{"id":17406,"date":"2024-04-19T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/?p=17406"},"modified":"2024-04-19T12:00:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T16:00:40","slug":"merman-with-dreams-of-horses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2024\/04\/merman-with-dreams-of-horses\/","title":{"rendered":"Merman with Dreams of Horses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-1-768x1025.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-1.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Horses and tentacles- I&#8217;m not really sure how they go together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-2-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-2-768x1025.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-2.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He has a dark peach or tan skin color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-3-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-3-768x1025.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-3-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-3.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I probably need to take another photo of his skeleton tattoos&#8217; head. The skull isn&#8217;t showing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-4-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-4-768x1025.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-4-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-4.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-5-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-5-768x1025.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-5-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-5.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-6-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-6-768x1025.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-6-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-6.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Skeleton Lady on his back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-7-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-7-768x1025.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-7-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-7.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-1-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-1-1-768x1025.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-1-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-19-mermen-4-B-1-1.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I figured a pool photo was the perfect place for a Merman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Horses and tentacles- I&#8217;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&#8217; head. The skull isn&#8217;t showing. He has silver rickrack &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2024\/04\/merman-with-dreams-of-horses\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,7],"tags":[458],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17406"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17406"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17416,"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17406\/revisions\/17416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}