54
Victoria
November/December 2011
Left: A
santos
wearing
a frilly collar and a paper
dress designed by Theatre
of Dreams owner Wendy
Addison carries a paper-
swan ornament. The fgure
is the centerpiece of a
winter tableau displayed
on a Victorian parlor table,
below. A Christmas tree,
opposite, features Wendy’s
circus-themed ornaments.
cirque
I
n
the
toy
-
tiny
town of
P
ort
C
osta
, C
alifornia
,
artist
W
endy
A
ddison
sets
the
stage
for
an old
-
fashioned
big
-
top
C
hristmas
at her home
. B
eneath
the golden glow of
antique oil
lamps
,
paper
tigers
prance
,
and
shadow
-
puppet
fairies
perform
a
joyous holiday dance
.
text nancy a. ruhling photography marcy black simpson
du
noel