January 1st 2008
(Dragonsite section) - (Nene Thomas Section) - late addition of two pieces to the list (I should have done this months ago) firstly Omen & secondly Queen of Shadows (I'll add proper photos and add all measurements at a later date)
Photos also added of a Repainted Queen of Shadows to make her look like another of Nene Thomas' pieces of art, the owner asked Tina Sherrat to repaint her to look like 'Emerald Hawthorne' and she did an excellent job.
(Collectors Profiles Section) - New profile added, this one is of Fred who actually owns the repainted Queen of Shadows above
January 2nd 2008
(TSL Piece Section) - Continuing the photos of collectors pieces of TSL 'Scribe'
Photos added of two more pieces, both painted by Tina Sherratt: A green one owned by Stefan (his 2nd piece) and a blue one owned by Ron.
January 3rd 2008
(Enchantica section) - A rather special update today. Photos added of the unfinished wax of the original Ken Fallon sculpted Terragor, this is the version of the piece that never made it to production because of an 'accident', many thanks to collector John Noble who kindly supplied me with the photo that he took on a factory visit. (i've place the photos on both the Terragor page and in the Wax section)
Photos also added of the Gorgoyle Cameo, this is an actual original piece that was cast in pewter by a third party company before they changed their mind and released it in resin which they cast themselves 'in house' (photos again supplied by John Noble.)
January 4th 2008
(Enchantica section - I've completely reworked the Different colour schemes section, I've split it into three sections; Official colourways, Professional repaints & Amateur repaints. (Please note i still need to do some work on the main page, probably with the addition of pictures and I will probably do something similar for other ranges too)
I've also added 4 different colourways, 2 official ones and 2 professional repaints.
Official Colourway: EN2177 Hoolock & EN2242 Quillion (These are really nice)
Professional repaint: EN2018 Vrorst (in Purple/Blue) & EN2018 Vrorst (in Green/Yellow)
January 5th 2008
(Enchantica section - I've added photos of another repaint, this time it's of a Dragongorge Logo owned by Andrew Roberts and was painted by Tina Sherratt
January 6th 2008
Andrew Bill.com
This is an andrewbill.com update. I've added photos of Staffordian to the Fantasy Portfolio section of Andy's Official website.
January 7th 2008
(Dragonsite section) - (Nene Thomas Section) - It's a sign of old age but for some reason I missed off another Nene Faery when I did my last update!!!
So, here is the late addition of Storm Runes (I'll add proper photos and add all measurements at a later date)
(Other Dragonsite faerie sections will be brought up to date shortly too - again only with official photos)
January 7th 2008
(2nd Update)
This is part 1 of a stop gap update of the Dragonsite Faery section before I revamp it all, this is just to start to get it back upto date
(Dragonsite section) - (Nene Thomas Section) - Original artwork added for Fortitude also added is Spring Faery which is a brand new piece due for a February 2008 release.
(Dragonsite section) - (Sheila Wolk Section) - Bigger photo (official) added of Field of Dreams & all sizes and prices brought upto date for the rest of the 2007 range.
(Dragonsite section - (Jessica Galbreth Section) - Pages for the 'Dark Series' pieces added - Autumn Grandeur, Dark Queen & Gothic Rose. Also the 'Light Series' - Gypsy Rose, La Bella Luna, Jasmine & Yule Faery and also added is Innocence which is a brand new piece due for a February 2008 release. (all these pages require diffent photos and more detail adding but i'll do this when i revamp the pages) finally all sizes and prices brought upto date for the rest of the 2007 range.
January 8th 2008
I've done a slight facelift to the Main Index Page, this includes some re-ordering the buttons (some improved, the Enchantica one being the main one which is completely new and much smoother and better coloured) adding a few extra buttons to the Dragonsite panel, a new background and new TSL Logo (not the finalised version which will appear on the opening page at some point when I've finished it), it also includes a little list of stuff to be added over the next 12 months in 'Mini Sections'
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(verbuMMagus Section) - Photos added of 3 new Verbum Magus dragons due for release in February 2008:
Relic (2008 Annual Piece) - This includes an official photo and my photos of the piece displayed at the 2007 Dragonsite event (these will be replaced with better ones as soon as possible).
Beserker - This includes an official photo and my photos of a 'Master'
Patriarch - This includes an official photo and my photos of the original wax sculpture and a 'Master'
Verbum Magus index page has also had all the thumbnail pictures replaced with slightly larger & clearer ones (totally useless modification but it looks better for it)
(Dragonsite section) - (T. Chi Section) - The four Bubble Dragons added (official photos)
January 9th 2008
(Dragonsite section) - This is part 2 of the update of the Dragonsite Faery sections...
Complete revamp of the Sheila Wolk, Jessica Galbreth, Linda Biggs & Brigid Ashwood sections with new backgrounds and a general tidy up. Some details are still needed for these pages and proper photos but this was just to revamp the section.
I still have to do the Nene Thomas section, I've left that until the last because it's the biggest section and it's my next priority job for the site.
At some point I may make the pictures bigger for the early pieces but it's not a priority just yet
Three brand new sections added, these are all just with official pictures for now and are missing some details but I thought I better add them because they are well over due: Selina Fenech, Ruth Thompson & Jacqueline Collen-Tarrolly (the Jacqueline section includes 'How Much I Love You' a brand new piece due for a February 2008 release.
January 10th 2008
(Dragonsite section) - This is part 3 of the Dragonsite Faery section revamp (and last one for a little while until I sort photos and details out)
(Nene Thomas Section - Complete revamp of the Nene section (Including artist proofs & repaints section) with new backgrounds, fonts, text etc... The main page could do with looking at again but thats something i can come back to (same with the Jessica one)
January 11th 2008
This isn't really a site update...
