Purple Urchin

Echinoderms R Us

For this challenge, I reverted to one of my favorite phylums- the echinoderms.

Something about the radial symmetry attracts me, or maybe it's the abundance of circular patterns :)

Above is a scientific drawing of a sea urchin test- which is the shell that remains after the spines fall off and the animal inside decays.

I showed a modicum of self restraint and just gave this one a bit of purple around the edges.

Detail of the mouth (?)  He was made from silk and Evolon, heat cut.  He was fun as always!