Turtle Tales

Our turtle wheel is coming along pretty well, I believe.  The paintings on the big wheels need more glazing but the glaze medium dries slowly so this will have to do for today.  I like the vibrant colors of the ocean against the walnut and sapelle.

This is the other painting.  I think our computer monitor washes out color. The paintings look a lot richer in person. Also the bronze starfish in the hubs and the sea horses in the footman rods have a clear resin poured over them to give an underwater feel.

There is a garden for an octopus and its buddies right on the frame between the treadles.  This area is still under construction.  Also the treadles gently echo the shape and pattern of a turtle’s flippers.

Between the treadles, tucked away under the big wheels, is a hatchling turtle leaving its broken shell and headed to the water – or carpet, whichever comes first.

More work needs doing on this big old turtle head but it does have a presence.  Probably will be the only turtle at any spin-in!

Just another angle for fun.  This shows the paua shell inlays in the front leg. Today it’s on to more undersea adventures!

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