There was a query recently on the chat forum by one of the members regarding adding a 'Donate' button so that visitors could contribute money towards the running costs of the website, response was good so as an experiment I've added one!
Please note that this is not a compulsory donation, it is totally up to each visitor whether they want to contribute to the running cost or not, the last thing I want is for people to feel that they have to donate!
I guarantee that all money contributed goes straight back into the helping the website continue by paying for the current webspace or to buy extra webspace.
Extra money will also go towards travel expenses to collectors homes to photograph their collections, and will be used to help fund research into the possibility of a Sorcerers Library show in the future and/or the funding of competition prizes.
The choice is yours :)
The Donate button can be found at the bottom of the Main Opening Page & under the links page button on the Index Page and looks like this:
January 12th 2008
(Dragonsite section) - I've just given the T. Chi Section a face lift to match the other parts of the dragonsite section.
January 12th 2008
(2nd Update)
(7 - Sins Section) - Continuing the general revamp of the site, I thought it was about time that the Seven Sins section got a bit of long over due loving care! i've created new backgrounds, altered the fonts and some of the text, I've kept three pages for Anger and Pride and two pages for Gluttony (I usually combine pages when revamping sections but with the Seven range I feel it's better to split them up over two or three pages because of all the information. I've modified the Picture Index page by adding a picture of Gluttony to the "mouse over" and slightly reworded the "About" page. I've also enlarged some of the pictures on the Anger & Pride pages. It all looks a lot neater at last.
This just leaves the Julie Bell & Hap Henriksen sub-sections that need a face lift in the Dragonsite section (expect them both to be done in the next couple of days)
January 13th 2008
(Dragonsite section) - I've just given the Hap Henriksen Section a face lift to match the other parts of the dragonsite section, this also includes the addition of a Different Colourways page which means I can finally add photos of a Repainted Primogenitus owned by Neil Bundy and painted by Tina Sherratt (i've had these photos for ages but not had anywhere to put them! they've been seen on the forum but this is the first time they have been on the site).
Julie Bell Section - I've also revamped this section (not too hard because there is only one piece)
January 14th 2008
(Dragonsite section - This is the start of me adding my own photos of a lot of the DS Faeries to replace the official ones (I really don't like having photos on the site that everyone else has, I want TSL to have unique pictures). It's all thanks to Adrian Donati at DS that i got all these photos on a trip to the warehouse.
I'll start with my least favourite (personal taste) the Linda Biggs pieces
We have; Emily's Indulgence, Sweet Pea, Forever, Mothers Love & Diamonds & Daisies
January 15th 2008
(Dragonsite section - This is the 2nd installment of me adding my own photos of some of the DS Faeries to replace the official ones.
This time it's my second least favourite (again, personal taste) the Jacqueline Collen-Tarrolly pieces
We have; Dawn Dancing, Queen of Fae, Bottoms Up & Travelers
January 15th 2008
(2nd Update)
(Dragonsite section - This is the 3rd installment of me adding my own photos of some of the DS Faeries to replace the official ones.
This time it's 'Naked faery time' with the Ruth Thompson's pieces
We have; Titania, Oberons Mistress, Midwinters Dream & Pucks Delight
January 15th 2008
(3rd Update)
(Dragonsite section - This is the 4th installment of me adding my own photos of some of the DS Faeries to replace the official ones.
This time it's the Selina Fenech's pieces
We have; Littlest Fairy, Small Things, Her Special Place & Shimmer
January 16th 2008
(Dragonsite section - This is the 5th installment of me adding my own photos of some of the DS Faeries to replace the official ones.
This time it's the Jessica Galbreth pieces
I was way behind with these so there are a lot to add! so I'll add a few at a time, starting with; Autumn Splendour from the seasons (this was the only one of these i was missing)
Enchanted Moon, Moon Dreaming, Lavender Moon, Gothique & Vervain from the Moon Series (I've added the Original Jessica Galbreth art too)
Autumn Grandeur, Dark Queen & Gothic Rose from the Dark Series (I've added the Original Jessica Galbreth art too)
January 16th 2008
(2nd Update)
(Dragonsite section - This is the 6th installment of me adding my own photos of some of the DS Faeries to replace the official ones.
This is the 2nd part of the Jessica Galbreth pieces
We have; Gypsy Rose, Jasmine, La Bella Luna & Yule Faery from the Light Series (I've added the Original Jessica Galbreth art too)
Courage, Optimistic, Vision & Patient from the Zodiac Series (My photos of Vision are awful and i'll try to replace them as soon as possible)
January 17th 2008
(Dragonsite section - This is the 7th installment of me adding my own photos of some of the DS Faeries to replace the official ones.
This time it's the Sheila Wolk pieces
We have; Guardian, Lure, Dusk, Dawn, Hearts Content, Field of Dreams, Revelations & Garland Water Globe
January 18th 2008
(Dragonsite section - This is the 8th (and final) installment of me adding my own photos of some of the DS Faeries to replace the official ones.
This time it's the Nene Thomas pieces
We have; Serenity Water Globe, Fortitude, Misty Blue, Rainbow, Dark Skies, Crimson Lily, Omen, Queen of Shadows & Storm Runes
January 18th 2008
(2nd Update)
(Bookwyrms Section) - I've added photos of the 'Masters' in their componant parts of the first four pieces.
Whitefang, Drakes of Wrath, Lord of the Wings & Tender is the Knight
January 19th 2008
(Andrew Bill Specials Page Section) -
Brand new Andrew Bill sculpted piece entitled 'DRAGONMASTER' added to the site
This Wizard sat on a Dragon Throne is strictly limited to just 50 (fifty) pieces and will become available from mid-February but it can be pre-ordered now. Just like with Andrews other special piece Marauder you can have it painted in any colour you wish.
