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John

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Gender: Male

Location: Sheffield UK

Quote: Nobody Move... I've dropped me brain...

Relationship: Single

Orientation: Straight

Body Type: Average

Height: 5'10"

Ethnicity: Undead

About Me: I run a Fantasy figurine reference website for collectors called www.thesorcererslibrary.com that showcases certain fantasy ranges of dragons, wizards and faeries. I also run the official website for Andrew Bill (www.andrewbill.com) who is a fantasy sculptor, plus i run a website for a pirate re-enactment group called the Sea Thieves (www.sea-thieves.com) and just to keep me busy i also have another site for my photography of Gothic architecture etc... called www.decadence.me.uk but i'm way behind with updating it :(

Music: all sorts, but mainly trad goth, i draw the line at boy bands though!

Movies: Absolutely anything

Books: The usual fantasy stuff, Tolkien, Pratchett, Eddings etc...

Likes: animals, apes, art, audrey hepburn, autumn, black, black and white photography, black and white stripes, black hair, black nail polish, bondage, books, boots, calvin and hobbes, candles, cartoons, castles, cats, cemetaries, chocolate, comedy, computers, conservation, corsetry, corsets, Highland cows, decadence, digital photography, dragons, eddie izzard, edinburgh, erotica, faeries, fairies, fantasy, fantasy art, fetish, fetish photography, films, fire, folklore, forests, glasgow, goth, goth clothing, goth music, goth women, gothic, gothic architecture, graveyards, West highlands, historical costume, history, j.r.r. tolkien, jane goodall, kinky boots, kittens, knee length boots, knives, leather, lenore, lightning, long hair, lord of the rings, masks, mist, moonlight, movies, mythology, nature, nightmare before christmas, paganism, photography, pirates, planets, primates, rain, reading, red hair, romance, ruins, scotland, squirrels, stars, stripes, stripey things, sunsets, swords, thigh high boots, thunder storms, tim burton, trad goth, trees, vampires, velvet, victorian clothing, victorian gothic, wedding dresses, wings, winona ryder, witchcraft, woodlands, woods.

Dislikes: Being lied to, being cheated on, being ignored

Hobbies: Photography, Dragon collecting, web building

Vices: I'm a good boy I am...

Virtues: Erm...

Heroes: Jim Cronin (all primates), Jane Goodall (chimps), Dian Fossey (Gorillas), Biruté Galdikas (Orangutan) and various names for Wolves on both sides of the Atlantic (Mainly, Lucyan David Mech).

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Dragonsite - N. Thomas, J. Galbreth & Linda Biggs

Monday, May 12, 2008, 08:35 PM GMT [General]

I spent some of yesterday adding the mid year (June) releases by thedragonsite to my website

I must admit to being rather keen on the Nene Thomas piece 'Dragon Moon' which is larger than the other Nene pieces that they have released

http://www.thesorcererslibrary.com/TSL/Dragonsite/nene_thomas/nene_thomas_pages/nt_dragonmoon.htm

They are also releasing 3 more new Zodiac Faerys by Jessica Galbreth

http://www.thesorcererslibrary.com/TSL/Dragonsite/jessica_galbreth/pieceprofiles/jg50118_persistent_taurus.htm

http://www.thesorcererslibrary.com/TSL/Dragonsite/jessica_galbreth/pieceprofiles/jg50119_caring_cancer.htm

http://www.thesorcererslibrary.com/TSL/Dragonsite/jessica_galbreth/pieceprofiles/jg50120_harmony_libra.htm

And 3 Fairys by Linda Biggs (not to my taste really, but i've added them anyway)

http://www.thesorcererslibrary.com/TSL/Dragonsite/linda_biggs/pieceprofiles/lb31060_lilyprincess.htm

http://www.thesorcererslibrary.com/TSL/Dragonsite/linda_biggs/pieceprofiles/lb31061_lucky.htm

http://www.thesorcererslibrary.com/TSL/Dragonsite/linda_biggs/pieceprofiles/lb31062_magicmoonstone.htm

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It's a real departure to go back to Nene's early work and start making figurines from it - Interesting.
Have you seen the new Amy Brown Signature Series pieces up close?

Drew

May 12, 2008
08:44 PM GMT

I am worried about how big this piece in respect to the others. I means aria is big compared to the others in my collection and it does put me off her a a bit but I love her dress.

Still annoyed about the tattoo...

Lindsey

May 13, 2008
12:25 AM GMT

Sorcerers Forum

Monday, May 5, 2008, 06:35 PM GMT [General]

Since December i've had so much trouble with my forum, it's been running so slow and having lots of down time :( i had it served by Invisionplus who were fantastic to start with but over time they promised the world but gave nothing!

So! i took the plunge and got a phpbb3 forum that i could host entirely on my own. I've spent over a week preparing it and it's meant that i've finaly got a forum that actually matches my website at long last :D it's gone down really well with the dragon & fairy collectors too!

