Mermaid Treasure #2

Ah...Mermaid #2 ( mixed media on cradled board 6"X 6") (SOLD) has been given a tail and a new tiara, adorned with a small turquoise gem, a little piece of sea glass found by me on a Cape Breton beach. She looks pretty happy in her coral garden.

Tea Card/Mermaid Transformation #2

Time to make another Mermaid to accompany this next little tea card vignette. This lady will undergo the addition of a tail, in place of her legs...and it won't hurt a bit. I promise. This Mermaid will also come with me to the Mermaid Tears Seaglass Festival this summer in PEI. Once complete, she will have an underwater garden and a tiara adorned with a precious piece of seaglass. Stay tuned.

Mermaid Treasure

This Mermaid (SOLD) just loves a good find! She's happened upon some lovely treasure while beachcombing!

So I've given our lovely lady from the previous post, a tail, textured by an old lace doilie, a treasure chest, and jewellry embellished with wee seaglass gems that I've collected on our Cape Breton beaches. I think that the little tea card was paramount in setting the scene in which our Mermaid sits.

Little treasures and Mermaids

Remember when boxes of tea would contain little treasures buried inside among the tea bags? I have fond memories of my Grandmother saving all the little porcelain figurines that were give-aways and later, the wee little cards that depicted wildlife, and wee vignettes. You could even send away for albums that were made especially for these little cards.   I loved all those little treasures and today, whenever I stumble upon these things in junk and collectibles shops, I can't resist! I had no idea what I would do with them, but when I wanted to do small mermaid paintings that included tiny bits of sea glass, I knew that the little cards I had in my collection would work perfectly. So...stay tuned for the finished painting. It will be one in a series that will be on display and for sale at this year's Mermaid Tears Sea Glass Festival in Prince Edward Island.

Take it in. Sing it Out!

SO...here is what happened to the Ladies 3. They have become 
"Take it in. Sing it Out!" 

You can see this work at an Event happening in Sydney this week put on by the

Cape Breton Stage Company Co-operative

called    

 NOTES FOR HAITI.

All Proceeds will go to the Haiti Relief Efforts of Doctors Without Borders

Cape Breton Artists in the dance, theatre, music and visual arts communities will come together for an evening of entertainment. Admission is Pay-What-You-Can and takes place Friday Feb 5th and Saturday February 6th at the Civic Centre Round Room. It's sure to be a great time and it is for a great cause...hope to see you there!