On Page One I have Andrews official photos of the wax, on Page Two I have my photos of the Wax and a single photo on an unpainted white (more will be added later) & on Page Three is the page where I will put all the different colourways (so at the moment it's empty)
January 20th 2008
(Dragonsite section) - I've just added my own photos of the four T. Chi Bubble Riders to replace the official ones
January 20th 2008
(2nd Update)
(Dragonsite section) - I've replaced the photos of the Nene Thomas faery Dark Skies because you couldn't see the really nice blue sheen on the dress.
January 21st 2008
(Dragon Bones section) - Photos of Draco-Ignuis (Fire Dragon) Sculpted by James Brierley and Draco-Gemma & Draco Innoceus Sculpted by Andrew Bill added, these are my own photos and replace the official ones and the ones previously taken by Amber Racy for me.
Main index page given a slight revamp to look a little cleaner and the rest of the pages tidied up very slightly (resizing & changing fonts etc... nothing major)
January 21st 2008
(2nd Update)
(Dragon Bones section) - Just to finish off the Dragonbones update I've added Newsletter 4.0 and I've also added an extra piece to the catalogue, DF011 Draco-Irritabilis, this is mentioned in the "newsletter" and there is the story/description on the back of the newsletter but it was never released. (who knows, it may get made when the range is re-released)
January 22nd 2008
(verbuMMagus Section) - Photos added in the different colourway section of VM20015 Ignis (Fire) owned by Morgan Rook and repainted by Tina Sherratt.
(Enchantica section) - Photos added in the different colourway (professional) section of EN2046 Grawlfang owned by Morgan Rook and repainted by French Artist Agnès Belin.
January 23rd 2008
(Dragonsite section - I've just added the art for the last five Linda Biggs pieces because I forgot to include them before - Emily's Indulgence, Sweet Pea, Forever, Mothers Love & Diamonds & Daisies
January 24th 2008
(Dragonsite section - Not really a very exciting update today but I'm taking it easy for a few days.
I've given the Dragonwear it's own subsection to make it easier to find from the main DS Menu & I've redone the Baseball Cap page and added more detail, plus I've added a page for the Polo Shirt too.
Told you, nothing exciting today
January 25th 2008
(Dragonsite section) - (Nene Thomas Section) - I've put all the auction pieces from both the 2006 & 2007 auctions onto the Different Colourways page (that's 10 pieces from 2006 & 7 pieces from 2007)
January 26th 2008
(Collectors Fantasy Art Section) - I've added photos of another of Sue Camm's projects, this is another Carol Lynn Penny inspired piece of a Dragonet on some Grapes, I've also put the piece in the Fan part of the Genesis Creation Ltd Section
January 27th 2008
(Enchantica section) - Photos added of a repainted EN2215 Tuatara, this is owned by Les Westley and was painted by Tina Sherratt.
January 28th 2008
(Collectors Profiles Section) - New profile added, this one is for Les Westley, there isn't any text yet but there are plenty of photos.
January 29th 2008
(Add An Accent Section) - I'm really not sure why I'm keeping this section going because I don't know anyone who uses it and I think they are awful! But anyway, I've just updated it with a few pieces from mid-late 2007
Nene Thomas Section - Fire Moon & Frost Moon
Jessica Galbreth Section - Sabrina, Tabitha & Azura and four Fairy Scents
Amy Brown Section - Bubble Rider 7, Bubble Rider 8, Lion, Panther, Cheetah, Tiger, Sweet Pea, Cutie Pie, Calvin, Marcus, Maggie & Ellie
January 30th 2008
(TSL Piece Section) - Continuing the photos of collectors pieces of TSL 'Scribe'
Photos added of two more pieces, both painted by Tina Sherratt: one owned by James and one owned by Fred
January 31st 2008
(TSL Piece Section) - Continuing the photos of collectors pieces of TSL 'Scribe'
Photos added of one more piece, this one owned by Paul Bodsworth it was painted by fellow collector Sue Camm for him.
February 1st 2008
(Genesis Creation Ltd Section) - Thanks to collector Sue Camm I have put up an eBay price guide that she has put together over a long period of time, please remember that eBay isn't a great guide to go by for actual valuations because one piece can sell for £50 one day and another for £5 the next day! that's just how eBay is! but this is a great tool to get a rough idea what they have been selling for and i couldn't have added it without Sue's tireless work. (for future reference i've put a link to Sue's ebay price guide on the Genesis Creations main index page)
February 2nd 2008
(Hap Henriksen - Wizards, Jesters & Dragons) - Hot on the heels of the Genesis price guide comes one for Hap Henriksens Land of Legends, this time thanks to collector Dan Ricci - ebay price guide
Again, i'll repeat myself here, please remember that eBay isn't a great guide to go by for actual valuations because one piece can sell for £50 one day and another for £5 the next day! that's just how eBay is! but this is a great tool to get a rough idea what they have been selling for and i couldn't have added it without Dan's tireless work. (for future reference i've put a link to Dan's ebay price guide on the main index page)
February 3rd 2008
(Hap Henriksen - Wizards, Jesters & Dragons) - I was supposed to be going to wait until March/April before doing this but I really couldn't wait after looking at the section yesterday!
I've revamped the Main Index Page to match the Enchantica/Dragonsite/Genesis Creations sections, I always felt that people may find the Wizards, Dragons & Jesters easy enough but the other oddments like the Counter Sign, Badges, Wall Plaques etc... were getting missed by visitors because they weren't clearly labled so I've made a new seperate buttons for each section to make it clearer.
