The Doily Duck

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Mermaid Love

"I must be a mermaid...I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living"

- Anaïs Nin

I really do love mermaids. These intangible, mercurial creatures are my muses when making my paper doll art. There are no rules and no limits to my imagination when designing my mermaids.

I was once asked in an interview on the blog "I Am a Mermaid" what the appeal of mermaids was to me and I simply stated,

"I am forever drawn to the ocean. I find the ocean mesmerizing, dangerous, and calming at the same time. Maybe it's the vast unknown that is attractive. So to me, mermaids embody the ocean and all its mystery, danger, and beauty. There's something about mermaids that is devastatingly romantic and elusive".

So when I sit down to make my paper dolls I mix a little of my hopeless romantic side with a bit of my love for haute couture fashion and the end result is always something different.

My latest mermaid paper dolls are my holiday-inspired creations.

Mermaid Paper Doll 70 - "Chrysanthemum Joy"

Mermaid Paper Doll 71 - "Blue Swan"

Mermaid Paper Doll 72 - "Ghostly Sea Dragon"

Mermaid Paper Doll 73 - "Red Barnacles"

Mermaid Paper Doll 74 - "Sweet Plum"

And that's my mermaid rap! Thanks for stopping by and go live deeply!

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Poll - Who Had the Hottest Pair of Celebrity Crushes?

I always like telling people how I grew up in a family with five kids. It was really fun (and sometimes not so fun) growing up with three older sisters and one younger brother. Our sibling dynamics were definitely something Sigmund Freud would have loved to study. Through childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, we were and still are very close to one another. One of those strong bonds between us siblings was always knowing who were our latest celebrity crushes. We made sure nobody messed with our main celebrity squeezes!

So in grand tradition of sibling rivalry, I am asking everyone to please take my poll and choose which sibling had the hottest pair of crushes by decade. I have ordered our names by oldest (Charmaine) to youngest (Jun-Jun...that's my family's nickname for my brother). I appreciate your participation and please share this post because the more votes the more accurate the results! Thank you.

One last thing, I just want to give a shout out to my friend and co-worker, Kristina, for inspiring me to make this poll during one of our many, "deep" conversations about pop culture at work. Thanks Kristina!

Celebrity Crushes of 1980s

CHARMAINE - Johnny Depp and Roger Taylor (of Duran Duran)