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We have a class for 4-6 year olds, we call 'Little Dragons'. Here is a sketch I did for a tri-fold brochure about the class.

American Museum of Natural History in NYC is putting on a show about creatures that exists only in our imagination: "Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns, and Mermaids". There was a writeup about this in the New Yorker. According to the article, dragons exist in most mythologies in one form or another. Western dragons are fire-breathing meanies while Chinese dragons are more benevolent in nature (helping crops grow, that kind of thing).

Comments

Azalea said…
I think I can guess the answer to this, but is your dragon benevolent or malevolent?
June 6, 2007 at 11:23 AM
Jose said…
I like to believe the dragon in question is a mostly benevolent presence, although some of the students may disagree :)
June 6, 2007 at 12:09 PM
Manoj | മനോജ്‌ said…
Nice dragon... :)) American dragon, Asian dragon ... I thought yours would have an Indian touch... that would have been nice... ;)
June 6, 2007 at 6:24 PM
Jose said…
You mean, a vyali? I don't have a clear picture of it in my head. Or it could be the 10-headed serpent Krishna danced on. :)
June 7, 2007 at 5:58 AM
Manoj | മനോജ്‌ said…
“വ്യാളി” .. അതെ, ഒരു സുന്ദരന്‍ ദേശി, വ്യാളി!! “കുട്ടികളുടെ മഹാഭാഗവതം” എന്ന “മാലി”യുടെ അതിസുന്ദരമായ പുസ്തകത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും ആകര്‍ഷകമായ കാര്യം AS Nair വരച്ച പടങ്ങളാണ്. അവയിലൊന്ന് ഒരു വ്യാളിയാണ്. കണ്ടാല്‍ മലയാളിത്തം തുടിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ജീവി! കാണേണ്ടതു തന്നെ!!
June 7, 2007 at 11:48 AM
Jose said…
I did an image search for vyali and couldn't find anything of substance. Have to check out Mali's book. I remember enjoying his books as a kid, especially 'circus' (I think that was the name: It was about a bunch of maltreated circus animals that take over and start running the show).
June 7, 2007 at 12:00 PM
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