"What is brighter than a Christmas bow and bigger than a Christmas goose? It's Santa's Smile! The inspiration for this piece was my first Santa statue, sculpted exactly 15 years ago. I think you'll see some changes after all my years of practice. I always think of Santa as a "right jolly old elf," so this statue may actually be life-sized! He is posed by a Christmas poinsettia and his sack is stuffed with Christmas nuts. The base is also overflowing with many varieties of nuts. Instead of a rag doll there is a little gnome behind Santa. He is one of Santa's helpers, but now he's resting because his job is done!. This Santa is a bit plumper than Santa I - after all, he's had 15 more years of Christmas dinners!"