He is browner than the above picture shows. I hope it is clearer in the other photos.

An epic nautical battle on his chest and arms, and a beaded belt.

Here is a close-up of the back of his hair-

There is going to be 3 blue ones in all, in case you were wondering. That was how many were in my already sewed up pile and need to be finished.

When I started working on this fellow, I was thinking he looked like a fancy Miami Beach Merman with his floral tail and coral-patterned ferns. I tried out some pinky-purple hair but it just wasn’t working for me. In the end, I choose some icy-green and it turned him into a much more serious fellow. He is is obviously from the warmer climes!

His tail is made of vintage (mid-70’s?) Laura Ashley fabric. And yes, I have had the fabric in my stash since it was new!

My photos were not showing the tail as blue-green so I tried to adjust to make it more accurate. This is a little better?

I have had a few requests for a red-haired merman so I hope whoever wanted one, see this! I’ve gone back through comments and messages but can not find what I am looking for.

He has silver-y green eyes.

Octopus on his chest and arms.

Stitching and belt on rick rack-

And fabric that looks like it would be excellent water-y camouflage for his fins and tail.

Back view of his hair-

I am planning to work on tattooed people for a while- probably up to the New Year. I have a lot already dyed and sewed up so now I get to focus on the fun part!

First up is some Mermen.

His very light hair didn’t show up very well in the photos. Here is a view from the other side.

Kelp on his chest and arms and a sea glass button. I picked a very dark variegated thread to embroider onto the rick rack- it plays on the dark red-purple and black of the fins..

I am having fun trying out all these different color combinations.

His hair is a dark purple-red cross-hatch. And he has grey-green eyes.

Most of the decorative kanji on his arms runs down along the sides.

He has a fish button- I have had this button forever, like maybe 40 years! I have finally found the perfect use for it.

More African wax print fabric for his tail. His beard fabric looks bubbly to me.

It might not be obvious but the side fins are a dark red-purple.

I am really excited about working with this African wax print fabric. I need to learn more about it. This piece (which was gifted to me) has a slightly shiny surface, even after washing. I will be keeping my eye out for other patterns that would work with my designs.

I REALLY struggled with his hair. I tried out 3 other colors/patterns before settling on this orange-peachy color. And when I say tried, I mean I cut out the hair and beard, sewed up the beard, pinned it all on his head… then decided I didn’t like it! And his hair style-

I wanted to do something with 2 “braids” but it took a lot of fiddling. Of course that is always the way when figuring out something new.

This merman fellow is more blue-green than his friend yesterday. He has stormy sea green eyes.

More ships and a button that looks like sea glass. A port scene on his back and an embroidered rick rack belt.