Earlier this year, the west coast DragonQueen's biggest east coast fan begged me to put a photograph of the dragon that I was wearing out on the blog. The supposedly French celluloid 'dragon' is technically not a dragon at all. It is not a dragon. It is not a griffin. It is a wyvern. Bought decades ago in an outdoor antique mall in Florida, I had never seen another one.Until last week.
The DragonQueen was in New York. I just happened to be wearing the very unusual "antique dragon" to show her. As we shopped for 'dragon supplies', a fellow artist began calling for us. Lo and behold, stashed in a dusty bin on a metal shelf in Manhattan, was the same bone colored dragon. Labeled 'vintage plastic' and ready for adoption.
The DragonQueen paused not a moment. "I'm buying it for our friend!", she said. So, she did; to the utmost unfettered delight of her greatest fan.
Visit www.cforiginals.com to peruse the DragonQueen's originals as well as her books and t-shirts. Watch for the really great t-shirts that are now in the works. As I am sure her greatest fan would tell you: remember that you can purchase her book, Dragons, mix up some faux ivory polymer clay, and attempt to make your own 'antique dragon'.
