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Little ornaments I made for three nephews (all brothers) and a niece. The oldest boy plays basketball, hence his nub-armed t-rex twirling the snowball, and the middle boy's an amazing destructive force of nature, hence the decapitated snowman. The other two kiddos are too young to have real interests yet so their critters were randomness.


A poly clay chibi and a tag done in an art trade of sorts. Yes, it's a husky in a Hawaiian shirt. No, I don't understand it much either - if I had a permanent fur coat I'd probably die in more clothing


Baby versions of Anubis and Sobek. Hey, even the gods have to start somewhere.


Ocean Guardian
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We tell ourselves that ocean waves come from gravitational pulls and wind and tremors deep within the planet. This is surely the case in a world where no wonder is left. However, those with slightly more rose-tinted eyewear have come to realize that the movements of the great waters are actually caused by deep-sea dragons.

Before you scoff, please picture yourself floating in the most bewilderingly gigantic body of water you can. At any depth you can name, suddenly a warmer current caresses you, or a wave comes from a different direction to slap you on the back of the head. This is no random occurrence. It's a small dragonling losing just a little bit of control of his or her designated bit of water... or perhaps an older dragon reminding you that you aren't the biggest fish in the sea.

Only months after being born, deep-sea dragonlings are given a small bit of their parents' water current to keep for their very own. They must learn to shape and move this water without losing it for the rest of their lives, sometimes gaining more water from other dragons as they pass away, sometimes sneaking bits away from rivals to impress mates.

When a deep-sea dragonling is first given its tract of water, the dragon is no longer than a few inches, the bit of water its parents have given it usually more or less the size of a pea. While very rarely viewed, the much more wily adult deep-sea dragon may rival the blue whale in size, with hundreds of Olympic swimming pools' worth of its own water floating around it in a shield of pure crystalline beauty, or in a tempest if the dragon has been unfortunate enough to come across littering humans.

(Poly clay, paint, marble, seashells)


Nature Spirit Dragon
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Wandering through a deep forest, you might catch a glimpse of some unusual color out of the corner of your eye. You turn to look, and wrapped around the base of a rotting tree stump are vines bearing some colorful flowers that you could have sworn were not there a minute ago. Another sound draws your attention elsewhere, but when you look back again, it seems that one of the blossoms has disappeared, and you're left scratching your head...

You've just been in the presence of a tiny nature spirit. Dragonish in body, with amazingly-colored wings rivaled only by the wildest flowers known (or unknown) to man, these creatures flit from branch to knot-hole to weed-patch, sowing color and beauty. Unaware that their lands are slowly being encroached upon, they are playful and happy creatures who love nothing more than giving other appreciative creatures a smile and a glimpse of brighter color.

(Poly clay, paint, marble, ink, TLS, wire)


Mini Dragon Paintings - Spring & Autumn
A breath of wind, a playful inhalation in new-budding branches... and months later, the breath, released, plucks leaves from the tree... there is beauty to be found in both spring and autumn, and these tiny tree-dwelling dragons know it.

This is a set of two miniature paintings. The pink represents spring; its dragon is hanging upside-down, joyfully, playfully awaiting new exciting warm times, stretching wings and arms as its tree begins to bud new colorful leaves.

Perhaps just across the glade, perhaps on the very same tree, the yellow canvas represents autumn. Its little dragon sits solemnly, perhaps remembering warmer days, perhaps thinking hard about what it must do to prepare for spring.

(I saw these tiny canvases and made some noise that was probably a "squee," I don't know, I don't make the sound much)


All created with too much free time. I mean, TLC. Yeah. Thanks for looking/reading!