A Mermaid Tuesday

Welcome!

Mermaid ad

I have spent some time now going through my files marking which ones I have posted on my blog, which ones go where, etc.

I have many.

You'd suspect that I have a mermaid addiction.

You'd be right.

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photo from The Little Mermaid, Broadway

So why do mermaids continue to fascinate us?

They have been in literature and paintings for centuries.

"Ulysses and the sirens" by Herbert James Draper, 1909

We have dolls, pincushions, wall decor and paper dolls..

the list goes on.

Ooooohhhhh, I think I'll explore that further!!!

a purple mermaid tail costume part

Laurel Burch Fabric pincushion, www.RoundRobinFabrics.etsy.com

http://www.sandisshellscapes.etsy.com/

a mermaid cake

a mermaid paper doll from Dover

Lately, it seems to me, there has been a big boom of mermaid sculptures and paper dolls and altered art mermaids for home decor.

That keeps me happy!

altered art in a box

I'm sorry, I don't know who the artist is.

http://www.artbydebora.etsy.com/

articulated paper doll with octopus

http://www.cordialcreatures.etsy.com/

altered mermaid art tag by www.pitchmom.etsy.com

I wonder if our fascination is spurred by our economy feelings.

Mermaids are fantasy.

Mermaids can do anything they want, even grow legs to walk on!

Mermaids are free to roam the seas at will.

That means no mortgage payement,

no housing allowance,

no taxes or fees,

or expensive repairs.

Kirchner's mermaid

'Neverland's mermaid lagoon' from Disney's Peter Pan

"Dreaming Mermaid"

from illustrated card stock

There have always been tales of mermaids and sirens of the sea.

Tired and/or drunk sailors spread the tales at every land bar they visited.

After all,

mermaids DO make a good story...

Dulac's painting of a mermaid and her prince

"The Catch" by Dorian Cleavenger

'The Rhine Maidens' by Arthur Rackham

This next painting is one of my all time favorites -

'A Fair Catch' by Norman Rockwell

I love the expression on the seaman's face,

and the rather enigmatic look the mermaid is giving.

Which brings up another point -

Mermaids are always beautiful (unless you're stuck in a Tim Burton movie).

Mermaids don't seem to age - ever seen a senior citizen mermaid?

You might find a beautiful baby mermaid,

but where's the teen angst and blemishes?

Yep, that's fantasy for you.

'Water Dress' by Gisele Bundchen

Mermaid painting by Isa Maria

Well, that's enough mermaid ruminating for me today!

I hope you have enjoyed my assortment of mermaid art!

"Mermaid D" Collage Art doll by inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

Lots of weather changes going on recently,

which means I usually have lots of migraines

which means I may not blog every day.

Sorry.

That's me' life!

:0)

inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

http://www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com/

"Sea Treasures" Collage Art doll by inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

Mermaid Musings

Hello!

Let's have some Mermaid musings today!

So what is my fascination with mermaids?

I suppose I would like the ability to swim in the ocean -

the freedom -

the ocean life -

the seashells -

the beauty of all things that surround mermaids.

I really don't like it when movies portray mermaids as ugly, or cannibalistic or revengeful.

That destroys the fantasy of it all!

Besides, mermaids get to play with pearls,

and sunken treasures,

and pretty fish,

and beautiful seashells,

and all sorts of wonderful things!

Miss Universe competition, Miss Dominican Republic

Today's blog is for fun and fantasy!

vintage illustration

Oh yes, and as for all that

'luring men to their death' business,

you just have to remember:

Mermaids just wanna' have fun!

Ned Land, singing in '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea':

"Got a whale of a tale to tell ya lads,

a whale of a tale or two,

'bout floppin' fish and the girls I've loved

on nights like this with the moon above.

A whale of a tale and it's all true,

swear by my tattoo.

There was Mermaid Minnie;

met her down in Madagascar.

She would kiss me anytime that I would ask her.

Then one evening her flame of love blew out-

Blow me down and pick me up,

she swapped me for a trout!"

1950's pin up mermaid!

I know I have posted Ned's song before,

but I enjoy it so much!

Did you sing along as you read the words?

I always do!

I apologize for not having credits for many of my mermaid clip and art. I gathered these before I realized about giving credit, etc.

I am always very willing to give credit for any art that shows up on my blog. Just e-mail me with the info, and I will post.

dominoes@myinkspired.com

"The free

Mighty, music-haunted sea."

- Anna Katharine Green

'Mirabilia' Mermaid Queen xstitch

'Sea Fire' mermaid sconce

'Water Goddess' figurine

Fishing Lure Mermaid

"When a person knows who she really is,

once she understands her true wild oceanic self,

she discovers her

Old Mermaid self."

- Myla Alvaraz,

from 'Church of the Old Mermaids'

Some mermaid coloring pages:

Disney's Ariel, 'Little Mermaid'

vintage clip

Dover, from a stained glass mermaid book

The Mermaid

Who would be a mermaid fair,

Singing alone, combing her hair,

Under the sea,

In a golden curl

With a comb of pearl,

On a throne?

I would be a mermaid fair;

I would sing to myself the whole of the day;

with a comb of pearl I would comb my hair;

And still as I comb'd I would sing and say,

"Who is it loves me?

Who loves me not?...

-Sir Alfred Lord Tennyson

by Warwick Goble

unknown artist

A Japanese advertisement

This next mermaid is found in Costa Rica.

She disappears at high tide.

This mermaid (girl in a wetsuit) is Vancouver, Canada's version

of Copenhagen's Little Mermaid.

Here is a mermaid statue in Warsaw, Poland:



Here is a couple of my mermaid Collage Art Dolls.

You can find more for sale in my etsy store:

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

Well, that is it for today.

I so enjoyed visiting mermaids today!

Have a fantastical day!

inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

dominoes@myinkspired.com

http://www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com/