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Smaug was an amateur: Like many other fairytale dragons he hoarded boring things like gold and jewels. Artist Lauren Dawson depicts dragons with much more interesting tastes.<\/p>\nSmaug was an amateur: Like many other fairytale dragons he hoarded boring things like gold and jewels. Artist Lauren Dawson depicts dragons with much more interesting tastes.<\/p>\n
After she posted her first set<\/a> of uncommon dragon hoards, she started receiving commission requests for dragons with other peculiar interests. She’s cataloging them here<\/a> and they’re all utterly charming.<\/p>\n She doesn’t currently sell prints, which makes me endlessly sad, because not only would the stuffed animal-hoarding dragon be perfect for decorating a child’s room, I know a few people who might benefit from the gift of a dragon who hoards yarn<\/a> or teacups<\/a>. On the bright side, she does take commissions<\/a> and her prices are really quite reasonable: A dragon of your very own will apparently run around $40 (she’s backlogged at the moment, and no wonder). She also offers a range of other options, from sketches to full paintings.<\/p>\n I’m endlessly taken with the whimsical quality of her drawings, and would like several of her dragons to be my friends.<\/p>\n