Tuesday, September 1, 2015

My Cypress Knee Santa Collection

Today I finally let go of my entire Cypress Knee Santa collection in one fell swoop. 



I sold them on Craigslist believe it or not! 

And the person that wanted them sent me a message that his aunt was coming by to pick them up and, believe or not, his aunt turned out to be a dear friend of mine that I have lost track of lately.

WOW! Small world indeed. 

Some of my Cypress Knee Santas I have had for at least 16 years because they pre-dated my move back home to Ruston, LA. 

One of these Santas, the one with the quilt and the large tree, was painted by Patsy Price, an artist I wrote about in another post. 
After they left my house tucked away in a brown paper bag with a cute raffia bow that I had added just to make it special, I realized that the only photo I had of them had been taken with my cell phone! 
So these are the only images I have unless a few were tucked in an arrangements of Santas that I just happened to photograph over the years.

Anyway...

Letting go is sad but necessary as I have a serious hoarding problem and Santas seem to top my list of must haves and must hoards.

I am curious about why I tend to hoard Santas and if there is really something deeply disturbing in my psyche or if it is just that I enjoy being surrounded by faces.

I welcome your analysis, professional or otherwise.


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