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Grandma's-Santa's-2019-PREVIEW-1-90PERCENT

The Artworks of

Anna Tennis

Artwork Discography 1963 - 2013

The Artworks of

Anna Tennis
Table of Contents

Section 1 Page I
Page II-III
Prologue
Biography of Anna Tennis Page 1-36

Section 2 Page 1- 10

Anna’s Santa's

Section 3

Miscellaneous Art

Prologue

Designed by Emily Eaton
Photo editing by KC Wofford

I

A Glimpse Into e Life Of Anna Oshman Tennis

Anna (Oshman) Tennis was born June 9, 1934, to (Graduation Equivalent Certificate) so she could go
Joseph Edward Oshman and Anna (Petro) Oshman. to college as well.
She was delivered with the help of a midwife, in an She did and passed all phases of the GED Exam on
old farmhouse, belonging to her maternal the first try and was accepted in the same business
grandparents, located in Roaring Creek Township, college I was attending. After the first semester, and
Columbia County, PA.Twenty years later it was during the 1952 Christmas break, I learned I would
determined the midwife failed to register her birth. soon be drafted into the Army. So rather than return
This was detected when Anna applied for a passport to college for the next semester I decided to
and found there was no record of her birth. voluntarily join the Air Force. I left for basic
When Anna was born her father was a coal miner. training at Sampson AFB, New York in March 1953.
Amazingly, he had started working in the mining of By that time Anna was well on her way to finishing
coal at the ripe old age of 12 years old. Back then it her courses and got a job as a bank teller near
was common for young boys to be required to drop where she was living with the Dr Blacksmith family
out of school, after the sixth grade, and go to work in Camp Hill, PA.. She earned her room and board
to help support the family. Joe, along with many by helping with their two children and doing light
other young boys were hired to pick stones and house work.
slate out of the coal as it rolled down the Later that year, history reveals that we got married
Breakershuts at the coal mine. After they became in August 1953 and Anna became a Military Wife for
16 years old, they could join the older men doing the next 21 years. I retired from the Air Force in
the underground mining jobs. Joe continued mining June 1974.
for 30 years or more, until an accident occurred Our military assignments took us from Biloxi,
during a cave in where he was injured.Although his Mississippi to Cape Cod, Massachusetts; to Bedford,
injury was not too serious, he did discover that he England; to Glenburnie, Maryland; to Honolulu,
had developed “Black Lung” or “Miners Asthma” and Hawaii; and finally, to San Antonio,Texas.
decided he better find a different occupation. Joe’s
accident and his unemployment occurred around Starting with the birth of Kathleen in Massachusetts,
the time Anna was finishing the Sophomore year of Stephen in England, Deborah in Maryland, Sandra in
high school. Since Anna was the oldest child it was Hawaii and Cynthia in San Antonio, we finally settled
only natural that she would be required drop out of down and was able to move to Canyon Lake in
school and get a job to help support the family. So, 1993, without having another baby! Of course, in
she did just that. She worked for several years at addition to raising a beautiful family, she was very
the local shirt factory and later at a silk mill, but that successful with her career at Montgomery Wards.
was not the end of her formal education. In the During 23 years with Wards she advanced from a
meantime, I continued my schooling and graduated Christmas part-time hire to a Department Manager,
from High School in MY 1952. Store Personnel Manager, District HR Manager,
Assistant Store Manager and finally Store
For most of my four years of High School at Locust Operations Manager. Shortly after she retired from
Township High School,Anna and I were going steady. Wards, Montgomery Wards closed nationwide.
In fact, we went together to every High School
Proms and other school dances. The only exception Our next move to Canyon Lake,Texas was the start
was the Sophomore year prom where we were of a twenty year stretch of quiet hill country living. It
together in the same car, but my date was her was during this time that Anna acquired an interest
cousin and her date was another classmate. It in art such as oil painting, sculpting of clay, and
wasn’t long before we were back together and had making Santa Claus’s.Although many of these
never parted for the next sixty-seven years. After beautiful paintings and amazing Santa’s are possessed
graduation, I went to business college in Harrisburg, by our children and grandchildren, some of them
PA. One day I suggested she try to get her GED were made for sale, or given to non-family members.

