Santa Claus might not be comin’ to town this year. Why is that? Because fine artist, Michael R. Oddo, has detained him- at the guillotine, on the electric chair, and at the gallows.

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The internationally renowned oil painter has decided to put an evil twist on Christmas ornaments, creating dark and gruesome wooden sculptures of Santa Clause being decapitated- the guillotine and the electric chair are just a couple of his chosen torture methods.

What started as a one time thing, has become somewhat of a side gig for the artist. 6 years ago, Oddo was invited to a Christmas ornament exchange party where everyone was asked to make or buy an ornament. While he thought about buying an ornament, he was, as he puts it, “disgusted by all the crass, commercial crap offered on the market” and “decided to spend all night constructing something that reflected my disdain for what the holiday had become.” And voilá, “Santa on the Guillotine” was born. The ornament was such a hit amongst his friends, that more orders came through word of mouth, sending this tortured Santa across the country- it turns out he wasn’t the only one who thought the commercial ornaments are a nightmare. This year marks the sixth year that his “Suffering Santas” are making their appearance on Christmas trees around the country.

HP