Hawksbill Turtle in Florentine Arabesques & Birds Hippopotamus and reinterpreted in further colour

and reinterpreted in further colour palettes

This darling little pinup dress is made from Nepalese lokta paper in a dark blue lotus pattern on bright blue

Materials: Italian paper

overlaid with Koume watermark tissue

Hawksbill Turtle in Florentine Arabesques & Birds Hippopotamus and reinterpreted in further colourHawksbill 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