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| THE MERMAID by Howard Pyle |
Mermaids have captured the hearts and imaginations of
men and women the world over. The bewitching sea creatures are found in every
culture and date back to ancient Greece, where archaeologist have found
bronze moldings of sea nymphs which are over three thousand years old.
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| Diego Fernandez's evocative mermaid |
Appearing
as both the heroine and villain in countless stories, mermaids run the gamut of
emotions, from beautiful seductress to powerful predator. Beneath all these
depictions lies a common thread: mermaids embody femininity in all its forms—from
the innocent child to the passionate woman. Mermaids symbolize the full
spectrum of the feminine, the light and the dark, its power and its mysteries.
To embrace the mermaid archetype is to embrace these traits within.
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| David Adam's scrimshaw |
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| Ulysses and the Sirens H.J. Draper |
When we design our mermaid jewelry we envision the
elusive fish-tailed beauties of ancient lore, who sing captivating songs to
lure sailors closer for a stolen kiss or to seal their doom.
We visualize longhaired
lovelies cavorting amongst the sea creatures—seals, seahorses, octopi and
dolphins.
We imagine the sleek, glistening scales of their undulating
tails as they dive the depths plucking pearls and treasures from the ocean
floors.
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| The Mermaid and the Dragon by Warwick Goble |
We picture them in small groups baking themselves on sea
cliffs and separating seaweed from their gleaming curls with combs of pearl
and bone.
We sense the ocean spray splashing on their warm
sunbaked skin, as the wind lifts their hair to reveal the laughter in their
eyes and the secretive smile on their lips.
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| John William Waterhouse |
We marvel at the powerful twist of their graceful bodies
before they dive from their perch.
Brief glimpses of exquisite faces charm us before
disappearing below the ocean surface and we can only stare at the rippling sea,
imagine what lies beneath and strive to capture it in metal, crystal and
enamel.
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| Mermaid of the Lighthouse |
The
illustrations accompanying this post are some of the many, which have inspired the
Kirks Folly vision of mermaids.
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| Sailor's Fairy Siren Pin/Enhancer |
Please share your thoughts on mermaids with us and visit our Inspiration Mermaid Pin-board here to see more of our mermaid inspirations.
Summer is coming, embrace your inner mermaid and…
SPARKLE THE WORLD!
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