Lunarcy Quilt: Year of the Dragon Block Release Day
Should it be any surprise that the Chameleon thinks he is a Dragon?
A Chinese legend concerning the origin of the dragon tells of an Emperor who waged war with nine tribes. As he defeated each tribe he added features of their totems to his own. Thus the dragon ended up with a lion’s mane, bug eyes like a shrimp, a big mouth like a bull, a nose like a dog, whiskers like a catfish, antlers like a deer, scales like a fish, a long tail like a snake, and claws like a hawk. The Chameleon has but one word for such a professional ishape shifter…. RESPECT!!!! 😀
The Chinese Dragon symbolizes power, nobleness, honor, luck, and success; a supernatural being of talent and excellence. Dragons like to embrace challenges, take risks and lead with aplomb. The Chameleon truly believes that he is all these things and much much more! So he must be a Dragon, right? Did I ever mention that he is one thoroughly vain lizard?! Truly, he looks in the mirror and see this:
And so it is that I am often left wondering both how to tame my crazy “Dragon” friend, and why my alter ego is far more Dragon-like than me. While I am a bonafide, card-carrying Dragon but certified introvert who is happy to leave leadership to other people, the flamboyant, irrepressible Chameleon is actually a tender and lovely fluffy bunny Rabbit. Don’t tell him, but my earliest concept sketches of the Chameleon are from mid 2011, not 2012. He’s gonna have some issues to work through with that, so let’s just change the topic and release the Year of the Dragon block instead. Shhhh.
Also find out more about my new and upcoming 2021 sew along in this post. Starting soon!
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