Wanted: A Home for Grandpa Dragon

By W. R. Miller on April 6, 2013

After five months of construction, Wellington, NZ sculptor Kim Beaton and 30 volunteers have placed their creation, Grandpa Dragon, on display at Shelly Bay Wharf, after a debut last year at The Hobbit Artisan Fair at Waitangi Park.   But they’re looking for a permanent home for him.  Anyone want a 3-ton dragon?

Grandpa-in-park

Grandpa even has his own Facebook page. Here he’s being hosed down in December 2012.

Grandpa.12-2012

The story continues here.

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