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Published: 2009-04-17 02:42:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 6906; Favourites: 146; Downloads: 106
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She holds a cabbage leaf shaped bowl that is gilded inside it holds faux water.created 2004
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I love your take on the mermaids tale. So beautiful...
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I like to work with mermaid mythology alot. I tweak them a bit. To make new slants to myths. The idea here is mermaid as sorcerress of the sea ..catching rainwater because its pure and salt free for a spell... a rare and important element.
I made other mermaids like tsunami summoner to explain why the tsunami exists. Theres also a mermaid of mine called "Invocation" very similar to this one.
The tails I like to use my imagination on. Its funner than making literal scales.
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Very cool...It is wonderful to have such meaning behind a piece. Some day I will have one of your full scupltures!
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Ill be listing full sculpts on etsy from time to time with the beads ,but Im terrible at consistantly listing. The only downsides are its hard to fix a fair price and its first come first served unless you put a "resereved for" notice on it.
lately Ive been doing commissions,but Im starting to feel I need a break from that.
There's Briar my ball jointed doll. Shes 400,but they do have a payment plan. Of course shes an unpainted undressed doll canvas.So , its not like having an original fully made by me.
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I'll just keep collecting your smaller pieces till someday I'll surprise you with buying a bigger one. I understand difficutly in pricing. I can't imagine how much time each piece must take. I have a hard time pricing my beadwork (then again I don't sell much, mostly give it away) because it takes so long to make, but most people don't want to pay what the time would be worth. Kind of a struggle.
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true its one of the hardest things and on ebay I didnt have to think about it. I let the bidders decide what things were worth.
I have done the seedbead work too and I know what you mean.The time in vestment is phenomenal and you have to do it for love because people wont pay an hourly wage for a peice.
Wait probably 75 years and those beaded peices will then be worth alot.
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Her tail looks like jade, it's beautiful. I love the bowl and the faux water in it.
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yeah the polymer is great for making faux gemstones.
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I love how ornate her bottom half is 
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Thanks vamsterhampster
I love to ornament things.
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Her tail is lovely. I think that's my most favourite part about her. The details you're able to capture is amazing!
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Wow, all that detail -the tail, the cabbage leaf/bowl -damn!!
I really admire how the tail and bowl look almost like glass or a very shiny wax. Beautiful!!
Love it when you go nuts with the minute detailing, it's a real treasure/pleasure for the eyes.
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I was really proud of my mermaid tails. I never really tried to add scales. I just went heywire with abstract patterns. someday Ill get around to a real mermaid with scales and fin.
I know I loved the bowl. wish you could see the gold inside better in this shot. her hair originaly was differnt.She had shaved head adn only a few peices of hair ,but my freind said your not leaving it like that are you! So I gave her normal hair.
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I don't know...so many people do normal fish-like scales, which are still beautiful, but your take on her tail is refreshing and unique. It just adds something different and eye-opening, you know?
Oh yes, glad you added more hair, too!
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True I just thought maybe I should try and see how I like that. No rule says it has to be all scale. I can mix the two.
Yeah I know and thats good! But somehow the so obvious concept of trying to make a mermaid that lieraly had a fish tail didnt occure to me till I saw other sculpters had scales.
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I have to admit that it would be interesting to see your rendition of fish scales. I've noticed that alot of artists do them differently, which is always cool.
A mixture of scales and your minute detailing would be very lovely, I think.
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I think so too. I used to do mermaids often ,but recently just havent been inspired.
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You should be proud of them--I was just admiring this one for having that seaweed/bark/what have you texture instead of scales.
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Its a faux blue green jade I was trying to make. I think it looks like pate de vere. Which I was all happy with. Then I added depth and texture to the tail with black and umber oil paint. It cures up matte finish and contrasts with the glossy underclay.
I think I may have to try both together. Some scales and abstract
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Scales and abstract sound like a lovely idea!
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See best of both worlds
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It's great to see you posting your old works! Thanks for sharing!
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mermaids are a favourite of mine!
very pretty - and i chime in with the others: the tail rocks.
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She is gorgeous! I love the way you sculpted her tail!
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she kinda looks like death though still nice lol
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