| A mermaid lies on her stomach, holding a puffer fish. Sea weed, sponges, star fish, fish, and tiny sea women complete the scene. All life emerged from the sea, which needs our protection now. Part of a series shown by Blue Spiral Gallery of Asheville, NC for "New 3: New Artists, New Works, New Year 2001". Techniques and materials: hand dyed (including marbling) and commercial cottons, leather, and netting, hand painted canvas, machine
appliqué, quilting. Hangs from a rod through a sleeve in the back.
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