New to the site so I thought perhaps I ought to share a few of my initial pieces, '07-'08, first: hand hammered, 16 ga. sheet metal used for upper + lower (lower not pictured) shells, head, neck and feet.
Tortoise Sculpture - how it was made -36: making the webbing between the legs and neckTortoise Sculpture - how it was made - 37: webbing tacked in placeTortoise Sculpture - how it was made - 38: rolling cylinders for the back legs