I had the pleasure to pass through the Mall today, running errands (renewing my driver's license, etc), and this stone dragon sculpture caught my eye:
It walked around it several times, admiring it from all angles. In the end, it wasn't the price tag which discouraged me (although $2,500 is a lot to consider), nor the fact that it was so heavy that I couldn't even pick it up, nor even the too-white alabaster horns, which didn't seem to me to fit with the soapstone sculpture. In the end, I couldn't imagine where I would display such a huge sculpture (22" across). So I walked away after admiring it, glad that I had at least taken a few photos.
It wasn't until later that I realized that the real reason I should not buy such a thing, is that it would be much more fun to build something like this of my own, out of clay. I could make it a bit smaller, so I could find a place to display it. And it would be heavy, but not too heavy to lift.
So I guess that dragon lurked in my subconscious mind, since I suddenly found myself with this large ceramic egg in my hand tonight.
I suspect it will hatch in the next couple of days, and I suspect it will reveal a dragon inside. Stay tuned.
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