Columbia-Montour Quarterly Vol. 7: January-March 2023

Stages of Jordan’s “Dragonborn Paladin” project

One of the characters on Dyelute’s website caught my eye. Called “DragonBorn Paladin,” Franklin says he created it as a way to develop a character design for a “Dungeons and Dragons” idea. He wanted to work through developing the look, feel, and equipment that this character would use. My oldest grandson is a big Dungeons and Dragons gamer who plays every Saturday with a group of his friends, and I knew he would love it. As Franklin showed me around his studio and the projects he’s working on, we talked about his commission work for clients. That takes precedence over his own projects, he told me, adding that he’s trying to develop that business.

Of that immediately made me think of another teenage grandson who collects “duck stuff” as he calls it and has a birthday in January. What could make a better gift for a doting grandmother to give than a piece of original artwork to hang in his room? Hope he likes what Franklin comes up with! course, Have a project you’d like to see him do? Go to dyelute.com and send him an email!

Jordan’s first draft of “Duckman” for my grandson.

My take home pur- chase from Dyelute after visiting with Jordan in Berwick.

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