The Pirate and the Mermaid

The Proposal

Wil Cormier, 1955

"If the pirate with the scarf

had  been more poetically minded

he'd have thought that her eyes

were like a thousand emeralds,

glittering in a far-off pirate treasure chest.

But he wasn't,

so he just thought that she had

really really green eyes,

a bit like seaweed."

- Gideon Defoe,  The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists

sea dogs and treasure chests

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"Only those who will risk going too far

can possibly find out

how far one can go."

- T.S. Eliot

paper doll set by Susan Hoffman

bronze ship's pocket sundial/compass

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"No! No! the adventures first,

explanations take such a dreadful time."

- Lewis Carroll,

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Mermaid Kat, Katrin Felton

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selkie lilly's mermaid

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"I love to sail forbidden seas,

and land on barbarous coasts."

- Herman Melville

Captain Johns, New Foundland

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by Thomas Blackshear

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"Let us step into the night

and pursue that flighty temptress -

adventure."

- J.K.Rowling,

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Captain Cur

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'Shopping for Lunch' Collage Art Doll Mermaid

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The Mermaid

One Friday morn when we set sail,

And our ship not far from land,

We there did a-spy a pretty fair maid

with a comb and a glass in her hands.

While the raging seas did roar,

And the stormy winds did blow,

And we jolly sailor-boys were all up aloft

And the land-lubbers lying down below."

- anonymous

unknown artist

unknown artist

Mermaids from The Pirates of the Caribbean

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"You don't know what it is 

to live and laugh and love

and run a man through!

You've never tasted salty air on your tongue

or waved heartily at a mermaid!"

- Gideon Defoe

The Pirates! in an Adventure with the Romantics

coloring page courtesy Dover Books

Ryan Pancoast

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The Buccaneer movie poster

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vintage Japanese pirate mask (eyes not punched out)

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artist unknown

"There is no shortage of well-known pirates,

including:

Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd,

Blackbeard, Yellow Beard,

and Yellow Beard with Black Roots,

who surmised that,

if blondes have more fun,

than blond pirates must have

a heck-of-a-lot more fun."

- Cuthbert Soup

Another Whole Nother Story

vintage Bergamot Brass Works buckle

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The Pirate Movie DVD cover art

Pirate Jeff

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Life Savers' ad

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"My bounty is as  boundless as the sea,

my love as deep.

The more I give thee,

the more I have,

For both are infinite." 

- William Shakespeare

fantasyart-mermaids

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The Flower Garden

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Pirate and Mermaid by dashinvaine

www.mermaids-melody.deviantart.com

Merman and Mermaid

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incredible costume!

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and that is the tale

of the Pirate and the Mermaid!

artist: Scott Gustavson

'til next time...
inkspired
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www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com
www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com
and on pinterest:  kkloberdans

"Mermaid Preening"
Collage Paper Painting by inkspired
using all recycled junk mail and magazines
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I found quotes here too:

http://blog.bikehike.com/40-of-the-best-adventure-quotes-of-all-time/

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/pirates?page=2

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

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dominoes@myinkspired.com

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