However, some of these then were never seen by that were married prior to Anna’s death, received
our children; hence, the reason for the publication a special Santa as a “1st married Christmas” gift
of this book. With great expectations, I dreamt of from their Grandma Tennis.
gathering pictures and descriptions of all her art
accomplishments so that her children, After Anna’s death, I still had a large closet filled
Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren would be with the Santa’s that she had used to decorate our
able to view, and learn of the accomplishments of home every Christmas. It was soon obvious to me
their Mother, Grandmother and Great that Christmas, without Anna, would no longer
Grandmother. include decorating our house and displaying all
these Santa’s. Future Christmas mornings for me
In 2013, at the urging of our children, we moved would be shared with one or another of my
back into San Antonio to a house in an ‘55+’ children and their family. After devising a complex
community. Again Anne, with her natural born and fair scheme for assigning and distributing the
decorating talent, was able to outfit and decorate remaining eighteen Santa’s to my children, I emp-
our new home that we shared until a stroke took tied the Santa Closet, except for one lone (my
her in December 2015. favorite) Santa.The other seventeen are happily
Christmas was Anne’s favorite holiday and her living at their “forever home” indicated in the
artistic talent meshed with that love resulting in pages of this book.
numerous Santa’s- all of which were unique and
different.All 5 of our children were given hand- Thank You Anna, Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma
made Santa’s over the years. All our grandchildren We Love you and Miss you

Index of Owners - Section 2

Name Pages III

Alicia Wofford 35
Ashley & Jairo Garcia 13
Butchy & Louie Luzusky 18
Cindy & Gene Hubnik 4,7,29
Deborah & Roy Eaton 1, 8, 24, 31
Drew & Katrina Wofford 36
Eugene & Rosie Hubnik 34
Harry Tennis 3
Kate Carpentier 5, 6, 23, 25
Marie & Donne Bulla 21
Others 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Richard & Kia-lin McClintic 22
Sandra & David Wofford 2, 11, 30
Stephen & Azalia Tennis 9, 10, 12, 20, 28, 32
Steve & Jessica Tennis 33
Turner & Malita Jones 27

Crazy Quilt Santa Hand-painted

Wooden Santa

Owners: Deborah and Roy
Eaton
Size: 10 7/8” H

Year Made: 1994
Last Known Owner: Deborah and Roy Eaton
Description: Velvet crazy quilted coat, painted
cloth face, and a dark green gown.
Size: 19”h
Face: Cloth
Hands: Mitten

1

Victorian Santa

Year Made: 1994
Last Known Owner: Sandra and David Wofford
Description: Imported face, brocade coat (material
from Japan), and Gold gown.
Size: 24”h
Face: Imported
Hands: Mitten

2

Forest Santa

Year Made: 1995
Last Known Owner: Harry Tennis
Description: Full fur coat with hood, red shirt, gray
pants, first handmade face and hands.
Size: 38”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

3

Sitting Santa

Year Made: 1995
Last Known Owner: Cynthia and Gene Hubnik
Description: Red velour coat, white fur, hair and beard,
paper list of ‘good boys and girls’, sitting on spindle chair.
Size: 19”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

4

Father Christmas

Year Made: 1996
Last Known Owner: Kate Carpentier
Description: Blue velour coat and hood, white fur, hair
and beard, cream color gown, gold sash and stand trim.
Size: 24”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Imported

5

Victorian Santa II

Year Made: 1995
Last Known Owner: Kate Carpentier
Description: Imported soft plastic, gold glove hands, white
hair, bear and fur, and gold dress with white brocade coat.
Size: 24”h
Face: Imported
Hands: Mitten

6

Father Christmas II

Year Made: 1996
Last Known Owner: Cynthia and Gene Hubnik
Description: Red velour coat and hat, gold toy bag
over shoulder, and green gown with white fur trim.
Size: 24”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

7

Father Christmas III

Year Made: 1995
Last Known Owner: Deborah and Roy Eaton
Description: Gold Lame Gown, holly wreath on head,
red velour toy bag, and coat with white fur.
Size: 24”h
Face: Imported Porcelain
Hands: Clay Mittens

8

Father Christmas IV

Year Made: 1996
Last Known Owner: Stephen and Azalia Tennis
Description: Rose color velour coat and cap, white
fur, muted shirt and pants, and black boots.
Size: 21”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

9

Sporty Santa Hand-painted

Wooden Santa

Owners: Steve and Azalia
Size: 5 1/4” h

Year Made: 1994
Last Known Owner: Steve and Azalia Tennis
Description: Gray wool beard, white fur, gray tweed
pants, robe and hood, and red corduroy jacket.
Size: 18”h
Face: Cloth
Hands: Clay

10

Father Christmas IIV Hand-painted

Wooden Santa

Owners: Sandra and
David Wofford
Size: 7 7/8” h

Year Made: 1996
Last Known Owner: Sandra and David Wofford
Description: Dark green velour coat and hood with
rabbit fur trim, and gold lame gown.
Size: 23”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Gold mittens

11

Woodland Santa

Year Made: 1996
Last Known Owner: Steve and Azalia Tennis
Description: Multicolored velour coat and hat with rabbit
fur trim, satin shirt and pants, mohair beard and hair.
Size: 26”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

12

Victorian Santa

Year Made: 1996
Last Known Owner: Donated to St.Thomas for auction.
Description: Tan velour coat and hood, silk shirt, and
cream tweed pants.
Size: 23”h
Face: Imported
Hands: Imported

13

Old World Santa

Year Made: 1996
Last Known Owner: “Petals and Twigs” in Old Town Spring,Tx
Description: Red velour coat and hood with dark brown rabbit
fur trim, and gold satin gown.
Size: 24”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Gold mittens

14

Mr. Shipman as Santa

Year Made: 1996 Face: Clay
Last Known Owner: Roy Shipman Hands: Clay
Description: Redcoat and pants with white fur,
handmade clay boots, peppermint candy in hand,
white toy bag, and “snowflake” deer.

