Finally I get to a dragon.....

I knew I couldn't finish this gold work experiment with including a dragon... probably the one image done the most in gold work... Since Karen mentioned in her booklet that this is the year of the dragon...she wins my dragon

It's not easy to make a long dragon fit a 6" square space and be formidable...  This was my initial drawing and it is too small and too wimpy looking...  I want a fierce dragon that fills the space...    So besides being larger, I need to tilt his head, change his eye, add teeth and do something about his feet for sure..he walks like a duck.....

I did make him larger to fill the space.  First I tilted his head up but he looked like a rooster crowing... I fill out his chest and then started a final version with good old pencil and paper.

And here is what I came up with....this is no wimpy dragon...  I will work him directly on the block but will layer some gold fabric and tulle on top and then cut away...

Again I will transfer his image to the back of the block...and even though he looks complex, it should only be about 4-5 steps. 

The possibilities of using all kinds of goodies from my gold stash are endless.  I'm trying to get it transferred tonite so I can tote it with me tomorrow to do the basting and chain stitch....