Damien’s Dragon Tail

Starting from nothing, Damien is imagining the Dragons Tail into an expression of stability, balance and a projection of power.

Hiss of the Dragon’s Tongue

James Bzura has played an advisory role as one of the many civilian artists supporting the WSF project. Recently he stopped by to give us a painting he made of the Dragon, when it was still just a skeleton made of 1/2” steel bars several years back. As he presented...

Where Do Ya Make the Cuts?

Dan, a master at shaping metal explains to Robert how to make gripping dragon claws from a chunk of steel pipe. We started with a simple clay model made by Shiloh. We’ll be making 16 gnarly claws each with its own unique twist.

Testing Our 8 ft Long Forge

“It’s like this,” Andy said “if we’re gonna make 7-1/2 foot feathers we need at least an 8 foot long forge. How about if Andrew and I figure out how to do that?”

Let’s Just Wing It

Interesting. We set the wing bones of the Phoenix at an angle that does not quite match our model. So what do we do? How about we just start laying in the feathers and well, just wing it.