Donald Gialanella - Metal Sculpture

Sea Turtle Fossil

Sea Turtle Fossil

 

Private collection

 

6 ft. across. Recycled steel. 1998

 

Links to other endangered and extinct animal sculptures,

Dodo Bird

Fleeing Dodo

Bison Antiquus

Rhinoceros

Coelacanth

 

Based on a photo taken by a friend at the natural history museum in Colorado.  The piece was cut freehand following a rough chalk sketch done directly on a single large sheet of recycled steel.