“First Flight”has turned into “Friends.” It’s been so much fun to sculpt a dragon, especially one that is blue-green and red-violet! I bought some antique silk sari fabric from an artist friend last year and was finally able to use it for a portion of the costume. The bodice is polymer clay covered in 23K gold leaf (with a small dragon emblem that I also sculpted using magnifiers). Using gold leaf was a first for me and resulted in a rich gold color that won’t tarnish. I always try to make everything so it will stand up to time and dust!

This figure is my demonstration for an organization that I’m trying to enter, so it had to be very special!