Draconic Summit Spring 2023

Am going to share my shinies first! I absolutely love mammoth ivory since it’s a combination of a fossil and a nice natural material, so I got these pieces of mammoth ivory jewelry! I love the crosshatching displayed on them lookbean

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I also have this little mammoth ivory tooth pendant and it has a very nice coloring to it!

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Oh, I also have this little statue as well! I love all the different patterns on it.

Oh wow they all look gorgeous!

Ye! They're some of my prized possessions!

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The skulls and bones of ivory bearing dragons upon Aiiithhaaiiill'iiill'Phhiiirriiitthaallkkaa are highly prized for carvings and other forms of art, so I probably got my love of mammoth ivory upon this earth directly from that.

I can imagine! Ivory is very beautiful. I also have a soft spot for marble personally heheh.

Of course, the dragons themselves aren't hunted specifically for that reason, though stray bones from naturally deceased ivory bearing dragons are constantly searched for.

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Marble is lovely!!

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I love rocks and minerals in general

That is good lol. Hunted ivory is not good imo qwq Same here! I have a small amethyst I love a lot. Though I mostly just like colourful shiny things mostly so I can be very happy with glasswork that mimics gemstones!

Yeah, agreed 100%

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Also nice! Amethyst is lovely as well!

Imma see if I can take a good pic of one of my shinies in my hoard

My current prized possession!!

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Ohhhhhhh, that's beautiful!!!

Eee ikrrr I’m so glad I was able to get it! Surprisingly enough, it was only 10$! Though the “gems” are definitely glass, which I am happy about since I highly dislike plastic “gems” xD

That's good that you were able to get it at such a good price! Also yeah, I much prefer glass gems to plastic ones as well.

2:29 am

Plasticc no good

You love your ivory and opals Luunaathh

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If you ever sell crystals that's what you should name your shop.

I'm thinking about it lookbean

Ooo I would only buy from you if you did xD

Hecc

Okay I share more precious items now! This is a smudging fan I bought from a local Native American elder for my 21st earthen birthday! I use it in smudging rituals to honor the earth, the elements, and the divine draconic creation entity of my home world. During smudging rituals, thanks and reverence is often given to an entity(s) known as “the creator”, so by thanking the creator entity of my home world when doing indigenous rituals, I still follow the ritual by how it’s supposed to be done.

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This is the abalone shell I use for rituals, I have a little moon shaped quartz inside of the bowl to help my being connect with my draconity during smudging rituals and I also grew a resurrection plant in the shell to bless it with the gift of life.

Here’s another smudging fan from the same Native American elder that I got for chrimmas! I’m not sure what kind of horn the feathers are attached to, though all I know is that I love the colors the horn has lookbean

Okay I share more of my things now, this is a piece of Navajo horse hair pottery with a hummingbird and turquoise on it! The hummingbird looks a little sad though I still love the piece!

Here are some other pieces of Navajo horse hair pottery that I own! I love looking at the patterns and colors they have… hecc. The first two are known as “rainbow Navajo horse hair pottery”.

Oh that looks gorgeous. I like the feather shape of the repeating pattern! Wonder if there's some that pair the rainbow pigment with the first one's more defined feather shape (edited)

Ye! Also it’s possible! I can link some sites where I found the pieces!

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https://www.missiondelrey.com/rainbow-etched-horse-hair-navajo-pottery/

Rainbow Etched Horse Hair Navajo Pottery

Etched horse hair pottery is Native American horse hair pottery from Navajo artists for southwest decor.

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Here’s the site where I got those pieces from!

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Well, except for the blue one, I found it on Etsy

Oh thanks!

You’re welcome! ^^

Wow, those are incredible!

Ye! I absolutely love collecting these pieces!

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~~my wallet doesn’t though~~

I treated myself to what was probably an overpriced Pokémon card pack and this was part of the box. I'm not that big of a fan of the franchise but I am a sucker for free art lol

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~~also Mew. Just. Mew.~~

Those are quite pretty.

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Dat looks sick asf fox_owo

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These are all my shiny trinkets, which I find wherever I go :3 If it shines, I will find it

More than the trinkets themselves, it's the act of finding them that I like ✨

O, I especially like the little bell

Yes ! I love bells

I usually have one on my bag, or as an earring, or as a pendant, etc :3

Jinglyyy

Oh, I forgot this bracelet. I found it when I was in a dark place in my life, it was on point

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This is the only other happy shiny I haven’t shared yet :0

Butterfliesssss

Those are pretty!