I've also tidied up a few of the first pages you come across after the main index and added some much needed navigation buttons to make it easier to navigate within the section without getting taken back to the website opening page like it used too! But the rest of the section will be left until March/April as planned (I think...) plus I want to add a couple of extra sub-sections at the same time.
February 4th 2008
Mike Merry Restorations - Have you got a figurine sitting in a box in more pieces than than there should be? did you have an accident while dusting? would you like that piece back on the shelf with the rest of your collection? well Mike may be your saviour! Mike has been repairing ceramics for many years and attended a few Enchantica Extravaganzas, he is the official restorer for Lilliput Lane Cottages and is highly recommended by most of the big names in the industry.
I've been looking for someone to promote on here to replace Mouldarts repair service since they closed last year and I thought why not promote the best! so I've created a page for him (Also visit his own website for more information)
For future reference, the Mike Merry page can be accessed by a new button on the Main Index Page and a link to his site has been added to the Links page
Tina Sherratt - While I was adding the Mike Merry Restorations page I decided to tidy up Tina Sherratts repaints page
February 6th 2008
(TSL Piece Section) - Continuing the photos of collectors pieces of TSL 'Scribe'
Photos added of one more piece, this one owned by Paul Bodsworth it was painted by fellow collector Sue Camm for him. This one was once owned by Amy and painted by Caroline Briggs but as she didn't like it, she sold it to Paul and he got Sue to repaint it for him. I've put both colourways on the same page so you'll need to scroll down the page to see the repainted version. (I'll replace these photos as soon as possible)
February 7th 2008
(Enchantica section) - photos added of three new pieces, these are the Gargoyle dragons and are the replacement for the Guardians of the Stones, they are slightly larger and chunkier but still a nice small size dragon. They are as follows:
EN3030 Malshan, EN3031 G'saith & EN3032 Watcher I've included a front & rear view of each piece which i'll replace in time, the original art by Rob Simpson and lots of photos of the pieces as unpainted whites.
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Notes added to the EN3010 Sentry of Anconeus (Club redemmption piece), EN3014 Filashk (club membership piece) & EN3029 Grembas Trophy (2007 Event piece) pages due to Xystos "Re-Releasing" them all as general release pieces...
I'm not even going to comment on this farce...
February 8th 2008
(Enchantica section) - photos added of an old Enchantica Extravaganza auction piece from 1998, this is EN2185 Terakk that was Lot number 10. It is now owned by Ivo. I've put it in both the auction pages and the different colourway pages
February 10th 2008
(Collectors Fantasy Art Section) - I've added a couple of pieces of art by Amy they are Dragon 1 & Dragon 2
February 13th 2008
(TSL Piece Section) - Continuing the photos of collectors pieces of TSL 'Scribe'
Photos added of one more piece, this one owned and painted by Aldana in red and black with the wings going from red, through orange in to yellow.
February 16th 2008
(Enchantica section) - New page and photos added of the first Enchantica Event of 2008, held at The Friendly Dragon in the Piece Hall in Halifax (UK). Here
The event is a two day event & I visited today but the show continues tomorrow.
February 17th 2008
(Enchantica section) - My own photos added of the three new pieces, these replace the official ones
EN3030 Malshan, EN3031 G'saith & EN3032 Watcher
Links also added to the links page for The Friendly Dragon & Collect@ shops
February 21st 2008
I've done a very slight alteration to the website, it's nothing major, but it does have a fair bit of signifigance...
when i created the site the initial thing was that it was an Enchantica website because that was my passion, over time other sections were added as you all know, but i always classed it as an Enchantica site!
Dragonsite has played a much larger part in recent years and has become the mainstay of the site and so a decision has been made especially with the way Xystos have handled Enchantica and the way they say one thing but don't tell the truth to either collectors or retailers...
I have alway had Enchantica at the top of the Main Index Page, well no longer, that place now goes to Dragonsite and the Enchantica button is now below it! So, it may not seem like a big update but it is a milestone in representing my feelings and how i see the fantasy market...
I no longer class this site as an Enchantica biased site... and thats something i never thought i'd say but it's the fault of Xystos and the way they have handled the collectors that has brought me to this unfortunate decision.
I will still carry on updating the Enchantica section as normal but i no longer feel close to the range, it feels distant from it's original self, it's lost its way!
February 24th 2008
(verbuMMagus Section) - Two new pages with photos added for two new pieces due hopefully in May this year. They are Night and Day, both sets of photos are actually of the paint trial versions and the production version of 'Day' will be a little lighter than the one shown. I'll replace the photos with production pieces when they are released.
March 10th 2008
(Genesis Creation Ltd Section) - I've added photos of the final Clarecraft Home Dragon that I needed - GD06 Candle Pot Dragon These photos show how badly painted the pieces became in Clarecrafts days.
March 18th 2008
(Collectors Profiles Section) - New profile added, this one is for Chris complete with both text and plenty of photos.
March 30th 2008
(verbuMMagus Section) - My own photos added the production versions of Beserker & Patriarch - This also includes photos of the original paint trial of Patriarch which was considered too bright.
March 31st 2008
(TSL Piece Section) - Continuing the photos of collectors pieces of TSL 'Scribe'
Photos added of one more piece, this one owned by Dawn Webster in blues, greys and lilac.
PLEASE NOTE: Today is the last day that Scribe is available to order! As from Tuesday I will remove the order form.
April 10th 2008
(Andrew Bill Specials Page Section) -
Photos added of the very first painted 'Dragonmaster' owned by me (29 photos)
On Page One of the Dragonmaster section I have put three photos of the painted version, on Page Two I have added photos of an unpainted white & on Page Three is the page where I will put all the different colourways.
