Alright, first real blog! Well, Southwestern High School, Jerseyville, IL has contracted with me to create their mascot costume, the Piasa Bird. If you are not familiar with the Piasa (pie-a-saw) Bird legend - look it up! It's a great story. After studying him for a while now, I'm sure he was a reptile of some kind, a dragon of sorts.

This is an image of the Piasa Bird on the bluff walls in Alton, IL.  

An image of the Southwestern High School rendition.