“Hey, baby Jesus is a light bulb!”

1991
Pen and Ink
4.75" x 7"

The encore is always harder than the original.

Having established a style and tone with the first card, 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.

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