{"product_id":"dragon","title":"Dragon","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePuff, The Magic Dragon Sculpture in Bronze by Carol Bryant \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery other sculpture in Carol Bryant's collection comes from direct observation, a real animal, watched and studied before it's modelled. Puff, The Magic Dragon is the exception, a piece built entirely from imagination rather than a field sighting. Bryant still applied the same discipline to it, though, working out a plausible skeleton and muscle structure before adding the dragon's fantastical detail on top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result reads as anatomically credible in a way pure fantasy sculpture often doesn't, scales and wings built over a frame that could, in principle, support them. A silver nitrate patination gives the bronze a mottled, uneven surface that suits the subject better than a flat polish would, closer to old scale or weathered stone than a smooth fantasy figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 35 cm long and 8 kg, the dragon is easy to place and easy to move, a lighter, more playful addition to a collection otherwise built around African and British wildlife. It's part of '\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/benguelacove.co.za\/pages\/carol-bryant-sculpture-artist-exhibition\" title=\"Where the wild things come to rest Sculpture Park Hermanus\"\u003eWhere the wild things come to rest\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e', Carol Bryant's exhibition at Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate, on show from 2 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, and is available to buy for the length of the show.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrom the Artist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This sculpture is a flight of fancy, but as with all structures, the underlying skeleton had to be observed. I enjoyed making the dragon because I could let my imagination run free.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bronze, silver nitrate patination\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 35 x 24 x 35 cm (L x W x H)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrice\u003c\/strong\u003e: On enquiry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/benguelacove.co.za\/pages\/carol-bryant-sculpture-artist-exhibition#Sculpture_enquiry\" title=\"Puff, The Magic Dragon Sculpture in Bronze\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnquire Now\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55704881168457,"sku":"CBSBSNPPMD2026","price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/6151\/1241\/files\/Puff-Magic-Dragon_Carol_Bryant.png?v=1783953716","url":"https:\/\/benguelacove.co.za\/products\/dragon","provider":"Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate","version":"1.0","type":"link"}