For all of 2019 I had planned to return to the Santa Knows tradition, this time with a She-Santa instead of a He-Santa. There were quite a few subjects in consideration as the year passed, but the sad loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made the choice easy. And what a fine subject … like most people of greatness, her story is written on her face. The decision to use all that delicate lace was an easy one too …. such a rich symbol for her life and her work. Now, in the immediate aftermath of the Capitol siege, it seems that lace has turned out to be an even more fitting symbol than ever imagined. As recent history shows us, democracy, like fine lace, is fragile. It takes a long, long time — with a steady hand — to design and construct. And it takes relatively no time at all — with a dark and sinister heart — to rip apart.
