Thursday, November 28, 2024
Here Comes Santa's Rejects 2024
Santa's Rejects were inspired by the Island of Misfit Toys in the 1964 Videocraft International stop motion Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer classic, downtown Los Angeles department store Christmas displays of that same era and the storefront window paintings of off-set elves and Santas that graced Boyle Heights/East LA during the 1960's/70's.
My tagline for the cockeyed and snaggletoothed dolls was: "Not intended for the average child." Actully, they weren't intended for small children as I used buttons and beads which we all know can be choking hazards.
It's been about twenty years since I made the dolls and ten years since I made a limited series of Santa's Rejects X-Y-Mas Stockings featuring Flaming Firs, Rodolfo the Mocoso-Nosed Reindeer, El Feo, GingerBit Man and Pissy the Snowman.
This year I decided to paint individual portraits of the Santa's Rejects characters on cardboard as my doll and stocking making supply stock has been nearly depleated by pandemic art/craft time with my granddaughters and I have yet to restock.
I had already a painted portrait of Santa Reject, El Feo, last year and had it on display in my front window. I usually use my front window as a gallery. I've had several solo exhibitons that way.
More portraits to follow.
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