A FAMILY TRADITION
Homemade Christmas cards have been a family tradition in our home for over twenty-five years. It all started in 1999, the year my first daughter was born. The techniques have evolved - sometimes they are rather rudimentary photo-collages or drawings made by my children. Some cards refer to specific episodes in our lives, like the year we lived in Switzerland or the time we spent Christmas in Florida. As the years go by, you can see the girls growing up and my mastery of digital image manipulation becoming more refined.
ILLUMINATING THE WINTER SOLSTICE
Which one is your favorite? I think my preference still goes to the year of the The Bewitched Canoe, perhaps because of the special pleasure we had in revisiting a classic of French-Canadian folklore.
While these cards were sent to family and close friends by mail for a long time, they are now sent by email. The intention remains the same: to brighten the winter solstice by spreading joy and good wishes for the holidays and the new year.