Hawksbill Turtle in Blue & Silver Fronds Giraffe held by the Victoria and

held by the Victoria and Albert Museum (accession T

Materials: Japanese and Korean papers

This was the first time I layered my papers

layered atop one another

Frame is not included

Hawksbill Turtle in Blue & Silver Fronds Giraffe held by the Victoria andHawksbill turtles are very serious creatures. They like to pontificate, and can often be found lecturing nests of younger turtles. Or older turtles. Any turtles, really. They are the professors of the turtle world. Based on a 1754 illustration of Testudo caretta (Loggerhead sea turtle) from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. The turtle is 4. 5 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which