As I see, it has been a great while since I posted anything! Starting a world cruise does tend to monopolize time... the 2010 design was not complete until rounding the Baja coast to snatch a photo of the enormous cross, so it is officially the 2011 design. As I told my jealous friend Maia while printing the calendar super early in June--I am always 6 months behind, so it just looks like I am early!
The now 2011 calendar design was inspired by hearing that Saint Christopher, the patron saint of travelers, was "no longer a Catholic saint". I thought that this was bizarre, a widely revered saint is no longer a saint?
Intrigued by this, I did some research, then realized that due to a lack of historical data, quite a few saints were removed from the Roman Catholic General Calendar in the 60's (many are still celebrated on local calendars). I've chosen the ones that seemed most interesting and as well known as I can determine from an outsider's view.
My desire in exploring this calendar design was to recognize, not only Catholic saints, but as a nod to all those who do good deeds and their memory fades away--here is toast to them!
To read more about the calendar, visit here.
