WINNERS of my 2020 Coloring Contest

 I know you have been waiting for the results of my 2020 Coloring Contest... 

Thank you to all who entered. 

It was a hard decision for our judges:
Jenny Burke, C.L. Schneider, Dianne Astle, and Lexi Miles  

THE WINNERS ARE: 

Congratulations to My Coloring Contest Winner of the Month!

Congratulations to Mol Resa!

*Raises wings in a salute*

He is one of my international readers from France.

Thank you for entering and winning my Coloring Contest for the month of January. *grins*

He received my first two Farloft Chronicles to read on his kindle.

*They are available for any device*

Why don't you Enter to Win?

Art by Bluekite Falls of DA
Coloring by Mol Resa

Campfire - FanArt

FanArt is such a thrill to receive. BlackDragonCZ surprised us with this yesterday.
Commissioned by BlackDragonCZ and Executed by OggytheFox.
Oggy captured us all by the campfire one night with old friends and new.
Such a lot of work, but such a delight to see.
Visit Oggy at Furaffinity

FanFiction Inspired by "A Gathering of Dragons"

I am pleased to present a piece of fanfiction by Elizabeth Babicz. It was inspired by my latest story "A Gathering of Dragons" which Theresa is posting on her Serial Story Blog.

Elizabeth not only wrote the story, she did the art as well. Here is her piece:

The Tale of Veryn

The night was filled with the deafening sound of crickets chirping and the fire cracking between the dark red dragoness and Farloft. She didn’t seem to be bothered by the silence, but it was enough to drive the talkative old dragon insane. Finally, unable to take it anymore, the words were pried from the old dragon’s snout.

“Now that I’ve helped you, I think it’s fair that you explain exactly who you are.”

2017 Farloft Dragon Cuddle

I am pleased to introduce you to my friend Goldy of GoldenEmotions 

Her work can been seen on Deviant Art and Furaffinity. 

But, the one I am excited about is this wonderful work of art
created by Goldy for me
and my close friends.

She peeked in on all of us having a lovely spring picnic in an alpine meadow.

She captured our excitement of all being together.

A Dragon Clan Gathering.

Goldy let me in on some of the challenges and rewards of creating this lovely piece.

Here are some sketches of how it all came together over the course of February - June 2017

Goldy said, "At first I was super excited. Near the end of February, early in the year, such a big job, bigger than anything I ever did before, just pawesome!" 

However, we dragons are a bit hard-headed. Goldy did say that dealing with 24 dragons was quite a challenge.

And we often spend a lot of time contemplating the outcome before making a decision.

And at times we are often just off somewhere being silly.

 

But she managed to capture us, and eventually corral us to create this wonderful picture. 

Here we all are having a load of Dragon Fun!

Daeravardul and Xaivior playing frisbee

Darkk, GRNdragon, TMDrake and Talon on the blankets to the left

Aviathrym, Rooth'ragon and StormGryphon in the foreground

Frost with Silvia on his head - Me (Farloft) and Haristaan by his front paw

Darris, Zudic, Blue Hasia and Yogoloth in front of Frost

Draca on Frost's paw and Righin by the crock of his paw

Keensight at Frost's tail.

Zetul, Nugget, Kor'Zulega and Enalys (from Frost's tail to foreground)

To the Rescue!

Darris, a friend of mine, and I recently helped a little lost girl, Nakita. 

I thought you would like to hear her story.

To the Rescue!

Nakita sat on one side of the fence and the puppy romped around on the other side. The puppy was so cute it made the child’s heart sing. It was fluffy and white, with a patch of brown over one eye and ear. Nakita wanted to pick him up and cuddle him so very much. She had wanted a puppy of her very own, ever since the day she saw one in the window of the pet store in town. This puppy looked so much like that one.

She stuck her hand through the webbing of the chain-link fence and the little bundle of fur ran over to her and rubbed its head on her hand; just like it was her very own. This brought such a big smile to Nakita's face. When she giggled it licked her and whined with excitement. Its tale wagged so fast, it made its rump wiggle excitedly. Nakita could see it wanted to be with her as much as she wanted to be with it.

She tickled its soft ears. “Where did you come from?”

