Dragons, anyone?

[PJ's Mom]

Does anyone here love dragons the way I do? I was never a fan of them until I read the Dragon Prince/Dragon Star series, and now I can't get enough of them!

Anywho, Animal Planet is having a Dragon show on Sunday March 20th. Here's a link (http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/dragons/dragons.html) to their dragon page if you're interested. It looks pretty good. :)

[CathyBogart]

Oooh, it looks wonderful! I wish I didn't work that day :(

[wolflady]

Ooh! That's looks cool! I'll be sure to watch Animal Planet on March 20th! Thanks for posting this.
:)

[vinjashira]

I am a dragon.. well at least my chinese zodiac is anyway :D

[slick]

I am dragon fan....born in the year of the dragon. Unfortunately though, I can't get the Animal Planet. Looks like a good special though.

[ramanth]

I've had that on my calendar since January! :D

I love dragons. :D

[PJ's Mom]

Originally posted by slick
I am dragon fan....born in the year of the dragon. Unfortunately though, I can't get the Animal Planet. Looks like a good special though.

Perhaps someone could record it for you? It's a shame you don't get Animal Planet. :(

[ChrisH]

I love Dragons too! I was collecting the pewter ones with a crystal until lack of money stopped me. I have 9 dragons on their own and 1 with a gnome type creature. I also have 1 pegusus, 1 unicorn alone, 1 unicorn with a wizard, and 3 of wizards with baby dragons. And I have a white figurine of a Pegusus and baby too. :)

Oh, and I love this wallpaper! :D

[PJ's Mom]

I would love to see pics of your dragons. They sound beautiful! Thanks for the wallpaper, too. :D

[Lilith Cherry]

I love dragons! I can't watch the show from China of course but I see lots of dragons here:)

Here are a couple of favourites!

[Lilith Cherry]

Here is another...

[Aspen and Misty]

I love Dragons!

You should read the Dragon Rider of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey! They are WONDERFUL books all about dragons :D

I also love the book Dragon Rider by Cornella Funke .. Kinda looks like a "kids book" but it is REALLY good :D

Ashley

[Vette]

Ive always liked dragons for some reason. i used to have a couple of dragon wallpapers. but i lost them a long time ago with my retarded Packard Bell having needed a reformat. :(

[PJ's Mom]

Originally posted by Aspen and Misty
You should read the Dragon Rider of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey! They are WONDERFUL books all about dragons :D

I have a few in the series, but haven't had the chance to read them. Now I'll have to make the time. ;)

[ramanth]

They are my favorite books! :D

In fact, my desktop is the cover art from the latest book in the Pern series. :)

[PJ's Mom]

Ooo! I like that! :)

[ramanth]

:D

Here's the cover for 'Skies of Pern' by the same artist.

[PJ's Mom]

That's pretty too! :D

This one is usually the wallpaper I use when I'm in the mood for dragons. It's from the game Neverwinter Nights.

I think this dragon is so pretty. :)

[Lilith Cherry]

I like these for wallpapers too

[Lilith Cherry]

and this one too

[Aspen and Misty]

Originally posted by ramanth
:D

Here's the cover for 'Skies of Pern' by the same artist.

Is that the american cover? My cover doesn't look like that :o

I love Anne McCaffrey, she is my favorite author. I recently read Dragon's Kin, it was very good. Anne and her son Todd wrote it together. I loved every moment of it!

Ashley

[ChrisH]

Love the Dragon pictures! :D

I would have liked to take a picture of each one of the Myth & Magic figurines better to see the details but it would just take too long to edit and upload (I'm on dial-up). Anyway, here are some group ones.

