Hey! Baby Jesus Is a Lightbulb!

1991
Pen and Ink
4.75" x 7"

In 1989 I decided to make my own Christmas card. Because color reproduction was expensive, I created a black-and-white line drawing. The card proved to be a hit and it started a tradition—I've drawn the artwork for my (now our) Christmas card ever since. Initially my cards featured anonymous, fictional people—mostly children.

Having established a style and tone with Ho Ho Uh Oh the previous year, I set about making the follow-up in 1991. Once again I sought to combine children and irreverent humor. I don’t recall how I came up with the concept for this one, it just sort of hit me.

Notice the bathrobe costume that the shepherd is wearing: a Christmas pageant staple.