15

Forest Santa

These are an example of faces
and heads in different stages of
completion.The clay she used
was called “Sculpy” and required
baking in the oven, at a specific
temperature and time to harden.

Year Made: 1996
Last Known Owner: Sold to
Gaye Hanks
Description: Dark red velvet coat with real rabbit
fur, emerald green gown, and wooden base.
Size: 24”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

16

Father Christmas II

Year Made: 1997
Last Known Owner: Donated to St Thomas Church
Description: Velour coat and hood, white fur trim,
gold lame gown.
Size: 24”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

17

Father Christmas III

Year Made: 1996
Last Known Owner: Butchy Luzusky
Description: Red velour coat and hood with white fur
trim, and gold lame gown with gold sash.
Size: 24”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

18

Pancho Claus

An example of a finished Santa
head ready to be mounted onto
the main body.

Year Made: 2000
Last Known Owner: Ashey (Tennis) Garcia
Description: White blouse, black pants, red caballero coat, red
sombrero hat, serape over shoulder, and black cowboy boots.
Size: 24”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

19

Santa Riding on a Bear

Year Made: 2005
Last Known Owner: Steve and Azalia Tennis
Description: Bear from Breckenridge, CO, shirt
turquoise satin, gray corduroy pants, and saw of
pheasant wing feathers.
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

20

Father Christmas III

Year Made: 1996
Last Known Owner: Donnie and Marie Bulla
Description: Gold satin top, gold ribbed satin
pants, robe is red velour outside with gold satin
lining and white fur trim, and wooden base.
Size: 24”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

21

Father Christmas IV

Year Made: 2001
Last Known Owner: Richard and Kai-lin McClintic
Description: Red velour robe and hod with white
fur trim, and gold lame gown with gold sash.
Size: 24”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

22

Santa and Child

Owners: Kate Carpentier
Size: 11 1/8”h

Year Made: 2000
Last Known Owner: Kate Carpentier
Description: Tan velour coat with white fur trim, fur
hat, gold satin gown, brown boots, and girl child in red
velour with white fur trim.
Size: 24”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

23

Woodland Santa

Year Made: 2001 Owners: Deborah and Roy
Last Known Owner: Deborah and Roy Eaton Eaton
Description: Gold satin shirt with red velour knickers, Size: 13 2/4” h
green knee socks, black slippers, and smoking grandpa
Earl Tennis’ pipe.
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

24

Mrs. Claus

Year Made: 2000
Last Known Owner: Kate Carpentier
Description: Dress: white waterfall voile, shawl:
antique handkerchief Slip: red brocade, shoes: clay, foot
stool with velvet cover.
Size: 22”h
Face: Imported
Hands: Imported

25

Seaside Santa

Year Made: 2002
Last Known Owner: Deborah and Roy Eaton
Description: Blue velour with white snow flake
dots, clay feet standing in a large sea-shell, and
white shirt and tan pants.
Size: 22”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

26

Father Christmas - Life Size

Year Made: 2003
Last Known Owner: Turner and Malita Jones
Description: Wood frame skeleton, coat: purple velvet
with hood, gown: cream trimmed with brown fur and
black boots.
Size: 5’ 3”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Gold mittens

27

Seaside Santa Hand-painted

Wooden Santa

Owners: Steve and Azalia
Tennis
Size: 8”h

Year Made: 2003
Last Known Owner: Steve and Azalia Tennis
Description: Blue shirt, white fur trim, conch seashell
in hand, standing in large sea shell, and bare footed.
Size: 22”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

28

Woodland Santa II Hand-painted

Wooden Santa

Owners: Cyndi and Gene
Hubnik
Size: 14”h

Year Made: 2004
Last Known Owner: Cindy and Gene Hubnik
Description: Brown suede with white wool trim, and
leather boots (borrowed from Dougie when he was
much smaller).
Size: 36”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

29

Wine-O Santa

Year Made: 2004 30
Last Known Owner: Sandra and David Wofford
Description: Red velvet with grey rabbit fur trim, vest and
pants: navy blue, boots: child size leather, and carrying
basket of wine.
Size: 32”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

Woodland Santa (check number)

