there's no-one around.

Merry Christmas 2014 - The Santa Clause

(HB pencil on A6 card)

I decided to make this into a Christmas card and used photoshopped text on the front and inside. Not something I normally do, but I have to admit that I was actually pleased with how crudely letterpress they looked, although that might have more to do with the crappy printer I have and the cheap printer ink that I use. So if you've received one of these cards from someone, then I hope you liked it and the following seasonal tale contained within....

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