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The deep green is awesome

Absolutely

It’s one of the things that drew me to it qwq

In regard to that job panel, this Tshirt I got from my company for my hatchday ^ ^

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Neat! That's cool.

Thank you <3

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Bluefire

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That's so cute...

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Translation: "Dear Bluefire Never let anything or anyone extinguish the fire in your dragon heart. Yours sincerely, Patty van Delft"

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And Patty is right.

Very much so. She wrote something like that in every book that I got, but this one I think is by far the most special. This book also happens to be a side story about a character feeling inexplicably a very tight connection to a dragon. It's almost as if she could read my mind in some way, as if she knew she was writing to a dragon when she wrote that down. It's a bit freaky.

Who knows, she is Dragonkin herself.

Yeah, I thought about that too, but I can't know for sure. Would be awesome if I could meet her someday. (edited)

oh my gosh a channel just for showing off shiny things i already love it here

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Lovely collection!

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a couple other bits of my lil trove dragonuwumlem

Beautiful collection

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one more shiny thing to show and i'll stop- i got this draak sigil necklace made recently

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Revolution Radio

Beautiful collection

thank you much! koboldbeam

Np np

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oh my gosh a channel just for showing off shiny things i already love it here

Hehe chests overflowing with shiny rocks and treasures dragnhearteyes

That's a beautiful hoard !

thank you! been gathering little treasures for a few years now :>

May I share what my desk look like ? It's full of plants and shiny treasures dragnhappy

I never use it though, I prefer to work on my bed ^^

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pretty!

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My Triple-Screen Super-Heavy Duty PC. Three 4K 28" monitors. Sometimes playing games on this thing in Triple-Screen Mode can be overwhelming. The fact that even Minecraft wraps around your peripheral vision and you could notice something sneaking just around the corner of your eye really changes how immersive it gets. I rarely game on this though. I mostly use this for work/projects.

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cw animal bones, fur, taxidermy i realized y'all have never seen my hoard before, my favorite items would have to be my alligator head, my bronze dragon statue, my blue rabbits foot and my framed picture of my grandpas obituary

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cw for mentions of death/funerals when my grandpa had his funeral, family from india came to mourn and were surprised by how "boring" it was, and i found out that indian funerals are pretty extravagant and honestly kinda lit, and was shocked that he wasnt buried with traditional clothing (he was buried in his favorite vacation shirt and shorts with his Royals slides and hat)

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sorry about the infodump, just find it funny

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cw for mentions of death/funerals when my grandpa had his funeral, family from india came to mourn and were surprised by how "boring" it was, and i found out that indian funerals are pretty extravagant and honestly kinda lit, and was shocked that he wasnt buried with traditional clothing (he was buried in his favorite vacation shirt and shorts with his Royals slides and hat)

I always have found it interesting how different cultures handle death and mourning. Like here, it's generally accepted to make funerals a solemn occasion. Some people go for a "celebration of life" instead of a traditional funeral, but some people frown on them here. Meanwhile other cultures basically have giant parties to send off the deceased.

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Since we're sharing desk photos, here's mine! It's a U-shaped desk and these images are (if they load properly) from left to right around the loop. My computer desktop background art was done by the fabulous TheBlackArrow on DeviantART; it me!

ooh! I don't have a desk or computer at the moment but that is so cool!

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The little guy in the box in the middle picture is me, by the way!

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ooh is this a dutch author? i used to live in Amsterdam and speak dutch so ive been wanting to read some dutch books! what books of hers do you recommend?

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ooh is this a dutch author? i used to live in Amsterdam and speak dutch so ive been wanting to read some dutch books! what books of hers do you recommend?

Yeah, there is very, very few Dutch books featuring dragons. I have a few in my collection, and even a list somewhere of Dutch books i still want to collect.

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When it comes to Patty van Delft in particular, definitely Drägan Duma.

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You no longer live in the Netherlands?

Clean desk principle? Naaah..

ah, the dreaming book you were talking about eh? Looks like you eat there, I see pepper I think and 2 jarred condiments... I have Tony Chachere's, salt and pepper and some jalapeño hot sauce here at mine

Yup, this is a very multi-purpose workplace.

