Clay Friends Society Philippines: Swap: Year of the DRAGONS

Origin of the Dragon Symbol:

Dragons in the Orient are associated with wisdom and longevity.

Dragons have captured the imagination of man for millennia. Some theorists believe that dragon myths originated from primitive peoples finding large skeletons of dinosaurs and postulating how they appeared during life. Others believe that forms of dragons still exist on earth today. The Loch Ness Monster is the primary modern example of a potential “water dragon”.

Some anthropologists believe that fire-spitting creatures are a real possibility. Animals with chambers for gases such as methane and a way to rub stones together in a large gizzard could conceivably breathe fire. Bombardier beetles, for example, spit vaporized acid out of their abdomens.

Dragons are one of the most complex and universal symbols on earth. Their popularity in contemporary literature and films seems to assure their ongoing place in literature and in the imagination of mankind.  

Details/Instructions:

Purpose:

To welcome and feel the empowerment for the Year of the Dragon 2012

To enhance new techniques and ideas

To promote and maintain our daily activities

To encourage and challenge the CFSPh Artists to create and show their own hand made

Materials you might need:

Clay

Dotting/Slicer/any tools you might used

Mica Powder

Antiquing Meduim

Acrylic Paint

Beads / Ornaments

Roller / Pasta Machine

And your Best friend, Oven.

What to do?
Express and show your Dragons with maybe appears with your attitudes, your strength, your passion or in short the more of you.

GUIDES:

You need to make/create at least 6 (six) Dragons of yours to swapped

Any design that comes in your mind, or maybe your reflections to the dragons

Any colors and in any different style, but don't make your dragons too big, just a right size like a pendant or about 2-4 inches will be fine

It's also great idea if you make or add your initial on the dragons itself

Submit your final photo creations at cfsocietyph@gmail.com on February 29

The swap month will begin on March, When all our dragons are already complete and sent to the sorter.

All creations must be sent/shipped by March 4 to start swapping our dragons or earlier if possible.

Sorter then sorts all the dragons submitted and will send back package to the participants.

Shipping fee to and from must be shouldered by each participant.

About the Sorter, we will announce who will be the Sorter.