Farloft at the Chocolate Fest by WolfoolArt

I often help himself to the fondue fountain when I join Theresa at the Portland Chocolate Fest!
Well, Wolfool caught me at it and actually took a picture.
*grins sheepishly with chocolate dripping from muzzle*

Dragon Huggles are BEST!

Darris commissioned this piece from WolfoolArt from Deviant Art
I love huggles!

Fanart by Link Lancaster

I was so pleased to receive this splendid piece of fanart from my friend, Link Lancaster.

I think he really caught my personality.

Thank you Link *grins toothily*

The Three Musketeers or should I say Dragoneers?

Darris (in the middle) commissioned this lovely piece, from WolfoolArt, of the three of us.

I just love a good Dragon Huggle.

Blue Hasia, Darris and me, Farloft the Dragon

Art by WolfoolArt

Stickers! Join in the FUN!

My friend Wolfool of Deviant Art caught me in my many moods this past week.

She made me some fun stickers to share. 

Every dragon should have some.

Farloft's Dragon Cuddle - Sign-up Sheet

We have had so much fun putting together the Dragon/Friends Selfies that I have decided to do another Group Commission - Farloft's Dragon Cuddle.

This will be a Dragon/Gryphon group in a meadow, with a dragon pile, in front of a castle.

GoldenEmotions has agreed to do the art work. She is an exceptional artist.

Please see the Sign-up Sheet for further details. Cut-off date 2/17/17.

I hope you will join us for this fun project. I am looking forward to a HUGE Huggle!

UPDATE!
We have 22 signed up - Let's make it an even two dozen!

Dragon Selfie Cuddles - by GoldenEmotions

A 'mini-me'

A statue of me made by Lizzy Babizc

Ain't it GRAND?

*sticks out chest with pride*

Here is a better profile.

Handsome devil, huh?

*grins*

Meet My Friend Darris

Darris or @dwdraakken did me the honor of commissioning this piece from Kitsooki of
Theresa, me and him together.

Isn't it grand?

The Dragon Wall in Theresa's Office has Grown

Art on the right was commissioned from BlueKite-Falls of Deviant Art

Banner at the top is used for table-top shows and was designed by Sarah Hyndshaw
Art under banner is Fanart from a lovely group of people

Dragon Selfie on to left is by Kitsooki of Deviant Art

Fanart by Kitsooki of Deviant Art, commissioned by ZefiroDragon

A little Chibi of me in my younger years.

Thank you so much dear friends.

Beautifully Written, Complex Characters

Someone named William wrote a lovely review for my audio book. I wanted to officially thank him here, in case he reads my blog, and also share his thoughts with you on JAMES & THE DRAGON.

5 Star Review

Fanart by Laura Walters

How Big is Farloft? by Theresa Snyder

October 31, 2014 - Halloween

Last night there was a discussion on Twitter as to Farloft's actual height. Farloft has not been measured in years, and then it was in his own Kingdom, so I do not know how accurate that would have been.

I got out my twenty-five foot tap measure once he got out of his soft nest this morning and started to measure.

He is 14' 3" from floor to the top of his head. His horns add another two feet. I wanted to measure his shoulder height, the length of his neck and his head, but he was fussy after his long chat yesterday and told me, "I am not being fitted for a Tux and top hat, please refrain."

I gave him a chocolate bar and he was in a better humor in no time.

I will post our picture from when I lived in his land. You can judge his size by me. I am 5' 8" in my boots.

I hope to have a detailed measurement sheet done of him sometime in the future to show.

Fly with Me by Talon Vurixen

My dear friend, Talon, wrote this for me. He knows how much I love poetry and music. And this poem is music to my ears.

Fly with me, dear friend.
Spread your wings
Take off with me.

Enjoy the currents
Of the heat and the wind.

Shall we go to Scottish lands,
Home of Celtic past and Castle Lachlan?

Atop the canopies
And above the birds,
We soar without care in the world.

Fly with me, dear friend.
Tell me your stories,
Grant me your wisdom.

Allow me the comfort
Of a friend close at hand.

Show me your patience,
Your understanding, and grace

FanArt - Doing My Happy Dance!

Laura has finished the piece of James and me overlooking the kingdom. 

I am so impressed *ruffles wings in excitement* 

It is so detailed. 

Look close...that's it...zoom in...you can see Theresa's cottage in the meadow by the forest. 

It just doesn't get any better.