Telling Santa

December 22, 2011

Telling Santa

This is going to be my first Minnesota Christmas in many years. And although I don't have any plans to return to blogging, I still wanted to get back in here and share something really special with you.

If you look at the young TJ in the powder blue over-sized robe on the floor you might be wondering what I was playing with. The second I looked at it, I remembered exactly what it was.

That was my very first printing press!!

Did anybody else have a Fashion Plates Toy that kept them busy for hours on end? I can still remember peeling my crayons and breaking them to the desired length to fit into the little plastic “brayer” that allowed you to rub over the paper that was laying on top of the 3 interchangeable printing plates.

The crazy part about finding this picture is that I recently applied to become a member of the Artist's Cooperative at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts where the possibilities of paper and print are pretty much endless.

I kept it mostly to myself. I didn't come in here and tell you. I simply waited.

And when my German son was a little skeptical of Santa, I had no choice but to demonstrate the whole process, and while I was at it, I told Santa my wishes...

And apparently he was listening because I got an email welcoming me to the organization...

Dang. That fella really is magic!!

Did you tell Santa your dreams this year? There's still time...