Thursday, February 9, 2012

2012-Year of the Dragon


I just returned from a trip to San Francisco....dragons were everywhere!

The flagship Gump's  store on Post St. is currently celebrating the Year of the Dragon with many decorative items sporting dragon designs.

Driftwood dragons....

Hand painted dragon pillows....

Dragons fashioned in jewelry.....

The fine china department had a dragon inspired table setting...

Caspari had dragon motif napkins and I found a fantastic bookmark with a dragon design.


The lovely engraved design is from Bernard Maisner and has intricate detail all done in Chinese red!

Chinatown celebrated the Year of the Dragon with many colorful examples!

2012- Year of the Dragon!!!!!
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5 comments:

  1. Mark D. RuffnerFebruary 10, 2012 at 8:39 PM

    A beautiful posting. Theresa! My pick would be that driftwood dragon. The fabrication of the scales is quite ingenious.

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  2. ceeceeFebruary 14, 2012 at 12:33 PM

    Hi, T. I'm so excited that my best friend has moved to San Fran! No excuse for not going now. Happy Valentine's Day to you.
    Catherine

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  3. Theresa CheekFebruary 14, 2012 at 12:54 PM

    Oh Catherine! Grab a cheap flight and go! I go at least twice a year. Happy Valentine's Day to you.

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  4. KarenaFebruary 18, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    Theresa, so many artful dragons here. I love the painted renderings as well as the driftwood dragon!!

    xoxo
    Karena
    Art by Karena

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  5. patrickgracewoodFebruary 20, 2012 at 12:59 PM

    Just Pinned that driftwood dragon. He's wonderful. What a fun post.

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