Magical Mutant Trinket Turtle

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Magical Mutant Trinket Turtle
I made it out of a bunch of junk and trash. Lots of cardboard and Crafty Little Monkey ( @Magpie now, I think) sent me a bunch of junk for assemblage art purposes and I finally got around to using it. I actually ended up using around 3/4 of it. :slight_smile: It’s fun to look at, I think. I didn’t have a big canvas so that’s why the cardboard started. Then all the assemblage.
Its roughly 18in by 19in.

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You can kind of see what size it is here.

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And here’s what my “canvas” looked like before. My partner drinks way too much pop whilst I try to drink healthy juice… as you can see here. Lmao

Thanks for looking!

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Hard to believe this started as cardboard box fragments!

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I love this! The irregular shape, all the layers and bits. Looks awesome.

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Love the irregular shape of your “canvas” and the quirky world you built.

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So much texture! There’s so much to see when you look at it. Very neat.

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I love all the textures and colors you used! So inventive!

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Ooh, I really like the exposed cardboard innards, that looks great! So pleased to see that stash being put to good use. Where will you display this treasure?

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On the wall in my living room! :slight_smile:

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I love the base layer! Clever work!

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Magical indeed, both the theme itself and how you went from the base materials to the final project! I love the color scheme, but I’m a bit biased as my favorite colors have always been purple, green, and black. And that turtle - so cute!

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this is so well done! your painting skills are definitely high-lighted here. the blending of colors really made this piece shine for me.

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This is really neat. I love the way you let the black spray paint run. It’s very cool.

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I love that color scheme! It turned out amazing, what a creative way to repurpose cardboard.

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Omg this is soooo gorgeous!!! :heart_eyes: :heart_eyes: :heart_eyes: :heart_eyes:

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Thanks! No spray-paint, though. Just regular acrylic. :slight_smile:

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Gorgeous! I love this so much and I love that you used scraps. Very cool.

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I had to click on this just because of the title, and I have to say the finished art did not disappoint. So pretty! I love the bright colors of the turtle against the darker background.

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