Blue Dragon

The original SeaDragon designs were developed somewhere around 2008 or 2009, while I was in college. And by "developed" I mean I did one round of sketches for class and then used the first set of shapes I liked and could successfully model in the 3D program. The small SeaDragon II shape was developed in the wee hours of 2015, when I worked 3rd shift and couldn't cast anything at all. It didn't become a physical reality until several years later.

But since then, I've kept up a fairly steady stream of variations, including the somewhat accidental development of the Micro SeaDragon, which is the same shape as the Small but only 1 centimeter long.

I keep meaning to get a family photo of all of these variations together, preferably with a similar paint job. And I've finally succeeded! While this isn't quite the full lineup of every single size, it covers all the major sizes.

This colorway is inspired by the Glaucus Atlanticus or Blue Dragon sea slug:

I've also been practicing my stone setting 😎 Two of the pieces pictured have natural blue sapphires, and another has three Cubic Zirconia.

(Under absolutely no circumstances is anyone allowed to look at these stone settings under magnification! 😅 I've polished and cleaned the pendants and the stones are still in, so I think they're fine, just very messy.)

Anyway, I'm delighted to have this family photo, and ready to make more! I hope someday I can run a series of stones down the whole central spine and really make the entire thing sparkle.