The Governor's Mansion holiday ornament, the sixth in the series painted by state artist Shelley Goodman, was unveiled Wednesday by first lady Joanne Jaeger Tomblin.
This year's ornament shows a "jolly gingerbread man and sparkling holiday candies," according to a news release.
"It is always a wonderful experience collaborating with Shelley and the Division of Culture and History to choose what will be featured each year," Tomblin said in the release. "No confection symbolizes the holidays quite like gingerbread, and Shelley's detailed painting style really brings it to life."
Goodman, a native of Logan who lives in Alum Creek, has designed the Governor's Mansion ornament every year since 2010, and also designed the state's sesquicentennial ornament in 2013.
This year's ornament will be available for $24 at the West Virginia State Museum Shop at the Culture Center in Charleston and at Tamarack in Beckley, and online at www.tamarackwv.com. Part of each sale will be donated to the West Virginia Governor's Mansion Preservation Fund.
