Mermaid Incorporation
I got two new mermaids for Christmas! My sister gave me a mermaid tile and I knew that it had to go in our bathroom above the sink with the other tiles. They started at the wall on the left side but only went to the end of the counter on the right side so there was a space but at first I wasn’t sure if it would look unmoored over there. It fit so perfectly in that space I knew that was where she needed to go.
Sher Stevens
My new tile all the way on the right
I like that she is right next to another guitar playing mermaid but I thought it might be better if there was something underneath so I brought the clothes drying rack over from the other bathroom to anchor her a bit.
My younger daughter and her family purchased the other mermaid in Saugatuck when they went there for a Fall weekend. At first I wasn’t sure where she would go but it turned out she wanted to be on the gallery wall.
B. Paxon
My other new mermaid hanging out with the lizards above a paper cut mermaid from my brother and sister in law and one fashioned from an oil can from my sister.
The mermaid came with handwritten tags that identify her as a Mami Wata Mermaid and state “Mami Wata is a water spirit found in Africa and the Caribbean. She often appears in a dream. She offers health, wealth, and freedom to those who honor her.” Given her origin and other images of Mami Wata I’ve seen, I found her complexion surprising! But be that as it may, as my mother used to say, she’s a nice addition to the gallery wall.
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