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Ok. So there I was checking on Windstones at ebay when suddenly I thought of my Orientals (Dragons and Ki-Rins) and decided to go look at the Foo Lions/Dogs on ebay. I just love those statues that sit outside the Chinese resturants and guard the doors. I really like Oriental things I guess, since I bought alot of little things to put with my dragons and Ki-Rins. Infact my Sun Dragon was who I took with me to work lastnight to show everyone what it is I am always working on there in my spare time (which isn’t much).
So, on to the question…
Melody is there any chance that you won’t retire the Sun Dragon since he looks so much like the Foo’s I have come to love? And if you do is there a possibility of maybe you might make a pair of Foo Lions/dogs perhps in a distant future? Or should maybe I just give in and buy a pair from China and pay to have them shipped here? I was thinking in my own small world how nice it would be for us Oriental lovers (unless I am alone) to have them. I personally think a set of bookends would be a neat idea. 😳
Thanks for your extra time to read this…in advance. 😉(Knows it is just the ramblings of another collector in the midst of her own mind, but also knows it doesn’t hurt to throw out an idea or two. 😆 )
I still want a set of white ones
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WindstoneCollector wrote:Ok. So there I was checking on Windstones at ebay when suddenly I thought of my Orientals (Dragons and Ki-Rins) and decided to go look at the Foo Lions/Dogs on ebay. I just love those statues that sit outside the Chinese resturants and guard the doors. I really like Oriental things I guess, since I bought alot of little things to put with my dragons and Ki-Rins. Infact my Sun Dragon was who I took with me to work lastnight to show everyone what it is I am always working on there in my spare time (which isn’t much).
So, on to the question…
Melody is there any chance that you won’t retire the Sun Dragon since he looks so much like the Foo’s I have come to love? And if you do is there a possibility of maybe you might make a pair of Foo Lions/dogs perhps in a distant future? Or should maybe I just give in and buy a pair from China and pay to have them shipped here? I was thinking in my own small world how nice it would be for us Oriental lovers (unless I am alone) to have them. I personally think a set of bookends would be a neat idea. 😳
Thanks for your extra time to read this…in advance. 😉(Knows it is just the ramblings of another collector in the midst of her own mind, but also knows it doesn’t hurt to throw out an idea or two. 😆 ) I haven’t planned to do foo dogs.
Vantid has been a big advocate of them, so I have considered it…A paint your own Foo dog?
But, You don’t need to go to China for them! Gad, they are everywhere around here, in any Chinese import place. They are a little on the crummy side, but there are nice ones too.I bought a pretty nice pair of them for about $16. at an import place.
I often search on Kirins on Ebay, just for images to save for reference if nothing else.I’ll look at foo dogs too, when I get a chance.drag0nfeathers wrote:I still want a set of white ones
I would be the first in line with a baseball bat to fend off all those that try to take me over if they ever came out in White especially with Gold accents
I don’t expect her to make everything my sad little mind comes up with. I just asked a question. Sorry to have offended you DM.
But thanks for answering Melody. 😀
WindstoneCollector wrote:I don’t expect her to make everything my sad little mind comes up with. I just asked a question. Sorry to have offended you DM.
But thanks for answering Melody. 😀
I was not offended in anyway!! I actaully really like the foo dogs you are talking about I was in Vegas for my birthday in July and there was a casino hotel that had them all over and these where very well made. I took all sorts of pictures of them but I’m not sure where the camera is now.Ah ok, sorry my mistake. 😳
I just like the chubby ones that are the most popularly used ones. On ebay they had alot of different ones. But the big ones on there (12 inches or more)all haled from China. 🙁 (shipping of $200 or more too!)
We have one shop here that sells that stuff…and they want $25 for a 5 inch tall set of Foo Dogs. 😯
I’ll keep looking tho, because next year I plan to be one of the people at the estate sales and auctions…:twisted: Maybe I will find some doubles and share them with everyone else. 8)I have always thought they looked like a cross between a dragon, dog and lion. Any other thoughts on this subject??
You are right, they do. I like them in a set though, which they usually come in, unless you’re at a flea market. But, since that is the only place i have seen a large one alone, it stayed there and for $25 I got a very nice vintage cherrywood desk instead…It now is covered in Windstones…Orientals as a matter of fact! 😆
But I think the Sun Dragon’s build and head shape reflect it alot…Vantid how about you, since you are the one who told Melody that you liked them…*nudge nudge wink wink* 😆YA!! Melody needs a prodigal child she can teach how to think up and mold these things for mass production.
CherylKaufman wrote:YA!! Melody needs a prodigal child she can teach how to think up and mold these things for mass production.
I could not agree with this statment more!!
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Ok now I feel better!!I love most oriental mythological critters, from foo dogs to kirins to kitsunes from tanukis, and on. I would love a windstone foo dog, but I also know that it probably wouldn’t be a big seller and Melody could invest her time in something that would sell to a wider auience…like RAVENS. : D : D : D : D
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