I’m familiar with box turtles, having rescued a few. Not only are box turtles fond of fruit, they are very much attracted to the color red, making strawberries high on their list of delicacies. When I wanted to do a turtle being attracted by a berry, I decided there should be someone operating the “vehicle” and a mouse seemed to be the likely candidate. I used live models for accurate depictions of both creatures. I find imagination to be vital in my life and I often entwine it with reality in my sculptures.