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| About Us |
The Green Dragon is my dream and this is where it begins. My name
is Tracy Conway and I first decided to pursue woodworking as a career
following the end of a series of journeys that all led me back home to
Louisiana where I was born and raised. I had come to the realization that
I needed to pursue a job or trade that allowed for creativity.
Woodworking seemed an inexhaustible medium for just such a pursuit.
My apprenticeship in custom woodworking began with a gentleman and
furniture builder named Hugh Hogan the year before the famous May 1995
flood in Southeast Louisiana. I learned a good deal about furniture repair,
among other things during that time.
After moving to Florida and working a few production jobs that left
little for the imagination to tackle; I found myself working in the Studio of
Michael McDunn in Greenville, South Carolina. Mike McDunn is a
genuine guy, he is a fabulous woodworker with a keen attention to detail
and design. I couldn't have worked for a better person. In that shop I
learned the historic and traditional aspects of woodworking; how to cut a
dovetail joint by hand instead of with a machine. How to reproduce
missing pieces of molding by hand by using a scraper and shaping the
beads slowly until they matched their partners. I also learned a few
secrets that I swore never to reveal under pain of death.
A few years ago I visited my first Renaissance Festival and my love for
history and woodworking began to evolve into a journey back in time. I
began to research historic gaming, warfare, ancient methods of divination
and ways of living. Looking back to another time can offer a breath of
fresh air in a time when honor is sacrificed in the name of wealth and
privilege. There is a simple and timeless beauty in participating in the
tradition of a craft. Practicing the same gestures that have been repeated
for generations out of mind can lend a peace to the chaos that is the
civilization of our time. It is in this spirit of remembrance and honor that
The Green Dragon has its roots. We owe all that we are today to the
ones who came before us; their crafts, games and traditions. There is
much to be learned in the exploration and reenaction of those earlier
times. I hope to always be a part of the connection between the vital past
and our present.
If you enjoyed yourself, consider joining The Green Dragon Yahoo
Group to participate and receive updates. Thank you for visiting The
Green Dragon and I hope you will return. Well met!
Tracy L. Conway
Proprietress
is Tracy Conway and I first decided to pursue woodworking as a career
following the end of a series of journeys that all led me back home to
Louisiana where I was born and raised. I had come to the realization that
I needed to pursue a job or trade that allowed for creativity.
Woodworking seemed an inexhaustible medium for just such a pursuit.
My apprenticeship in custom woodworking began with a gentleman and
furniture builder named Hugh Hogan the year before the famous May 1995
flood in Southeast Louisiana. I learned a good deal about furniture repair,
among other things during that time.
After moving to Florida and working a few production jobs that left
little for the imagination to tackle; I found myself working in the Studio of
Michael McDunn in Greenville, South Carolina. Mike McDunn is a
genuine guy, he is a fabulous woodworker with a keen attention to detail
and design. I couldn't have worked for a better person. In that shop I
learned the historic and traditional aspects of woodworking; how to cut a
dovetail joint by hand instead of with a machine. How to reproduce
missing pieces of molding by hand by using a scraper and shaping the
beads slowly until they matched their partners. I also learned a few
secrets that I swore never to reveal under pain of death.
A few years ago I visited my first Renaissance Festival and my love for
history and woodworking began to evolve into a journey back in time. I
began to research historic gaming, warfare, ancient methods of divination
and ways of living. Looking back to another time can offer a breath of
fresh air in a time when honor is sacrificed in the name of wealth and
privilege. There is a simple and timeless beauty in participating in the
tradition of a craft. Practicing the same gestures that have been repeated
for generations out of mind can lend a peace to the chaos that is the
civilization of our time. It is in this spirit of remembrance and honor that
The Green Dragon has its roots. We owe all that we are today to the
ones who came before us; their crafts, games and traditions. There is
much to be learned in the exploration and reenaction of those earlier
times. I hope to always be a part of the connection between the vital past
and our present.
If you enjoyed yourself, consider joining The Green Dragon Yahoo
Group to participate and receive updates. Thank you for visiting The
Green Dragon and I hope you will return. Well met!
Tracy L. Conway
Proprietress