It all started with just one paper turkey. Every year just before Thanksgiving my Mother woud open the Hallmark envelope that contained a brown and orange paper turkey that had been living all year long in her china closet. For me, it marked the beginning of the holiday season. She did not collect these art tissue decorations like I have but I know my passion for these honeycomb centerpieces started with the symbology that this particular turkey had for me. Thanksgiving is not a particularly decorated holiday. You have your scarecrows, cornucopias and corn husks nodding their head at the harvest. Pumpkins are still used but we all know they are leftovers from Halloween if not carved. Pilgrims and Indians are certainly symbols of the season but as we have woken up from our collective white washing of the massacre that ensued, we see less and less of these items with their images on them. The Mayflower was a very powerful image that was associated with Thanksgiving whe...
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