April 18th 2008
(Andrew Bill Specials Page Section) -
Photos added of 'Dragonmaster' number 2 owned by Kevin & Sam Kinchen
May 4th 2008
I've closed my old forum and started a brand new one, this one is hosted by me and not an outside provider, hopefully we wont have all the problems we've had since December!
If you want to join the forum, unfortunately you will have to re-register.
May 11th 2008
(Dragonsite section) - Pages added for the Mid-year Dragonsite releases, all with temporary official photos.
(Nene Thomas Section) - Dragon Moon
(Jessica Galbreth Section) - Persistent (Taurus), Caring (Cancer) & Harmony (Libra)
(Linda Biggs Section) - Lily Princess, Lucky & Magic Moonstone
(T. Chi Dragony Section) - Clonum, Yelfira, Virles & Rintew
And not forgetting the (verbuMMagus Section) - I've just given Day & Night their proper production numbers and put them in their proper place in the catalogue.
May 13th 2008
(Dragonsite section) - (Jessica Galbreth Section) - New page added for another June release piece. This one is Moon Flower, I took these photos back in January 2008 but it wasn't certain what was going to happen with the piece. I've put it in the "Moon" group but if other info comes through to the contrary I will move it.
May 14th 2008
(Dragonsite section) - (Seven Sins Section) - Three pages added for the forthcoming "Sloth".
Page 1: This will be the main page where I will put photos of the fully painted piece (this has been shown in Andrew Bills latest newsletter but I'll wait before putting any full colour pictures up myself)
Page 2: This page is where I have put my photos of the original wax sculpture that I took back in April 2007. I will also put photos of an unpainted white in here eventually
Page 3: This page is blank for now but I will put photos of the original rejected paint trial in here (i'm waiting for a while before I do though because it's best for people to see the production piece colours first)
May 15th 2008
(Collectors Fantasy Art Section) - I've added photos of 'The Dream Catcher' sculpted by collector Sue Camm
May 28th 2008
(Erick Sosa Section) - I've added a brand new section for a new sculptor (to this site) his name is Erick Sosa and he is based in Los Angeles, Califorina and is working with Sideshow collectables but he wants to create his own range of highly detailed and strictly limited dragon sculptures.
The section is just a single page at the moment but as Erick sculpts more dragons more pages will be added to make a better section, it will include progress photos and if you go to the forum you can discuss the sculpts with him on there.
June 11th 2008
(Andrew Bill Specials Page Section) -
Photos added of 'Dragonmaster' number 3 owned by Ivo
June 12th 2008
Not Fantasy related but I'm trying to help a friend kick start her hand made Jewellery business
PLEASE VISIT them (Better still, [please buy something)
Two new sites added to my Links Page, one for 'Dark Elegance Designs' & and one for 'LunarraStar Jewellery'
(there is a 10% discount on all items bought in June from LunarraStar Jewellery)
July 1st 2008
(Andrew Bill Specials Page Section) -
Photos added of 'Dragonmaster' number 4 owned by Janet Smith & Jon Hoyle from the Friendly Dragon
July 2nd 2008
(Genesis Creation Ltd Section) - Thanks to collector Sue Camm I have put up an updated eBay price guide that she has put together, please remember that eBay isn't a great guide to go by for actual valuations because one piece can sell for £50 one day and another for £5 the next day! that's just how eBay is! but this is a great tool to get a rough idea what they have been selling for and i couldn't have added it without Sue's tireless work.
July 5th 2008
(Collectors Profiles Section) - New profile added, this one is for Paul (Boz) Bodsworth who i visited on Monday. I want to add a little more to this profile but I wanted to get the bulk of it up now and add a few more photos later.
July 6th 2008
(Enchantica section) - Photos added of EN2302 Massazauga repainted by Tina Sherratt for collector Paul Bodsworth, I don't care for multi headed dragons but this has to be one of the best looking Massazaugas out there
July 7th 2008
(Enchantica section) - Photos added of three different colourways owned by Paul Bodsworth.
Firstly an early paint trial of EN2099 Enchantica Logo and then two pieces he had repainted by Tina Sherratt to match the Logos colours - EN2169 Dragongorge Logo & EN3005 Enchantica Plaque.
July 9th 2008
(Enchantica section) - Photos added of another three different colourways painted by Tina Sherratt & owned by Paul Bodsworth.
July 10th 2008
(Enchantica section) - Photos added of more different colourways plus an unpainted white, all owned by Paul Bodsworth
Firstly three "official" colourways (not repaints) - EN2016 Fantazar that is just a slight variant on the production piece, EN2033 Waxifrade which may or may not be a 1997 auction piece, and yet another EN2256 Fantazar in blues (again)
Secondly three pieces painted by fellow collector Sue Camm for Paul - EN2171 Vladdigor & EN2217 Left Bookend & EN2218 Right Bookend
Thirdly I've also added EN2132 Xenith the paint your own piece, painted by Paul himself
Finally I've added photos of EN2195 Kaamil as an unpainted "white"
June 11th 2008
(Andrew Bill Specials Page Section) -
Photos added of 'Dragonmaster' number 3 owned by Ivo
June 12th 2008
Not Fantasy related but I'm trying to help a friend kick start her hand made Jewellery business
PLEASE VISIT them (Better still, [please buy something)
Two new sites added to my Links Page, one for 'Dark Elegance Designs' & and one for 'LunarraStar Jewellery'
(there is a 10% discount on all items bought in June from LunarraStar Jewellery)
July 1st 2008
(Andrew Bill Specials Page Section) -
Photos added of 'Dragonmaster' number 4 owned by Janet Smith & Jon Hoyle from the Friendly Dragon
July 2nd 2008
(Genesis Creation Ltd Section) - Thanks to collector Sue Camm I have put up an updated eBay price guide that she has put together, please remember that eBay isn't a great guide to go by for actual valuations because one piece can sell for £50 one day and another for £5 the next day! that's just how eBay is! but this is a great tool to get a rough idea what they have been selling for and i couldn't have added it without Sue's tireless work.