Left to right:
Let the Future be Good, Sea Dragon, The Firstborn and The Dragon of Light. (the background dragon is a plaster water feature)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/Bobby%20Boy/Miscellaneous/FutureSeaDFirstbornDLight.jpg

Snoozing Wizard, The Hatchlings, Wizard of the Lake, Follow Me Kids and The Artist
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/Bobby%20Boy/Miscellaneous/SnoozingWHatchlingsWLakeFollowArtist.jpg

'Way Out' Dragon, Out of Tune and Magic Glade
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/Bobby%20Boy/Miscellaneous/WayOutdragonOutoftunedragonMagicGlade.jpg

and finally
Unicorn of Light, The Nursery and Pegusus
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/Bobby%20Boy/Miscellaneous/UnicornoflightNurseryPegaus.jpg

Each one, besides the unicorn and pegusus, has one or more dragons on them ... I love them. :D

Chris

[ramanth]

Chris, that is a great collection! :D

Love the other pictures being posted too. :)


Originally posted by Aspen and Misty
Is that the american cover? My cover doesn't look like that :o
My cover doesn't either. It's the UK cover. Does your cover just have the dragon on it with a white background? That's the cover I have.

UK'ers get the full art cover version... lucky dogs! :p :D

Les Edwards did the art covers for Skies of Pern, Dragon's Kin, Dragonsblood, and the new cover for Dragonsong.

You can view them and his other work here:
http://www.lesedwards.com/fantasy_gallery.htm

My favorite Pern cover artist is Michael Whelan.

http://www.michaelwhelan.com/index.asp?vsPage=gallerycollection

His covers include: Dragonsdawn, Moreta, Dragonflight, and All The Weyrs of Pern.

I have a poster of the 'All the Weyrs of Pern' cover. It's by far my favorite with 'Moreta' pulling in a close second.

Pern was what got me hooked on dragons. I'll try to get a nice picture of my collection tonight. :)

[PJ's Mom]

Originally posted by ramanth
[B]

My favorite Pern cover artist is Michael Whelan.

http://www.michaelwhelan.com/index.asp?vsPage=gallerycollection

I love Michael Whelan!! I have these two prints hanging in my living room. They're the only dragons I have. I got these framed from his website.

Photobucket appears to be down, so I'll have to attach them. *sigh*

This first one is the cover to the book Skybowl by Melanie Rawn.

[PJ's Mom]

and number 2...this is the cover to the book The Star Scroll also by Melanie Rawn. :)

[ramanth]

LOVELY! I love those two prints.

Here's the poster I have (not yet hung...*sighs*):

[PJ's Mom]

Beautiful! I have that one in a calendar. :D

[PJ's Mom]

Chris, I guess I missed your dragon collection yesterday. They're beautiful! I wish I had some dragons to display. :)

[Lilith Cherry]

Here are a few more of mine; enjoy!

[Lilith Cherry]

another chinese one..

[Lilith Cherry]

and some wallpaper I use occasionally,

[ramanth]

As promised, here is my dragon collection.

Most of it is on my 'dragon shelf', but a few pieces rest here and there about my apartment. Some stuff is in storage.

Here is the shelf:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid158/pdffd0a49386dfd9c595af31135df7432/f5183463.jpg

The shelf from left to right:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid158/p30de89fcdfca8802753167e79ee86ac2/f5183466.jpg

The blue dragon was a High School graduation gift. The blue dragon represents me and the broken chain around his leg represents high school. The green dragon candle my mom found while in Tennessee.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid158/pa5bfd9f2c28142f722be29451e1b8b19/f518346a.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid158/p81418cc52ff3941c23ec0f3a838effd1/f5183474.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid158/p684d7bdbf0693f12fc548868a5f74e00/f5183479.jpg

The little guy that clings to the bottom of the shelf:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid158/p99baf5fa77ceb9a336376d0e3060d88e/f518346c.jpg

More in next post....

[ramanth]

Various art that I have hung up:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid158/p3cf7649c88eec042803d75fdbebf6f39/f518347c.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid158/p87cfbe0781f730941ef5805549fa58a8/f5183471.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid158/pd716e0ab4549c9701f827d3b74927cdd/f518347e.jpg

Dragon bottle:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid158/p7e05305d323fe07dfe08f90fc8117d8f/f5183481.jpg

Wall sconce:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid158/p1d6482cbfee3c02f69f6f983f8bec614/f5183469.jpg

Metal hanging yet to be hung:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid158/p53dffc0343ad3b76da5028a32454fa8d/f5183467.jpg

My riderless Fell Beast swooping down on my mini Minas Tirith:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid158/pdc8c551135591d34f5b6d7dc233996d6/f5183476.jpg

Dragon Beanie Babies:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid158/pbd80f5c74d20e8e5911faa32ca7dacf0/f5183465.jpg

[Aspen and Misty]

Originally posted by ramanth
LOVELY! I love those two prints.

