Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Meet Lobster Claus...

This Santa is a tribute to my wonderful late cousin, Johnny Botello, a fishing boat captain from Massachusetts. I visited his home as a child and can remember seeing just the claw from a giant lobster that he and his crew had caught that seemed to take up most of the dining table! Everyone raved and raved about how delicious it was but I refused to eat it (I have never eaten lobster in my life!) – and his wife, Connie, had to cook a hamburger for me… Yep, I was a little pain in the derrière…

Here are more detailed photos of Santa on my Just Clauses site.

4 comments:

Marcia said...

Bravo! I think he's your best one yet! I love the expression, and how you've draped the netting. He'll be on his way soon!

Conni said...

Thanks, Marcia! He was lots of fun to make!

Micki said...

This one is so whimsical. Fantastic job and the accessories are just wonderful.

Grangry said...

Connie, he's a masterpiece! Lobster is lovely, you should try it - just don't let them muck it up with cheese sauce and stuff!