![]() Melissa Ng (Lumecluster) self portrait wearing modular Descendants of the Dragon Armor Ring Chinese Dragon (right) and Chinese dragon sculpture (right)īut unlike western culture mythology where the dragon is usually seen as a malevolent creature that needs to be slain, Chinese dragons (more accurately known as “Lóng” 龍 in traditional Chinese / 龙 in simplified Chinese) are not evil or malicious. This is a super condensed version of the tale, so I encourage you to research more on the subject if you’re interested in learning more. In Chinese legend, Yīnglóng (應龍) was a major mythical dragon who assisted two distinguished emperors in battle: Huángdì (皇帝 “Yellow Emperor”) and Yándì (炎帝 “Flame Emperor”) during the Neolithic Age (about 6000 BC - 2000 BC), who were considered very influential figures and contributors to the development of Chinese culture. That's how we change the world, which happens because WE will be the change."-Grace Lee Boggs, Chinese American activist and revolutionaryįrom ancient to modern Chinese and diaspora today, the “Descendants of the Dragon (龍的傳人)” phrase has been a self-identifier and a deep part of culture. ![]() ![]() "We need to discern who we are and expand on our humanness and sacredness. The first is a nod to my Chinese heritage. More photos coming soon on my social media accounts.Īs an American born Chinese, I call this jewelry piece the “Descendants of the Dragon” Armor Ring for two reasons. I created the Descendants of the Dragon Armor Ring as a nod to my Chinese heritage, to honor my best friends who are the biggest heroes and fighters in my life, and to call on people to find their inner dragon (and the good dragon within others) to build stronger bridges together.Īidan, Cord, Melissa (Lumecluster), and Inez wearing the Descendants of the Dragon Armor Ring. 94fbr adam automailer update#In this update about my work, I'm not just sharing with you the research inspiration behind my piece like I did in the past. #silverjewelry #knightcore #womeninarmor #ladyknight #altfashion #femaleknight #queertok ♬ Enemy - TAYLOR MALONE It just so happens we look different." -Bruce LeeĪside from the difficult work of making this creation a reality, there were family tragedies, concerted efforts in parts of social / mainstream media to pit Black and Asian Americans against each other in order to erase our history of Black-Asian solidarity, fear for myself and my friends of color with the endless news about the ongoing violence against BIPOC, the pandemic being blamed on people of Chinese descent (and anyone assumed to be Chinese), and a lot that I suppressed and ignored within myself for too long for the comfort of others at the cost of my mental and physical health. "I want to think of myself as a human being.because under the sky, under the heavens there is but one family. 2020-2021 has been very painful for me in many ways. ![]()
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