My What Hairy Knees You Have . . .

                 Fig 1 (above) 'My What hairy knees You Have' by Hazel Terry 2014

                                 

                                   Fig 2,3 (above): Sketches of  'My What hairy knees You Have' by Hazel Terry 2014

I wanted to do a Christmas interpretation of Little Red Riding Hood and decided to depict visit to Santa's grotto, with the wolf as Santa and Little Red disturbed by his hairy knees.

I loved seeing Father Christmas when I was little, his parade through the town on a float or going to visit him in a grotto was magical. These times of innocence are long gone Santa is no longer allowed to have children perched on his knee and this is why I played with the suspicion and revulsion of little red.

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Fig 1 'My What hairy knees You Have' by Hazel Terry 2014
Fig 2,3 Sketches of  'My What hairy knees You Have' by Hazel Terry 2014