Christmas just hasn’t been my bag since my mom died of breast cancer in 1987. Around 1992, I was enrolled in the sculpture program at University of Houston and came up with a way to express my anti-Christmas sentiments. In my previous post, Anti-Christmas Show, I posted some photos from that show.
I’d set out paper, catalogues, glitter, pens, and glue on tables at the opening of the show. These were the instructions:
Here follows ALL* the cards people made. They are in turns funny, scary, sad, weird, cringy, creepy, solsticey, but most of all, they’re creative! I’m grateful to everyone who participated! I’m sorry I don’t know who made which card, except for the people who included their names.
*Except one, which had a lollipop taped inside that melted into the paper and was impossible to open. Some other cards were damaged by this same lollipop, so if you see holes, that’s what’s up. Then again, some people tore holes in their cards, but I believe you can discern the ones made on purpose.
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And that’s a wrap! Enjoy whatever you celebrate and Happy New Year!