PIECE PROFILES
AQUA
(Water)

(the liquid that falls from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living Matter)

 On one terrible night in the year the four sister sorceresses of the elements change their shape and come together to test their strength against each other. Aerius becomes Aura; Aequoreus becomes Aqua; Terrenus becomes Terra; Ignigena becomes Ignis. As four powerful dragons they face each other, and on such a night let all mortal creatures beware, for if their sport grows too hot they might shatter the very world with their gaming. 

In a robe made from a million iridescent fish scales adorned with a thousand water droplets Aequoreus mesmerizes the eye like the curtain of cloud rising from a waterfall, shattering the sunlight into a kaleidoscope of brilliant colours. As the sorceress of Water, she knows hers to be the essential element present in all living things, and hotly disputes Terrenus’ claim to be the Queen of Elements. On the night of the great challenge she transforms herself into Aqua, a sleek water-dragon, a fearsome leviathan, a creature so fleet and agile that she cannot be bested by any of her sisters’ aerial athletics, their every twist and dive mirrored with matchless grace beneath the waves.

In a brief alliance with her sister Earth, she can assault the air with a towering waterfall, and then join with Aerius to manifest a terrible storm. Aequoreus is also possessed of endless patience, relentless in her pursuit of victory; with unending persistence a tiny mountain stream may carve a canyon. As her sister sorceresses know well, torrential storms and mountainous seas are not the only weapons available to the Lady of Water.

The above text is taken from the certificate that comes with the piece and was written by Andrew Bill

The water is fixed to the piece but the two photos below show what the water cast in clear resin looks like separate (this is from Adrian Donati's prototype piece)

On the original prototype piece owned by Adrian Donati you can see that just under the rear legs at the top of the tail, the scales are all yellow but on the production piece there are a couple of scales painted green! this looks odd to me and I think it looks better without the painted scales

  The first two pictures below were taken by me in May 2002 when the original wax sculpture languished in the fridge at Phil and Dea Hollands for months on end, the other three photos are official photos of the wax model

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