As many of you who have been reading Eye Prefer Paris for a while, I write an annual post about Vincent’s Christmas gift to me. Some of you already emailed me yesterday, asking what the gift was.
In case you are new to EPP, Vincent my partner, creates an art piece for me every Christmas, now going on 41 years. It’s taken on many forms: paintings, portraits, drawings, sculptures, tapestries, boxes, and books. It’s always a surprise, as he gives no hints whatsoever about what it’s going to be, as he works like Santa into the night when I am sleeping.
This year it’s an abstract portrait; me in silhouette with small colored and metallic squares applied on top to create a mosaic. For a bit of humor, Vincent inserted a few frames from Snoopy comics into the mosaic. (We are both HUGE Snoopy and Woodstock fans. In fact one year, our Christmas tree was decorated with only Snoopy and Woodstock ornaments). The inscription on the upper left side reads: You are Gold- 9 12-18. The 9 indicates this is the 9th in a series of ongoing works named You are Gold. It’s inside what’s called a butterfly box or frame. It now sits proudly on a shelf in our living room, along with some pieces from other years.
You are Gold 9
The other question I am frequently asked is what did I give Vincent for Christmas? (As if anything I can give him would matchup to his gift).
I gave Vincent a designer leather belt, a silver ID bracelet with his initials on it, and for stocking stuffers, a cookbook, his favorite skincare products, and a measuring cup that has a scale built into it.
We had a quiet but lovely Christmas Day. First we went to see an excellent film, Wildlife, a period piece taking place in Montana in 1960, starring Jake Gylenhall and Carey Mulligan. After the film, Vincent made a delicious dinner for us and a friend, of chicken and cashew meatballs served on a homemade flatbread, followed by an arugula and parmesan salad. A goats milk Gouda was the cheese course and dessert was Christmas cookies and a chocolate and raisin bread.
How was your Christmas?
I want to thank all of you who sent me personal emails wishing me a Merry Christmas.Sorry I couldn't answer all of you personally.
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What a beautiful gift! Vincent is a true artist to his toes! Merry Christmas to you both.
Peggy
Posted by: Peggy Bilbro | December 27, 2018 at 04:49 PM
Lovely post, R xxo
Posted by: Elizabeth | January 01, 2019 at 09:23 AM