Joyeux Noel Metal Print

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Joyeux Noel is the folk art of Seaux N. Seau Soileau. As a Cajun Creole she was raised on stories of Papa Noel bringing toys, peppermint candy, and fruit to the good little children along the bayou and through the swamps of Louisiana. Papa Noel drove a little flat bottom boat called a pirogue and that was pulled by alligators. The alligator were magical and just like Santa's reindeer they could fly over the swamps should the cypress be too thick or the moon not shine enough and make the route too dangerous. The alligators lived with Papa Noel deep in the largest swamp known to little Cajuns the Atchafalaya Basin. The alligators often entertained Papa and Mama Noel with a bit of music to keep them in a Christmas mood all year.
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I am a Cajun-Creole grandmother who was raised in South Central Louisiana and I am trying to preserve my culture as well as the things I imagine. My Primitive Folk Art preserves the simple way of life that I love. I love my culture and the place where I live and I want to share it!! Watching over my father's shoulder is how I learned to paint. He did primitive folk art for local shops. I took several art classes in college as well as private lessons from some of Acadiana's finest artist beginning when my oldest child was in kindergarten. I learned several techniques and styles. I am now grandmother to ten grandchildren. I have been selling my folk art for almost as many years as I have been a mother. When capturing the culture of the...