Mermaid Schooner

"Mermaid Schooner" is a whimsical mixed media sculpture created by Sherry Candy Lane. A 21" long x 9" wide quality glass fish inspired mermaid "vessel." Transparent, roomy, wide-mouth opening & the "siren in a fish belly" made the base fun to work with.
Shapely shells, genuine glass fish floats,sea glass, beads, glass bubbles & baubles radiate
within the heavy, transparent boat. A glue-based sandy texture grout affixes the pieces.



The seductive siren may have adorned someone else's fish tank for many years....a purchase on Ebay, where I find many fascinating mermaid lures.

Petite shells patterned on a fish--found at a tag sale--the fish swims under the glass buoy, beads, marbles, & tiny glass bottle. A tiny porcelain seahorse drifts in the opposite direction.
Rough shell textures vs smooth glass surfaces add to the interest of the sculpture. The blackberry/midnight blue shades on the bottom of the schooner are from the application of nailpolish--to camouflage the grout base. A glass & pearl w. gold caps wrap around the exterior tail.

Mermaid Schooner

Floating deep within the sea

Goes the mermaid

Set on free

Riding the swim of another's tail

Transparent

As any fishy tale.

By Sherry Candy Lane (c)2008