Bluefire

You no longer live in the Netherlands?

yeah i am american but my mother married a dutch woman when i was a child so I lived there for 7 years. i did move back for six months in 2021 but i had visa problems and didn't stay :( (edited)

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yeah i am american but my mother married a dutch woman when i was a child so I lived there for 7 years. i did move back for six months in 2021 but i had visa problems and didn't stay :( (edited)

Nawrrrr. that's unfortunate. Definitely get Dragan Duma next to you visit, though you'll probabably need to order it as it is somewhat obscure. Ask your local book store. ^ ^

Bluefire

Nawrrrr. that's unfortunate. Definitely get Dragan Duma next to you visit, though you'll probabably need to order it as it is somewhat obscure. Ask your local book store. ^ ^

i might be able to see if my step mom can order it for me! she runs a book store in Amsterdam!

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i might be able to see if my step mom can order it for me! she runs a book store in Amsterdam!

Ooooh, sounds great! My favourite book store in Amsterdam is that one with all the American/English books, because they have so many fantasy/dragon books >-->

Bluefire

Ooooh, sounds great! My favourite book store in Amsterdam is that one with all the American/English books, because they have so many fantasy/dragon books >-->

yes! i love that place american book center! i have many fond memories there picking up a bunch of books i hadnt heard of before! i spent lots of time reading books i got there as a kid

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speaking of dragon books i have a collection and i am always looking to add more to my list!

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speaking of dragon books i have a collection and i am always looking to add more to my list!

Hehehe very good, am collecting too

Though I am nowhere close

Bluefire

Hehehe very good, am collecting too

Though I am nowhere close

i dont think we will ever run out of dragon books to read and collect! it makes me so happy to immerse myself in a dragon filled world!

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*glances at the heavily dragon-themed manuscript I'm working on* Yup, think you're right there!

a closer look at my bronze dragon figure

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Figures and statues unite! Here’s a little statue I bought in Wales.

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I love whatever material it's carved from!

To be honest, it looks way more expensive, haha. It’s a hollow, I think plaster, statue that has been painted.

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But the paintjob is pretty for sure! dragnheart

It's very convincing!

tbh that makes it even cooler, I love when something can be artistically changed to look like something "more valuable". In my eyes that gives it a greater value than if it was just naturally that way and an artist simply ("just" lol) carved it into a dragon

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The seam at the wing kind of breaks the illusion? It didn’t survive the trip home, so I had to glue it back on.

One of my most cherished possessions is a clay horse a very, very dear friend gifted to me on a whim. My mom accidentally knocked it off my bookshelf while she was dusting one time and the front legs and the tail broke off. My dad glued it back together but there are obvious seams now. It doesn't make it any less beloved, though!

Although no one would want something of theirs damaged, I think it sometimes can add to the story of the statue. You might be sad or angry (at yourself or someone else) right when it happens, in the long run it has its charm.

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Doesn’t work with everything, but little figures or statues are a contender.

I agree. Like, my mom is not a sentimental person at all. Photographs are about the only thing she's really sentimental about. But. She has this tea set her father gave her for a wedding gift. Basically the only gift he ever gave her. They were never close, he had traumas that were never dealt with and it made him kinda cold and distant. But y'know, you tend to love your parents regardless if they aren't completely worthless. Well one day she accidentally broke two of the cups and one of the saucers while dusting (again with the dusting, I feel like it's a life lesson: don't dust unless absolutely necessary, or something) and she was devastated. It probably didn't help that her father had only recently passed away (progressive ALS) at the time it happened. My dad painstakingly pieced their shattered remains back together and he did such a good job you can't tell unless you run your fingers over them and can feel the micro cracks and little lumps from the glue.

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That’s beautiful

@Akir'ischa that's the dragon of Dragon Bridge in that one L town I can't spell or pronounce

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https://www.google.com/maps/@46.0517061,14.5105182,3a,27.3y,297.26h,88.93t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sYLjXAWPrxRQBY2Zuil3_mA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

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What... what is that name? What language is that? AaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaA

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Slovenian, it's in the captial of Slovenia

Ah, that explains it. Those types of languages tie English-speaking brains in knots lol

Oh shit you’re right! I got that one from there, not Wales. My brain completely forgot.

Slovenia is a hidden gem tbh, that entire country and its people is beautiful. Another statue I want to visit in real life is in Varna, Bulgary. It’s called “dragons in love”: http://visit.guide-bulgaria.com/a/1316/statue_the_dragons_in_love.htm

The statue Lovers dragons is located in the Sea Garden of Varna, near the swimming complex Primorski . The sculpture was created in October 2010 and from then it causes different reactions and numerou

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