I love these African fabrics with slightly sparkly, metallic designs. This one makes me think of a seaweed forest.
And this batik fabric looks like bubbles- perfect for a merman’s beard.
Silver rickrack and a glass button-
Yes, he has a man-bun.
Flamingos and aqua hair- he is a tropical merman for sure.
He has little beads on the end of his beard. This is the back of his hair-
Flamingos and Palms. He has a fish bead and silver rickrack at his waist.
I have made one red Merman before- they are rare fellows! This one is all-around darker than the first one. More of a smoldering fire this time.
Gold rickrack belt with a yellow gem button.
The silver isn’t as obvious as the purple, but it is there with the silver rickrack belt, and silver details in his tail. He even has a “diamond” jewel button on his belt.
Back of his hair-
I now live in a historic building and it has a Palm Court! Fancy!
I have a pile of mermaids in progress but a few other projects got pushed to the front of the line.
He has metallic seaweed on his tail,
subtle shiny stars on his hair and beard,
and silver rick rack with a fish button. Also, whale tattoos.
The fish button was something my daughter brought home for me from South Africa, many years ago.
Two photos in my studio-
Horses and tentacles- I’m not really sure how they go together.
He has a dark peach or tan skin color.
I probably need to take another photo of his skeleton tattoos’ head. The skull isn’t showing.
He has silver rickrack and a button with a horseman going the other way. Both of the belt components have a personal history. Anytime I use some metallic rickrack, it comes from costume making for my kids when they were little. So probably at least 30 years old. The button is reclaimed from a poncho my Mom made me when I was 12. It makes me happy to give them new life.
Skeleton Lady on his back.
I figured a pool photo was the perfect place for a Merman.
Merman Time. Introduce a purple merman.
He has a wavy beard,
a skeleton horseman on his chest,
and a very fancy belt with gold rickrack and aqua crystal beads.
He is lounging in the Palm Court. That is what this little area is called but no palms to be seen!
I’ve got 4 mermen to post in the next few days. Here is a preview-
His hair fabric goes with his tail fabric!
He has some little “jewels” at his waist.
Lots of happy skeletons!
Here is a close-up of his hair-
I don’t think silver fish is a good name for this handsome fellow!
His tail is beautifully silver metallic.
An antique button.
Top knots-
And hanging on the wall-
Oh those gorgeous tattoos!
Beautiful hair :-)
I wish the pops of metallic ink on the tail fabric would show up better in the photos. The tentacles have silver dots and those are gold details too.
The ladies!
