A towering mechanical elephant serves as the base for an ornate festival structure, its body adorned with intricate geometric patterns in warm oranges, reds, and golds, while stacked pavilions and decorative barges rise from its back complete with tiny figures and fluttering flags. The composition balances whimsical engineering with meticulous detail, rendered in delicate watercolor and ink with a pale celadon ground that evokes classical East Asian decorative arts. Bound with 52 pages of 70lb paper, lined or unlined, behind an anti-scuff matte cover with wraparound artwork, made to order. Notes and sketches kept behind an independent artist's work, not a plain composition cover.