SANTA'S SMILE by Tom Clark
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SANTA'S SMILE by Tom Clark

"What is brighter than a Christmas bow and bigger than the Christmas goose? It's Santa's smile! The inspiration for this piece was my first Santa statue, sculpted exactly 15 years ago. I think you'll see some changes after all my years of "practice." I always think of Santa Claus as a "right jolly old elf," so this statue may actually be life-sized! He is posed by a Christmas poinsettia and his sack is stuffed with Christmas nuts for good little boys and girls (Christmas is Santa's bag!). The base is also overflowing with many varieties of nuts, a treat we always hope to find in the toes of our Christmas stockings. Instead of a rag doll there is a little gnome behind Santa. He is one of Santa's helpers, but now he's resting because his job is done! Santa will make a merry sound as he comes down your chimney, for his red stocking cap is decorated with a Christmas bell. This Santa is a bit plumper than Santa I - after all, he's had 15 more years of Christmas dinners!""

Artist: Tom Clark
Release Date: March, 1996

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