i am a mermaid

... me as a mermaid :) This is partly a development from my "Self Portrait with Insect(s)" series, and a bloom from a conversation I had with my father. We have very light blue eyes, (that hurt in bright sunlight), and skin that will burn (badly) if we stay in the sun with no sunblock.

So I think out-loud, "Where on earth can we have come from that our skin and eyes never quite developed a tolerance for the sun?" And even though my father and I both know the true genetic tendencies that give us these traits, we decided that we must come from the ocean. I like that idea better than the dominant/recessive gene explanation, (I also like picturing my ancestors frollicking in the froth rather than living in lands where the sun didn't necessarily shine all the time...)

So, that said, this is also an experimental piece that will lead to a more effects laden final, as well as a soundtrack... (coming soonish)