Victoria Roberts was born in New York City, but raised in Mexico and Australia. In 1987, she moved from Sydney to New York and now contributes to The New Yorker, Barron’s, and Playboy, among other magazines. She has also published several picture books for adults in the U.K. and Australia.
"Sometimes I Don't Read My Mail." Amid the shining stars and serene angels you lovingly add to the family tree each Christmas, there's always room for a little New Yorker-approved snark. Embrace your secret (or not-so-secret) irreverent feelings toward the holidays when you display our cartoon ornament on the highest branch. Made of elegant pewter, it'll fit in seamlessly with the rest of your tasteful trimmings - but look closer, and you'll see a miniature reproduction of Victoria Roberts' cartoon from the December 18, 2000 New Yorker, depicting a brooding Santa on his therapist's couch, admitting what we all suspected from the time we were eight: "Sometimes I don't read my mail." Round ornament measures 2.5" in diameter and does not include a loop or hook for hanging.