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A printed sheet with a line drawing of a tortoise seen from the front, labeled Front. In the top left hand corner there is a scale showing that the actual size of the sculpture would be 1130mm wide and 900mm tall. The Tortoise line drawing has been painted over with a design based on a phoenix. The tortoise now has a grey beak, dark black bird-like eyes, and bright feathers going from yellow on its face to orange and then tipped in red when it reaches its chest, where they meet its midnight black belly. The sides of its shell have been painted to resemble folded deep red wings. The tops of its front legs are light grey like smoke with red orange flames licking up from its toes. On the bit of shell visible behind its head between the wings, there is a starry speckled sky.

tortoise takeover:
rise from the ashes.

date. 2022

Design submitted for the Durrell Tortoise Takeover sculpture painting project in aid of Jersey Zoo.

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A printed sheet with a line drawing of a tortoise facing left, labeled Left. In the top left and corner there is a scale showing that the actual size of the sculpture would be 1790mm head to tip and 900mm in height. The Tortoise line drawing has been painted over with a design based on a phoenix. The tortoise now has a grey beak, dark black bird-like eye, and bright feathers going from yellow on its face to orange and then tipped in red by the base of its neck, the side of its shell has been painted to resemble a folded wing that goes from red to bright yellow. Its belly is midnight black and its legs are light grey at the top like smoke, with flames coming up from the feet. On the very top of the shell we can just see a design peeking out between the wings that shows green grass at the back of the shell, with a bright yellow sun rising over it and a sky that goes from deep orange to black and specked with stars the closer it gets to the front of the shell.

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