In France, we don't send Christmas cards but instead we send good wishes for the beginning of each new year: "Meilleur Voeux" So my attempt at celebrating both Christmas and the beginning of a new year took the form of this linocut that I dashed off the last day before my printmaking class ended for the holidays.
I don't always have access to a press even in class ( it is regulated differently each week), so I have so far only produced a few of these.... not enough to send one to each of my friends.
It actually looks better with some paper around it so it isn't really a card, either. And what is one going to do with a seasonal art work that is too big as a card but not quite right on the wall all year either? It's an oddity that only a few will want, I imagine.
But in the blog I can offer it to you with wishes for a thrilling start to a new year. I hope your year is full of freshness, things that challenge you in a good way..... and so make you happy.
