I finally finished the sculpture of the mermaid in my story.
First off, I have to say that she photographs funny because of her unusual skin color. The dark green skin looks a lot cooler in real life than it does in these photos and I can't figure out why. You can't see her makeup too well in these pictures. (The clay has a sort of shimmer to it that reflects the light weird, I think.)
Every one of those green braids was hand braided by myself. Each and every one has a gold bead attached to the end of it. It took me longer to do the hair than all the rest of her combine. You can't see it in the photo, but she has gorgeous variations of color threaded subtly through the braids.
She is currently on display at the Orem Public Library. If you live in the area, feel free to pop by and take a look in person.
You might have noticed that the way she looks doesn't exactly match the cover of the book. All I can say is, she looks the way I described her in the story. Authors don't get a say in what their book's cover looks like. They don't even get to talk to the artist. If you like the way the mermaid looks on the cover better, feel free to imagine her any way you want when reading the book.
I won't be the least bit offended. : )
First off, I have to say that she photographs funny because of her unusual skin color. The dark green skin looks a lot cooler in real life than it does in these photos and I can't figure out why. You can't see her makeup too well in these pictures. (The clay has a sort of shimmer to it that reflects the light weird, I think.)
Every one of those green braids was hand braided by myself. Each and every one has a gold bead attached to the end of it. It took me longer to do the hair than all the rest of her combine. You can't see it in the photo, but she has gorgeous variations of color threaded subtly through the braids.
She is currently on display at the Orem Public Library. If you live in the area, feel free to pop by and take a look in person.
You might have noticed that the way she looks doesn't exactly match the cover of the book. All I can say is, she looks the way I described her in the story. Authors don't get a say in what their book's cover looks like. They don't even get to talk to the artist. If you like the way the mermaid looks on the cover better, feel free to imagine her any way you want when reading the book.
I won't be the least bit offended. : )
4 comments:
You are crazy talented woman!!!
Love your sculptures, always have - hopefully I'll get a chance to go see it in person in July.
I love her hair and all those teeny tiny scales...that looks so incredibly time consuming!
And I was upset they wouldn't let you make your mermaid that color in the cover, but just so you know, I totally pictured her the right way. :)
Beautiful! I will have to go take a peek :) I still treasure the mermaid necklace, by the way. I know it's going to be worth millions someday, but I won't sell it for anything. (Unless I'm starving, but you would understand, right?)
If you are starving at any time Teresa, let me know and I'll make you another one for selling. :)
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