July 5th 2008
(Collectors Profiles Section) - New profile added, this one is for Paul (Boz) Bodsworth who i visited on Monday. I want to add a little more to this profile but I wanted to get the bulk of it up now and add a few more photos later.
July 6th 2008
(Enchantica section) - Photos added of EN2302 Massazauga repainted by Tina Sherratt for collector Paul Bodsworth, I don't care for multi headed dragons but this has to be one of the best looking Massazaugas out there
July 7th 2008
(Enchantica section) - Photos added of three different colourways owned by Paul Bodsworth.
Firstly an early paint trial of EN2099 Enchantica Logo and then two pieces he had repainted by Tina Sherratt to match the Logos colours - EN2169 Dragongorge Logo & EN3005 Enchantica Plaque.
July 9th 2008
(Enchantica section) - Photos added of another three different colourways painted by Tina Sherratt & owned by Paul Bodsworth.
July 10th 2008
(Enchantica section) - Photos added of more different colourways plus an unpainted white, all owned by Paul Bodsworth
Firstly three "official" colourways (not repaints) - EN2016 Fantazar that is just a slight variant on the production piece, EN2033 Waxifrade which may or may not be a 1997 auction piece, and yet another EN2256 Fantazar in blues (again)
Secondly three pieces painted by fellow collector Sue Camm for Paul - EN2171 Vladdigor & EN2217 Left Bookend & EN2218 Right Bookend
Thirdly I've also added EN2132 Xenith the paint your own piece, painted by Paul himself
Finally I've added photos of EN2195 Kaamil as an unpainted "white"
July 11th 2008
(Professional Art Section) - Art section updated
Artwork by Rob Simpson added of an concept for an Enchantica Spirit of the Crystal that was never used plus i've replaced the art for EN2252 Terragor with a better quality one.
Artwork by John J. Woodward added of a Faerie and a group of Nightmare Faeries plus the art of Gandalf for the Lord of the Rings range he designed (not sculpted) for Danbury Mint.
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(Collectors Fantasy Art Section) - Amy's section updated with the addition of the Destroying Angel
All artwork in this update is owned by Boz
July 13th 2008
(Collectors Profiles Section) - I've finished working on the profile for Paul (Boz) Bodsworth I've added photos of his garden and his back tattoos.
(Enchantica section) - I've also added a few photos of Paul at the 2000 & 2001 Extravaganzas where he really got into the spirit of the shows by attending in full costume!
2000 as Mezereon & 2001 as Gembranosus
(If anyone has any photos from ANY of the Extravaganzas I'd love to see them to add to the site)
July 14th 2008
(Enchantica section) - Pages added for three new releases.
EN3033 Noctyrn - Designed by Rob Simpson but sculpted in China - I've included three large official photos superimposed onto my blue background, the original concept art and 9 photos I took of an unpainted white.
EN3034 Aledwyn - Designed by John J. Woodward but sculpted in China - I've included a tiny official photo which I hope to replace very soon.
EN3035 Visiroth - Designed by John J. Woodward but sculpted in China - I've included a tiny official photo which I hope to replace very soon.
July 15th 2008
(Hap Henriksen - Wizards, Jesters & Dragons) - Photos added of the wizard Mydwynter, these replace the official photo and were very kindly supplied by fellow collector Harold Blackwood.
I really do wish more companies would make wizards like this instead of the stereotypical pointy hat and lush robes with stars all over them!! I really do like the down to earth look of pieces like this, it is so simple yet full of character!July 17th 2008
(Enchantica section) - Larger official photos added of EN3034 Aledwyn and EN3035 Visiroth
I've also swapped these pieces around as the official site has them listed that way.
July 18th 2008
(TSL Piece Section) - Photo added of one last 'Totem' owned by Paul (Boz) Bodsworth, Paul bought the white from another collector who had a spare and then had it painted
July 19th 2008
BRAND NEW MINI-SECTION
(Tudor Mint Section) - I was supposed to be just doing a mini-section for the Tudor Mint range 'Spellbound' but i got a bit carried away and made a proper Tudor Mint Section...
Don't get too excited though, it's not a complex section, it's more of an introduction to the ranges really and I have no intention of doing a full comprehensive section for them.
So far I've added:
Spellbound range with my own photos of all but 7 of the pieces (all owned by Paul (Boz) Bodsworth)
Magic Moments range with official photos of all the six pieces in the range
Myth and Magic single page
Land of the Dragons single page
Crystal Mementos single page
I plan to add more to the Myth and Magic, Land of the Dragons & Crystal Mementos sections in time but i'll probably just add a few photos of a selection of pieces from each range to give collectors an idea of what is out there
August 1st 2008
(Andrew Bill Specials Page Section) - Two more Dragonmasters added
Firstly 'Number 5' owned by Les Westley and secondly Number 8 owned by Kim Robinson
August 5th 2008
(Genesis Creation Ltd Section) - It's about time I added some more Genesis stuff, I have a few pieces of my own awaiting photos but i'll do them at a later date, here are a few photos sent to me by collector Matthew Nowell
Dragonets - Lovers - This is unusual, we think it was painted by Clarecraft as it has all their hallmarks of how to ruin a fantastic piece with a bad colourway (scroll to bottom of the page to view them)
Gargoyles - Photo of Mirky in Clarecraft colours
Geomites - Yet another colour variation of the collectors club piece Hexabit and also Cubit in red
Mins - Extra photo added of each of the Dormin Scene & Tormin Scene, plus a photo added of a piece I've called Bearmin because I don't know it's proper name, all on the Mins page
(Exodus Section) - Also sent to me by Matthew is an Exodus piece I was missing photos of - Snail
August 6th 2008
(Exodus Designs Section) - Thanks to Sue Camm & Matthew Nowell I've added pages and photos of five Exodus castles.
