There is something majestic about this mer-fellow.
Swirly beard.
An antique glass button on his belt.
Wavy batik fabric on the tail and fins.
And hanging out at the pool.
Merman with Whale Tattoos
Red-Haired Merman
A red-haired merman with a mermaid on his chest.
Also some classic anchor tattoos. There is an antique Victorian glass (?) button on his belt.
And another Mermaid on his back!
It’s time for some mermen!
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-
The 2 last fish for now
And finally, the last 2.
This rusty red plaid is gorgeous.
And then a blue fish.
The apartment is coming along, most of the boxes are unpacked, and some of the art is hung. The studio is also moving forward. I will post some more photos soon. I mean it is still kind of a disaster, but things are happening 🤣 Forward progress is being made!
2 Orange Fish
I know I’m going very slowly with these fish but there is a lot of stuff going on that is a big distraction. Then I forget to post. Maybe someday we will get the art up on the walls in our new home!
2 Orange fish come next.
Now I need to go put another coat of paint on a project in my studio :-)
And another Purple Fish
And here they both are-
And a Purple Fish
I’m still trying to find the best places to take photos.
And Winifred being OH-So-helpful!
It’s a Pink Fish
This is probably a more realistic color than most of my fish.
White Fish
These Chicago fish are moving very slowly 😆
The photos make the white look a little shimmery but it is just very white wool.
I finished my Quilt
This was a project that was easy to work on in little spurts for the last few years. I just went back and the first in progress photos were from August 27, 2021.
August 30, 2021- testing out the block design.
September 2021 I was working on the border-
And then I got swept up in the prep for moving. No time for fun projects. At Christmas 2022, I packed up a bin full of things to send to Chicago because my kids were going to drive a truck. So, I didn’t see it again until the end of April 2023.
This is the backing that I made in our first AirBNB-
Putting all the layers together at the end of May.
And then I started quilting in June.
At the beginning of February, I found the binding that I knew I had somewhere, and so it was time to finish this quilt!
I wanted to get photos before we moved out of our rental- it had the perfect porch to take the photos!
Front-
Back-
The story behind this quilt is that it is full of nostalgic fabrics for me! The fabric eras start with the 1960’s, my mom’s dresses and caftans, my neighbor’s Marimekko curtains, 60’s and 70’s Indian print fabrics- skirts, a halter top, more curtains, Indonesian block printed fabrics that my Mom loved to sew with in the 70’s. There is fabric that I got in High School that I loved so much that I hung it up in my college dorm room. Marimekko scraps that I bought at a yard sale in the 70’s. There are also some 80’s and 90’s fabrics that I could never part with. I really can never get rid of beautiful fabrics! So many memories and so much history!