You will find dragon sculptures everywhere in China in front of larger buildings, private houses and at the entrances of the temples. It is a protective symbol against malevolent spirits and maybe against bad people? You can find the motif on dishes, pottery and bronzes, on clothes, on greeting cards (I bought some nice birthday cards in red with golden dragons in Hongkong), simply everywhere in daily life...
I love dragons and I like far better the Asian interpretation of the motif than the western one. In western countries the dragon has always been a menacing symbol, a symbol of the evil that needs to be destroyed. The whole western myths and tales are talking about killing the dragon who eats people and literally spits fire.
I have always been fascinated by dragon figures especially as bronzes and in paintings. Therefore I decided to paint this quilt in the same colours as traditional Chinese ink paintings: mainly black and white and just with a touch of red.
"Dragon"
70" x 50"
silk, hand quilted
And here are quite a few details where you can see the stitching as well as the painting....
The image below shows the sleeve that has been attached to the quilt's reverse side to be able to mount it on the wall with a dowel you can push through it...
Image below shows the reverse side of the quilt (made of rayon) and the pattern from the quilting...
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