I've had photos of the two that Sue Camm sent me for a few months now (wizard & pegasus) but I didn't add them because I wasn't impressed by them so I put them as low priority but since Matty sent me pictures of three more today I thought I may as well add them all now and get them out of the way! they are all very odd and not to my taste.
Please Note: NONE of these were sculpted by Carol Lynn Penny, they were done by someone else later.
With Wizard, With Pegasus, With Serpent, With Demon and strangest of all... With Head!
August 10th 2008
(Tudor Mint Section) - Spellbound range section updated with photos of two more pieces, these are owned by collector Harold Blackwood who also took the photos for me.
Firstly R012 Filia and secondly R019 Somniator this is my favourite piece from the entire range, I just love the wizard on this one
August 15th 2008
(Andrew Bill Specials Page Section) - Another Dragonmaster added
This time Number 7 owned by Craig Martini
I've also replaced the first photo of 'Number 5' owned by Les Westley with a larger one
August 16th 2008
(Andrew Bill Specials Page Section) - Another Dragonmaster added
This time Number 6 owned by Lance Keevil
August 17th 2008
(Andrew Bill Specials Page Section) - This is for the one of the final two Marauders ever made (the other (number 41) will be added when I get permission from the owner).
This is Number 42 owned by Lance Keevil and painted in similar colours to his Dragonmaster I posted yesterday and similar to my Marauder.
August 18th 2008
(TSL Piece Section) - Start of the adding of photos from the final batch of Scribes, I'm starting with just one today but only because it is linked to the other part of todays update (below), this one is owned by Cid Perez. I will add more Scribes from the final batch throughout the week :-)
(Collectors Profiles Section) - New profile added, this one is for Cid Perez (who owns the Scribe above) there is no text but plenty of photos of his collection.
August 19th 2008
(TSL Piece Section) - Three more pieces from the final batch of Scribes, firstly one owned by Philip Richards, one owned by Toni Rose and one owned by Les Westley (all painted by Tina Sherratt).
More to follow...
August 20th 2008
(TSL Piece Section) - Four more pieces from the final batch of Scribes, firstly one owned by Ken Seaman, one owned by Amber Racy and two owned by Alison, Here & Here (again, all painted by Tina Sherratt).
More to follow...
August 21st 2008
(TSL Piece Section) - Three more pieces from the final batch of Scribes, firstly one owned by Mark Rebholz, one owned by Donald W. Green Jr and one owned by Jas Kambo (all painted by Tina Sherratt).
There may be just one more to follow... but it will be a while before I can post pictures
August 22nd 2008
I've just added a simple poster advert to promote the 2008 Dragonsite show on the 5th of October, it's just a simplified version of last years advert and I may add more information if I get any.
The advert can be found on the sites opening page and on the opening pages for Dragonsite, Verbum Magus, Bookwyrms, Seven Sins, Jessica Galbreth & Nene Thomas.
August 25th 2008
NEW SECTION ADDED
(Fairysite Section) - Well it's almost a new section! thefairysite is the new name given to all future fairy figures that have previously been released as Dragonsite figures! it's been a long time in the making but finally the Fairysite name is being used! (they have been announced on Munros site)
Eagle eyed fans may have noticed quite a while ago that if you went to www.thefairysite.com it actually took you to www.thedragonsite.com
Even though it's a move that I totally agree with, to separate the Dragons of Dragonsite from the Fairies, It's actually a move that I've been dreading because on a personal side it has caused me no end of headaches for over a year of how to incorporate it into the site as a separate range but include all the previous Dragonsite pieces. I've took the easy route, i've incorporated it into the Dragonsite section.
You'll notice that the Fairysite main menu is a cut down version of the Dragonsite main menu and the links actually take you to the same pages, but I've altered the pages to make note of the change of name. I've still got to do a bit of tweaking but it's roughly all there.
The very first Fairysite releases are four Jessica Galbreth pieces.:
Silver Moon, Mask of Autumn, White Magick & Spread Your Wings
PLEASE NOTE: Any future releases by Fairysite that are based on the work of artists not previously used on Dragonsite will only appear on the Fairysite menu and artists that don't have any further pieces made of their work will eventually slip off the Fairysite menu and only show on the Dragonsite one, eventually the two sections will probably grow apart but in these early days I'm keeping them closely linked.
August 29th 2008
(Enchantica section) - A new eBay Enchantica price guide has been added, this time it's been compiled by collector Chris Wade who I owe a big thanks!
Due to the size of the list and that it's in a different style to the old lists by Sue Camm and the complications involved in putting it on a single page I've made it a downloadable file for now, it's in .xls format (Microsoft Excel)
Remember, due to the nature of eBay, this is only meant as a rough guide, NOT a definitive price list!
August 30th 2008
(Enchantica section) - I've managed to put the new eBay Enchantica price guide from yesterdays update all on one page
I've also kept the downloadable file too
Remember, due to the nature of eBay, this is only meant as a rough guide, NOT a definitive price list!
September 2nd 2008
(Andrew Bill Specials Page Section) - Another Dragonmaster added
This time Number 11 owned by James Dickerson
September 4th 2008
I've given the Main Menu page a facelift as it was starting to get very cluttered again.