Year Made: 2006
Last Known Owner: Deborah and Roy Eaton
Description: Brown suede with white wool trim, pants:
black stripe, and blouse on top of black-leather boots.
Size: 38”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

31

Father Christmas (check number)

Year Made: 2006 32
Last Known Owner: Steve and Azalia Tennis
Description: Satin trimmed with mink fur from
Azalia’s mother’s stoll, gown: gold satin material, and
black leather boots.
Size: 42”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

Texas A&M Santa

Year Made: 2007
Last Known Owner: Stephen II and Jessica Tennis
Description: Maroon wit A&M motif material lining and trimmed
with white fur, pants: grey tweed, and boots: black leather.
Size: 24”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

33

Sporty Santa

Year Made: 2008
Last Known Owner: Eugene and Rosi Hubnik
Description: Red Velvet trimmed with white fur, gown
cream, and boots black leather.
Size: 24”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

34

Texas A&M Santa

Year Made: 2009
Last Known Owner: Alicia Wofford
Description: Maroon Velvet with A&M lining, pants: grey
corduroy, black leather boots, and shirt: white with pearl snaps.
Size: 24”h
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

35

Santa on a Reindeer

Year Made: 2013
Last Known Owner: Drew and KC Wofford
Description: Red velvet with white rabbit fur trimmed
boots, and boots: black plastic riding on brown reindeer.
Face: Clay
Hands: Clay

36

Index of Owners - Section 3

Name Pages

Alicia Wofford 2,3
Ashley & Jairo Garcia 4
Cindy & Gene Hubnik 1
Deborah & Roy Eaton 6,8,10
Harry Tennis 1,2,6,7,8
Kate Carpentier 3,5
Marie & Donnie Bulla 10
Stephen & Azalia Tennis 4,5

Title: “Birds on Brass Pail” Title: “Doggies in the Window”
Owner: Harry Tennis Owner: Harry Tennis
Size: 16”x20” Size: 18”x24”
Year Created: 1992 Year Created: 1995

Title: “Hand painted ceramic
plater: rainbow trout”
Owner: Cindy and Gene Hubnik
Size: 18”L
Year Created: 2001

1

Title: “Indian Hills Lot at Bandera Ranch” Title: “Cabin in the Woods”
Owner: Alicia Wofford Owner: Alicia Wofford
Size: 18”x24” Year Created: 1995
Year Created: 1997

Title: Hand painted platter of
downtown Breckenridge, CO
Owner: Harry Tennis
Size: 14”x16”
Year Created: 2004

2

Title: “Old Barbed Wire Title: “Flowers in Vase”
Fence Post” Owner: Steve and Azalia Tennis
Owner: Kate Carpentier Size: 16”x20”
Size: 10”x14” Year Created: Unknown
Year Created: 1979
Title: “Winter Scene of Log
Fence and Cabin”
Owner: Alicia Wofford
Size: 16”x20”
Year Created: Unknown

3

Title: “Girl in a Field of Wild Flowers” Title: “Old Man”
Owner: Ashley Garcia Owner: Steve and Azalia Tennis
Size: 16”x20” Size: 18”x24”
Year Created: Unknown Year Created: 1972

Title: “Fruit in a Bowl II”
Owner: Steve and Azalia Tennis
Size: 16”x20”
Year Created: Unknown

4

Title: “Matador” Title: “Hand Sewn Cloth Christmas Scene”
Owner: Kate Carpentier The objects in this scene are stuffed with cotton
Size: 18”x24” to make them appear three dimensional.
Year Created: Unknown Owner: Steve and Azalia Tennis
Size: 18”x24”
Year Created: 1972

Title: “Fruit in a Bowl I”
Owner: Kate Carpentier
Size: 16”x20”
Year Created: 1972

5

Title: Hand carved,
wooden “St Francis”
Owner: Deborah
and Roy Eaton
Size: 10” H
Year Created:
Unknown

Title: Hand sculpted clay ‘Puff
Puff ”
Owner: Harry Tennis
Size: 3“ x 4”
Year Created: 2000

6

Title: Jewelery and Memory Box of
Chinese Rose Gardens
Anna created this memory box after our
visit with Don and Brenda Hall in
Vancouver,WA, as we were returning from
our 50th anniversary cruise to Alaska.
Owner: Harry Tennis
Size: 3.5”x8”x12”
Year Created: 2003

7

Title: Hand Carved
Wooden ‘Hawaiian
Man’s Face”
Anna carved this
image in a piece of
wood branch she
found while walking
in the hills overlook-
ing Pearl Harbor,
OAHU
Owner: Deborah
and Roy Eaton
Size: 4”h
Year Created: 1963

Title: Hand Carved
Wooden “Blessed
Mother”
Owner: Harry Tennis
Size: 9.5”h
Year Created: 1963

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