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Mermen Ahoy!

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It has been a while since I finished any dolls. Finally, I’ve got something to show. I’ve got 6 mermen in progress. Here is the first to be finished.

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There will be lots of ship imagery ahead.

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Japanese Merman #4

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This is the last of the mermen and today I am shipping them ALL off to Kansas City for Quilt Market. Three should be coming back home to me and then they will be available for sale ($375).

This fellow, no flowers. I focused on the dark.

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No back fin.

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He has a widow’s peak.

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Japanese Merman #2

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This is the second of the choices for the “skin/tattoos”. I have no idea what any of that kanji means. This body pattern is the same as the first: small side fins and a back fin.

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I tried something different for the hair.

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Waist-

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and back-

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Tail-

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Merman for Alexander Henry Fabrics

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I was thrilled to be asked to make a merman to promote the Sirenas Del Mar mer-creature contest, sponsored by Alexander Henry Fabrics and Treasures of the Gypsy. Those links will take you to sites with info about the contest. Of course I can never make just one so I’ve been working on four. One of these fellows will make his debut at the Alexander Henry Fabrics Quilt Market booth in Kansas City! The inspiration for this mer-fellow is Japanese samurai.

First fellow-

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He has a Japanese landscape toile. You can see in this back view that he has a back fin.

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His hair is in a samurai/sumo style, tied at the top of his head. It was fun to work on figuring out a new hair style!

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His waist and side fins-

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and his tail-

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More to come!