19" x 8" x 17"

Found grey cotton poly fabric, gifted beaded and sequined tulle shawl, metallic knit polyester dress, scrap black polyester taffeta, bespoke handmade ceramic beads, upcycled chicken wire, steel coat hangers, leather coat, scraps from other sewing projects as stuffing, aluminum fence wire, found copper jewelry wire, thread.

This dragon is our capacity to remember the brilliance of who we are. Only once we fully seize the time to lay a foundation of all that is seemingly mundane, boring, or plain, but is yet the essential work of crafting a self that lasts, can we then overlay on this rooted self an opulence of spirit that will not burn out.

This is the magic that keeps us connected to all other beings and to joy.

Photography by Ryan LaFever