It'a funny how something so simple as setting up a new forum can lift your mood :)

So if any of you collect fantasy figures and fancy chatting about them, you'd be more than welcome to join in the chat :D http://thesorcererslibrary.com/tslforum there's not much content at the moment because i've left 2 years worth of threads and over 50 thousand posts behind but i'm hoping that this will be a fresh start for the forum and site :)

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just saying i'm still around :)

Monday, April 7, 2008, 06:07 PM GMT [General]

It's been a little while since i posted anything in here but i keep checking in :) it still feels strange when i log in and see my name in the "Featured Enchanted Folk" list :) i must post more in here!

I was going to post a picture I drew for another site for a fun Easter Dragon page but it's just not good enough when compared to the high quality stuff on here done by professionals, and since i'm not on here as an artist i thought i'd not embarrass myself :D

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mermaids pt2

Friday, March 7, 2008, 08:59 PM GMT [General]

Just a quick post to say thanks to the few who replied to my mermaid question :)

Going on the replies and the many replies i got from elsewhere, it looks like there is a market for mermaid figurines but nowhere near as big as the market for Fairies or Dragons and most men (even those who collect faerie figurines) seem to really dislike them and funnily enough the women who don't like them 'really' don't like them!

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Mermaids... Yes or No?

Thursday, February 28, 2008, 07:26 PM GMT [General]

I asked this question on my forum and got the answer i was expecting but i thought i'd ask it here too.

what are your thoughts on mermaids? would you buy mermaid figurines?

I have the Enchantica piece Olm & Sylphen but i really don't care for it! I just got it because i was a completest at the time

I ask mainly because i've noticed that a large amount of faerie artists also do a fair few Mermaids too and i was wondering if there was a market for them!

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Would I buy mermaids--yes--I have some already. Mermaids are beautiful & haunting at the same time. I love everything of the mystical nature. It allows me to escape into a world a few steps away. I love the world of fairies & mermaids, etc.

Dragon_Fay

February 28, 2008
08:47 PM GMT

I collect mermaid items, but not disney or the cheap repro type ones that seem to be everywhere at the moment. I have a particular liking for merman themed items, when I can find them...

I also sometimes create mermaid and merman items.

Marie

February 29, 2008
02:40 PM GMT

The shop i work at sells faerie and mermaid figurines,we only stock a few mermaids as faeries seem more popular but there do still seem to be people that want mermaids.I personaly usualy like faerie or dragon figurines best but would buy a mermaid if i liked it and wasn't too pricey!

Sarah

March 01, 2008
12:12 AM GMT

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Wow....you are a busy one! Thanks for looking into my little dragons, I am newer to this 'blogging' stuff. I just need to find ways to get my Elemental Drgons story out there (and maybe get some sells). This groups seems to one of the nicer ones that I have run into.
THANKS!!

Angela

May 30, 2008
01:33 PM GMT

I totally understand what you're saying about the old Amy Brown Signature Series pieces - the inconsistency in quality has caused us no end of difficulties in the past but having said that people do still want to collect them. There is no comparison between the new and the old.
Since we have collected many dragonsite pieces ourselves and obviously have the new Amy Brown pieces as well, I can honestly say that I think the new pieces are of an extremely high standard in both the quality of the resin used and the paint work. I think the detail is far better than that of the most recent Dragonsite pieces I have seen.

Drew

May 13, 2008
06:45 PM GMT

Have a lovely day. <3

Aubrey

May 06, 2008
04:04 AM GMT

Thanks for returning sparkly stuff :)
I feel much better now!!

Sarah

March 16, 2008
12:57 AM GMT

Nooooooo all the sparkly stuff has gone!! :(
Please give it back,i do not think i can go on without it!!
How ever will i cope??

Sarah

March 05, 2008
06:23 PM GMT

Thanks for the comment :)
I will keep at it and see what i manage to produce!
I did check out your revamped site and there is some lovely stuff on there!
Take Care
Sarah :)

Sarah

February 17, 2008
11:52 PM GMT

Hi John,
Munro had talked about continuing to add to my range for Dragonsite, and had a few artworks already picked out, but I haven't heard from them for a long time. I am hoping they will, of course!
From what I've heard about Pacific Trading the stuff they are doing with artists at the moment is pretty good, certainly a lot better than some manufacturers. Maybe not as amazing as Munros, but up there. I haven't seen my samples yet from that range in person, so I'll know more then.
Thanks for your interest!

Selina

January 29, 2008
10:32 PM GMT

John, I had a most enjoyable afternoon perusing your website and looking at all the treasures you have there. What a delight! Thanks for the request and as I'm brandie new here it'll be nice getting to know a few kindred souls as I figure out the site. :)

Valerie

January 29, 2008
09:41 PM GMT

Thanx for the add!!

oddfae

January 04, 2008
07:24 PM GMT

Are you going to update your photography website?You have some really nice photo's there.The Dragon and fantasy websites are good,i so love the dragons!

Sarah

December 31, 2007
04:02 PM GMT