Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Den Lille Havfrue


This is Den Lille Havfrue (Danish for the little mermaid.) I was thinking about the original story by Hans Christian Anderson and how it differed from the Disney version- she becomes sea foam in the end and the Prince marries another girl- and I wanted to make a different version.

In my version this lille havfrue gives up her eyesight instead of her voice and has "antlers" of seaweed to cover her eyes. In my sketch she has webbed fingers as well. Perhaps I'll elaborate on her story later.

She was made with needle felted white wool, crocheted green poly-blend yarn, and yarn-wrapped pipe cleaners for her antlers.



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