Here's the poster I have (not yet hung...*sighs*):

Where did you get that? I love Jaxom and Ruth (obviously!)

Your collection is amazing! :D

Ashley

[PJ's Mom]

Kimmy, if you ever sell any of your dragon art, let me know. :D ;) You have some great stuff! I really like the dragon bottle, the wall sconce and the riderless fell beast. :)

[ramanth]

Originally posted by Aspen and Misty
Where did you get that? I love Jaxom and Ruth (obviously!)
Thanks Ash. :)

I got the poster at a local convention, YEARS ago.

They do sell the poster at Michael Whelan's site.

Go here:
https://www.michaelwhelan.com/index.asp?vsPage=store

Then click on Prints
Then click on << OPEN EDITION PRINTS AND POSTERS

It's $25. If I recall correctly, that's what I paid at the convention.

It's a good size poster and beautiful! I really need to get it framed. :o


PJ, I don't think I could ever part with my dragons. :D But if I have too, I'll keep you in mind. :)

[ChrisH]

Well, I got 'Dragonsdawn' and 'Dragonflight' from the library yesterday. I'm on page 166 of Dragonsdawn and I am SO hooked! :D

Great dragon art everyone, and Kimmy, I love all your dragon stuff! :D

Originally posted by ramanth
Chris, that is a great collection! :D

Originally posted by PJ's Mom
Chris, I guess I missed your dragon collection yesterday. They're beautiful! I wish I had some dragons to display.
Thanks, glad you like them. :) I looked in their online shop today and oh, how I want some more! Not only of the myth & magic but some, - no, make that all, of the dragonland ones too! Here's the link if you want to take a look. http://www.kingsandqueenswizardsanddragons.co.uk/

Chris

[PJ's Mom]

What a great place to shop! Thanks for the link. :)

[boscibo]

Ooh...I met Anne McCaffrey and went to her house in January, when I was in Ireland. She actually came to the DART station, picked me and another girl up and drove us to her house! She is really nice. Her house (Dragonhold Underhill) is incredible and she has dragon art everywhere, as you can imagine.

The girl I went with is a big fan and set up the meeting (we were part of a larger university group traveling in Ireland) and we snuck away and went to meet Anne. We had a really nice visit and met her cats and dog (her dog slept in my lap the whole way back to the DART station) and her horses.

It was great meeting her, and definitely one of the most memorable parts of my trip. Here's a picture of us. I had been in the rain earlier so please excuse the hair!

[PJ's Mom]

What a great story boscibo. It's something I'd definitely never forget! :)

Did you get to talk to her about her books?

[ramanth]

Woo! Got another one hooked. :D Hope you enjoy the series Chris. :D Thanks for that link. :)

boscibo, that is SOOOO awesome! I was able to meet her and her son, Todd, when they came to Atlanta for Dragon*Con. Not at the personal level that you did of course. Again, I'm so envious. :)

[Aspen and Misty]

LUCKY!

LOL, my dream is to meet or talk to her! Even if it's only for a moment!

Kimmy - My mom is moving to Georgia this summer so she said that if I want to I can fly down and stay with her during Dragon*Con and we can go to it! I'm so exited!!!!!

Ashley :D

[Orca]

I do love dragons, one of my bettas is Draco and I just got a new bowl for him as a birthday gift. Its 1.6 gallons and has a castle and a dragon in it! I have the animal planet special written down so I don't forget it and my roommate is just as excited!

Here is a link to what the tank looks like (mine is the third one down)
FantaSeas (http://www.fantaseas.net/retail.asp)