~ Here is the complete concept of Maturin the Turtle! ~
I would like to take a moment to explain my aesthetic choices:
She wears her shell both like a religious garment and like armor, to express at once her benevolence and her inner strength.
Many elements echo the shape of turtle flippers, which are used to represent her hair (and also to evoke Native American feathered headdresses).
These forms also symbolize, at her hips, a pair of angelic wings.
The lower part of her body recalls the structure of jellyfish, which are usually the prey of sea turtles.
Her tail dissolves into the cosmos.
Finally, at the heart of her chest pulses the primordial egg, for Maturin embodies balance and creation.
I hope you will enjoy this concept!