Edvard Eriksen's 'Little Mermaid' statue in Copenhagen - Denmark

"The siren is salt. Inseparable, intimate nature of the seas. Without which it would be tasteless. It is death and life. Sowing salt—the extreme ignominy—is equivalent to sowing death. When salt is lacking—or else, if death is lacking—no life is possible. Salt reigns, the siren reigns, source of grace. Salt and the siren are life and death, and hence, dream." Jose Durand

"A mermaid found a swimming lad,

Picked him for her own,

Pressed her body to his body,

Laughed; and plunging down

Forgot in cruel happiness

That even lovers drown."

William Butler Yeats 

Sea Necklaces

Finished the jingle shell, Anomia simplex, necklace. 

Wire wrapped the shells with marbled glass and iridescent spacer beads on gold chains.

This piece has a lovely jingling sound and provocatively cascades between the breast.

Faux pearl and Jingle Shell necklace

Faux Pearl layered Necklace

I have collected various Vintage and broken jewelry over the years. The pearls were part of a vintage necklace. I tiered the design and added iridescent spacer beads. (No image of the original.)

Vintage faux pearls strung on silver wire with platinum plated findings

Seashells by the seashore... no more.

We collected these Mermaid toenails (Anomia simplex) from the shore,

...then cleaned, polished, and drilled them.

Purchased fabrics from Craft and thrift stores.

Have some nice pieces to work with, but not the desired yardage.

Aquatic tones.

I am water intro

Sometimes it feels like something is trying to drown me. But I am the water, my strength flows in the current. And that is the reason I can breathe, and have not died! I am water. Always in motion, even when I appear still. I am in a state of constant transformation. I can take the shape of any container. I nourish those who are thirsty, and only the ravenous winds can direct my motion. My emotions affect my states of matter. I freeze easily with the cold of others, and warmth has the substantial power of thaw. Although steam rises, given enough time I condense and return to my calm liquid state. I am water. I have the power to drown you, transport you, and nourish you. I am lethal and giving. I am self-reliant. I welcome and fear the wind, the only one with the power to move me, and I challenge fire whom I can extinguish but can not extinguish me; the power to transform me, but not destroy me. Welcome to our Blog!