I've seperated things into different catagories to make it easier to follow and removed all the separate buttons for the Dragonsite & Tudor Mint ranges and just given each one a single button to get to the main menus. All the buttons and graphic are new and you will also notice that when you put your mouse over a section, it will come up with a brief description of the section.
September 5th 2008
(Andrew Bill Specials Page Section) - Another Dragonmaster added
This time Number 12 owned by John Rogers
September 26th 2008
(Andrew Bill Specials Page Section) - Another two Dragonmasters added
This time Number 15 owned by Fred Winkler & Number 18 owned by Chris Wade
September 27th 2008
(Collectors Fantasy Art Section) - It's been a long time since I added an update to this but here is the 8th installment of Emmas cross stitch of The Enchanter
October 1st 2008
(Dragonsite section) - I've added three UK produced pieces into the Andrew Bill section of the Dragonsite area.
Firstly Crystallum, I've included photos of a white, a master and the first paint trial, I'll add photos of a production piece in the next week or two
Secondly Arrival, the 2008/2009 event piece , I've added official photos of a painted piece, I'll replace these with my own in a week or two
Finally Pristine, a paint your own piece to be premiered at the 2008 Dragonsite event on the 5th of October, I've added photos of the wax sculpture taken by Andrew Bill, I'll add photos of the actual white in a week or two
October 7th 2008
(Dragonsite section) - All the 2008 auction pieces from the Dragonsite show held on the 5th of October have been added.
October 8th 2008
(Andrew Bill Specials Page Section) - Another three Dragonmasters added
This time Number 13 owned by Rebecca Murray, Number 17 owned by Andrew Roberts & Number 21 owned by Carole
October 8th 2008
(2nd Update)
(Tudor Mint Section) - Spellbound range section updated with photos of R013 Fontis (these replace the official photo), it is owned by collector Paul (Boz) Bodsworth
October 9th 2008
(Hap Henriksen - Wizards, Jesters & Dragons) - Photos added of Noctiluca one of only 2 females sculpted by Hap for the range. The piece is owned by 'badjane2' who also supplied the photos
October 9th 2008
(2nd Update)
(Enchantica section) - Photos added of a few Tina Sherratt repaints for collector Chris Wade,
EN2107 White Dragon, EN2127 Custodian, EN2201 Charlock, EN2350 Tzabazeus, EN2366 Summoning of Ethra'kall, EN2366 Summoning of Ethra'Kall, EN2367 Adventurers
October 10th 2008
(Dragonsite section) (verbuMMagus Section) - A special update today, I've been given permission by Adrian Donati at the Dragonsite to put up three pieces that haven't even been given a release date yet other than 2009. They were shown at the 2008 Dragonsite show on the 5th of October 2008
Panacea - The 2009 annual piece, I've added photos of the wax sculpture and the piece shown at the 2008 Dragonsite show that was painted by Andrew Bill
Gemina - One of the Gemini twins, I've added photos of the wax sculpture, an unpainted white and the piece shown at the 2008 Dragonsite show that was painted by Andrew Bill
Geminus - One of the Gemini twins, I've added photos of the wax sculpture, an unpainted white and the piece shown at the 2008 Dragonsite show that was painted by Andrew Bill
I've also added the story from the certificates for all three pieces
Please Note: None of these are available to buy anywhere at the moment and won't be until sometime next year, no date has been set at all so please don't pester Adrian to order them! he has been generous enough to let me put them on the site, please don't make him regret it
October 11th 2008
(Dragonsite section) (Nene Thomas Section) - Photos added of Dragon Moon and Spring Faery, these photos replace the official ones that I originally had up.
October 11th 2008
(2nd Update)
(Dragonsite section) (Andrew Bill Section) -
Crystallum - I've added photos of the production piece and included the certificate
Arrival - I've added my own photos to replace the official ones of the show piece
October 12th 2008
(Tudor Mint Section) - Magic Moments range section completely updated with a separate page for each piece with all the official photos replaced with my own multi angle shots. This is this Tudor Mint subsection complete now.
October 13th 2008
(Dragonsite section) (verbuMMagus Section) - Photo replaced of two pieces:
Day - I've added photos of the production piece to replace the paint trial version I had up, I've also added a couple of photos of the wax sculpture and a rouch concept sketch by Andrew Bill, I've also included the certificate (typed out for me by woodlandfae)
Night - I've added photos of the production piece to replace the paint trial version I had up, I've also included the certificate (typed out for me by woodlandfae)
Also added are the stories for Gaia and Berzerker (again typed out for me by woodlandfae) because looking back I see I need to get a few piece pages upto date with replacement photos or certificates etc...! so a few more pages will get a few alterations in the next week too
October 14th 2008
(Dragonsite section) (verbuMMagus Section) -
Relic - I've added photos of the production piece to replace the paint trial version I had up, I don't know why I didn't post these ages ago because i took the photos way back at the end of March and prepared the photos for the site at the same time (along with Patriarch & Berserker which I added photos of back then). Better late than never I suppose!
Also added are a few prices that were missing from various pages
October 17th 2008
(Collectors Profiles Section) - Profile updated of Chris' collection with 13 new photos to replace the original ones.
October 22nd 2008
(Dragonsite section) (Nene Thomas Section) - I've put the photos of the 2008 aution pieces in the repaints & artists proof section (Introspection, Always & A Chance Encounter) I've also replaced the photos of the ebay auction piece Queen of Owls with better pictures.
October 24th 2008
(Dragonsite section) (Jessica Galbreth Section) - I've added a repaints & artists proof page to this section with photos of two Tina Sherratt repaints for collector Fred Winkler, they are Innocence & Vervain (i've also included the Innocence painted for the 2008 dragonsite auction)