This is a really fun art post @evacprocedure. I really enjoyed your ability to weave a backstory around your art, before getting into the actual art process itself. The light heartedness of your words made this enjoyable to read.
I also think your cards are really cute. They are quite simple in design, but making 14, unique, animal-themed Christmas cards is not an easy task. I think you did a really nice job with this collection. To me, this is an example of the sum of the whole being greater than the individual parts.
I hope your colleagues enjoy your work. I would love to be on the receiving end of something like this.
thank you, thank you — the hardest part of all this was actually thinking of 14 concepts, so you're right about that! it was more a creative challenge than a technical one :)