A friend sent me this a while ago. I thought it was appropriate for today.

Thanks Danielle and Egg Press!

MERMAID by Marco Recuero

My friend Greg is the best at sighting mermaids for me. Everytime he sends me an email he attaches an awesome mermaid picture. Here is one he found doing research at work. Recuero is an artist who makes typographic illustrations. Simply awesome!

this may be the best mermaid sighting EVER. or should i say “merman” sighting. my best friend from high school (kerstin) and i graduated from towson high in 2003 with olympic swimmer michael phelps. she sent me this picture as a mermaid sighting:

photographer annie leibovitz is creating disney related scenes using celebrities. you can read about it and see more amazing pictures on the disney blog.

just as a side story, you may find it surprising that michael phelps was in my swim class at meadowbrook when we were 5 years old. they asked me to be on the swim team, and i told my mom i didn’t want to do it. obviously he said yes, and maybe i should have too.

I have been asked by several people now if I have been to the Coney Island Mermaid Parade. It’s the kick-off parade off the summer and I definitely want to go. However, this year it’s probably not going to happen. But I can put my thinking cap on for some great costume to make for next year. So who wants to dress up like a mermaid and go on an adventure?

http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid.shtml

so, what does mermade mean? it all begins with my collection of mermaid art. i started collecting mermaid themed sculptures, paintings, even hooks and ornaments when i was in high school. from there, it just seemed like the right direction to go in when starting my own design business; mermade. it’s a fusion of my last name [merrick] and my love for the handmade. so there you have it.

so, find me some mermaids! i will post your mermaid art sightings right here on my blog. to get things going, here is one i received from my friend greg:

P-Jay Fidler | “dissected mermaid”