The Art & Magic of Santa
October 13 - 15
We have 2 sessions left for 2023!
I’d love your family to be one of them!
Grand Rapids, MI
Join us and let us capture the wonder of your child at Christmas.
Your child(ren) will meet Santa in a private setting - his workshop, and experience the wonder and magic only Santa can bring. We provide timeless nightgowns and pajamas along with a series of experiences they will be talking about for months!
The SANTA Experience of a Lifetime
Your child(ren) will start with cookies sent from the North Pole! Santa will check to make sure each child is on his nice list. They will paint toys with magic paint, sing, ask Santa any questions they want, check with the elves on the toy production, and more!
Hosted at Noto’s Old World Italian Dining, Grand Rapids, MI
Finished Portraits & Storybooks
Once you choose your favorites, they will be turned into works of art - featuring YOUR kids. Your wall portrait will be the perfect piece to hang over your mantel for years to come. My clients tell me every year they put up their portrait….oh how it makes them SMILE!!
Our storybooks are a must have. They feature poetry on one side matching the experiences your child had from his/her visit with Santa. Each image will take your breath away! We can even include an image of the parents & grand parents with the children into the storybook…making it even more special!
HOW IT WORKS
1) Once scheduled, Santa will mail your child(ren) a golden ticket invitation for milk & cookies.
2) Upon arrival at your scheduled day/time, your children will change into our PJ’s and nightgowns that are perfect for our timeless set. We have sizes from 3 months to age 16+!
3) During your session, portrait artist, Kathy Morley will be capturing your child(ren) in these treasured moments with Santa as they enjoy milk and cookies, learn about the reindeer, Santa’s flight path, and more.
4) Upon your selection appointment (scheduled about one week after your session), your chosen images will be turned into works of art as they are meticulously hand painted digitally with light and magic creating vintage masterpieces for your walls and storybooks to be treasured over many generations. Guaranteed delivery by December 20th AND a guarantee that you will be thrilled with our work!
Don’t miss this opportunity while they still believe!
IF YOU KNOW THIS IS FOR YOU, SCHEDULE DIRECTLY AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE
or…Request an Invitation and I’ll give you a call.
The Money Part!
The Art & Magic of Santa is for those that treasure Christmas, and love portraits of their children on their walls. Due to the art-work time involved, we can only take 10 families, and we know this experience is not in everyone’s budget!
These portraits are a cross between Norman Rockwell and Thomas Kinkaid. They are uniquely custom, featuring YOUR child(ren) with Santa and digitally hand painted with light and magic. Each portrait takes many hours to complete.
The $299 session fee includes one hour scheduled for each family with up to 3 children (+$100 for each additional child), our antique filled set, Kathy Morley’s photography time, use of our timeless PJ’s and nightgowns, a gift for each child from Santa, and the experience of a lifetime!
Desk size portraits begin at $250/each. Clients typically purchase their favorite image to be art-worked for their wall (from $750 and up), and a custom storybook of images set to poetry featuring their child(ren) ($200/each 2 page spread). We can also make the very best holiday cards you have ever mailed to family and friends!!
We provide digital files for social media sharing from all ordered images. Printable digital files are not included.
We believe in the beauty and artistry in tangible heirlooms. We believe in display. These portraits and storybooks are a permanent record of your precious family history.
YOUR ARTWORK WILL BE CREATED BY KATHY MORLEY
I love Christmas. What I would have given to have a portrait of my son with Santa when he was young on my wall and relive every Christmas.
This is what I have been doing for my clients for many years. They tell me every year when they are putting up their Santa portrait, and reading from their custom storybooks - how much it means to them. Not only do they get compliments from the wow factor of the portrait, the portrait has gotten more valuable with time as their kids grow up.
Don’t miss out on this “forever portrait” capturing your child(ren) at this precious age…while they still believe. Everyone one will tell you how fast it goes - they’re right!
The MOST asked Questions
Best Age: 3 - 7 is truly the PERFECT age - while they still believe. However, I have created entire storybooks of images from 9 month old’s, 16 year old’s and even a 50+ year old! Every age has fun and loves Santa. You know your child. If they are 2, dreadfully shy and really afraid of strangers, wait a year! Having said that, I have had many 2 year old’s that were amazing and loved the experience. Santa is a pro, and we have worked together for many years. I have never not been able to create a gorgeous portrait from these sessions for my clients. In fact, I’m so confident in what I do…. I guarantee it!
Digital Files: Each image takes SO many hours of artwork to finish…that I’m not comfortable in doing the work if it will just be on a monitor or someone’s phone! I hope this makes sense. The satisfaction from all of my work, is seeing the work in a tangible way…either as a portrait, or in a storybook. My clients want the digital files for sharing on social media, and I do provide those - from every ordered image. As a bonus to clients who order both a storybook and a wall portrait, I give them printable digital files so they can archive them as well.
Use the scheduler and you can choose the time and day that works best for you!
We will give you a call to go over everything prior to your session through FaceTime, Zoom, or an in person consultation at the studio.