I wasn't expecting much from this exchange, I was mostly excited to do the giving bit. All the excitement I got from stalking and shopping for my gift-ee has been fully eclipsed by the thoughtfulness and generosity of my Santa. So, before I go any further: Thank you, thank you, thank you, Kayla! I love it!!!

My wonderful gift is a Wacom Inkling. It is a pen that allows me to draw in my sketchbook and have that drawing digitally recorded as layer raster or vector art. This is amazing because I am illustrator and I love, love, love to work in traditional media. (Sketchbooks for life!) But, over the past couple years I've been really trying to incorporate digital media into my repertoire. This gift is going to make it so much easier to transition my sketches to the computer and start working on refinement and adding color.

I've added my first sketch with the pen in the images. This tech will take some more learning . . . but I am so excited for the possibilities!!! (As you can see, one of my handsome one-eyed cats, Igon, was particularly interested in the unboxing process.) I'm still really excited because I know I have a letter coming by post from my Santa soon! I will update!

In the meantime, a mountain of thanks, an ocean of thanks, to my Santa Kayla! You picked the one thing on my list that I would be truly surprised by, and that I might never have treated myself to. Perfect!

EDIT: More things!!! My cats got sweaters! They HATE them! But I got some cute photos of their loathing, and will keep one as a 'bad cat' sweater. The other one I'm going to pass onto my sister who has a shivery little cat-sized dog. Thank you!