{"product_id":"book-dragon-desk-mat-playmat-natalie-andrewson","title":"Book Dragon Desk Mat \u0026 Playmat","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA very large dragon. A very small reader. Absolutely no reason to leave.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatalie Andrewson’s \u003cstrong\u003eBook Dragon Desk Mat \u0026amp; Playmat\u003c\/strong\u003e features artwork originally created for her \u003cem\u003eBook Dragon\u003c\/em\u003e Riso print and the 2023 Thought Bubble poster. A great shaggy dragon curls protectively around a tiny reader, creating what may be the coziest possible interpretation of \u003cem\u003edo not disturb\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003e14 × 24 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e, there’s plenty of room to spread out. Use it as a desk mat with room for your keyboard and mouse, roll it out for a card game, or give your dice and character sheets a particularly excellent place to land during an RPG session.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe smooth, silk-like fabric surface is backed with anti-skid rubber and finished with a durable stitched edge. It’s substantial without being bulky, and when real life inevitably happens to it, it’s even machine washable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14 × 24 in. (36 × 61 cm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/8 in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSurface:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smooth, silk-like neoprene fabric\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBacking:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anti-skid rubber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Durable stitched border\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Machine washable\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtwork:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adapted from Natalie Andrewson’s \u003cem\u003eBook Dragon\u003c\/em\u003e Riso print, originally created for the 2023 Thought Bubble poster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreat for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Desk setups, computer gaming, card games, RPGs, dice rolling, and extraordinarily serious reading-adjacent business\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy We Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecause apparently dragons are book people, too.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe fell for the artwork first: one enormous, wonderfully shaggy dragon curled around a reader who appears to have found the safest and coziest reading nook imaginable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut this isn't just beautiful artwork transferred onto a mat. It's \u003cstrong\u003egenuinely useful\u003c\/strong\u003e. It can live on a desk every day, come out for game night, protect a table from enthusiastic dice rolls, or provide a generous play surface for cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt sits right in the lovely overlap between \u003cstrong\u003eart object and useful thing\u003c\/strong\u003e—which is one of our favorite places for an object to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Natalie Andrewson\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatalie Andrewson is an illustrator and comic artist whose work is full of fantastical creatures, strange little worlds, folklore, and visual storytelling. Her colorful prints and paper goods have the wonderful quality of feeling both contemporary and as though they might have been discovered inside a particularly good old storybook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Book Dragon is an especially lovely example: a piece of her illustration work transformed into something made to become part of everyday creative life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Natalie Andrewson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55584102744355,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/8328\/0419\/files\/natalie-andrewson-book-dragon-desk-mat-playmat.jpg?v=1789227653","url":"https:\/\/roguerye.com\/products\/book-dragon-desk-mat-playmat-natalie-andrewson","provider":"Rogue \u0026 Rye","version":"1.0","type":"link"}