I’ve collected Santa Claus figures for well over twenty-five
years but this year is about letting go of at least ten percent of my over one thousand Santas.
One of the saddest “letting go” is having to throw a damaged Santa away.
So, this blog is a memorial to two specific Santas.
On a previous blog I wrote about my unfortunate experiences with eBay sellers. I received a
set of three resin Santa Claus figures that I thought were Anthony Costanza designs and since the seller was so vague in their description and only provided a single photo, I had no way to be sure.
Unfortunately, they were not properly wrapped to
protect their fragility during shipping and, as a result, they arrived SHATTERED!
A note to future shippers of fragile items: A single sheet of tissue paper is not adequate for packing. Use bubble wrap to protect individual items and lots of peanuts as a barrier to separate them and prevent shifting during transit.
I tried to glue them back together but with all three being
so similar is color and design and for the fact that some of the shards were so
small, it was impossible, even for an artist such as myself.
However, during my attempt at the construction process, I found no evidence that they were designs by Anthony Costanza.
Still, I could not bear to throw them away!
So, for a year they remained in their semi-reconstructed state in the box they were shipped in, until
recently, I just had no choice but to throw two of them away. The third was passable and is mixed in with my other Santas so that his damage doesn't show.
But before the other two met their final interment, I decided a photoshoot was in order.
So, in memory of these dearly departed Santas, I dedicate this blog.
