The Gay Santa Fluff
Artist Statement
The Gay Santa Fluff is a celebration of excess, tenderness, and chosen color. I return to pink whenever I can — not as novelty, but as insistence. I want these feminine tones to live comfortably in my visual language.
This piece marked a turning point in my carving practice. Over three weeks, outside of work hours, I shaped the surface entirely by hand. The beard demanded precision — intricate angles, selective depth, and restraint. Clippers were too blunt for the scale of detail, so I worked exclusively with scissors, eventually investing in a professional pair after learning that most tools fail under nuance. The physical toll remains — a callus on my right middle finger — a small imprint of labor embedded in the body.
The carving process became an education in hierarchy: what to remove, what to preserve, what to let protrude. Dimension is created as much by subtraction as by addition.
I finished the work with a tag and ornamental edging, extending care to the reverse side so that even the back carries the sensibility of a Christmas ornament.
This piece holds joy and discipline in equal measure — camp and craft, softness and control. I am proud of it.
Perfect for your cat to take festive naps on 😊
The Gay Santa Fluff
Artist Statement
The Gay Santa Fluff is a celebration of excess, tenderness, and chosen color. I return to pink whenever I can — not as novelty, but as insistence. I want these feminine tones to live comfortably in my visual language.
This piece marked a turning point in my carving practice. Over three weeks, outside of work hours, I shaped the surface entirely by hand. The beard demanded precision — intricate angles, selective depth, and restraint. Clippers were too blunt for the scale of detail, so I worked exclusively with scissors, eventually investing in a professional pair after learning that most tools fail under nuance. The physical toll remains — a callus on my right middle finger — a small imprint of labor embedded in the body.
The carving process became an education in hierarchy: what to remove, what to preserve, what to let protrude. Dimension is created as much by subtraction as by addition.
I finished the work with a tag and ornamental edging, extending care to the reverse side so that even the back carries the sensibility of a Christmas ornament.
This piece holds joy and discipline in equal measure — camp and craft, softness and control. I am proud of it.
Perfect for your cat to take festive naps on 😊
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