Well, guess who's going to be a mermaid for Halloween?  I just pass out candy anyway, so I don't have to worry about walking.  I can slipknot my legs together.  I thought about being a creepy mermaid, like the ones I've been drawing, but since there's a lot of little kids in the neighborhood, I'll be nice and be a pretty one instead. I've already got my aquamarine long fins and scale print leggings.  Next I'll get or make a mask with a blue veil, and some scale arm sleeves.  The mask and veil I can use for spiritual things, too, should I ever feel inspired to honor some Water Entities (which with my connection to water, I'm surprised that I haven't written a ritual for Them yet!). I have non-candy options like pencils, fun erasers, stickers, and little toys, and I'm going to do that again, only this year I'm giving away some of the crocheted pouches and toys that never sold--crows, spiders, foxes, ghosties, and pumpkins.  I may make more, to...

Help, I think I have a problem...I keep merfolkifying my friends.  I have more in the works...lol North Carolina Lures by Foxlyn July 10, 2026 At least I'm arting more, getting more practice in. Working more on smiles, noses, expression, turned heads, lighting, shading, and blending. This morning, I saved this large beautiful moth from my cat and ended up taking one of my best moth photo--bug photos, if I'm honest. By Foxlyn July 12, 2026 Super chill moth that I had to encourage to walk onto that wood.  Thank you Nature Spirits! --------- Thanks for the support! Face to the Sun. Trust in Joy. Follow the Dewdrops... - Priestess Foxlyn

 After studying the water of the local lake and some underwater shots of fish from other Ohio lakes, I realized that from a distance, lake water looks bluish-green with white sun reflections.  Swimming in the water it looks brown, from the sand kick up.  If the water is calm and sun is shinning, the water ranges from green to teal and blue-gray, some brown and such.   I also studied channel and flathead catfish, and then started sketching... Lake Mermom by Foxlyn June 4, 2026 She's on her back, looking up at potential prey.  A better smile than the last Mermom.  Even though Merfolk have no shame (why would they?), since I planned on sharing this, I covered the boobs.   Which...mer-boobs.  I go back and forth on, because breasts are used to feed young, so it bothers me when aliens, like reptilian females, have breasts--purely for the sexual satisfaction of humans.  Like Yuajta--Predators--makes no sense why this RETIPLIAN ALIEN has ...

 Today I finally got the inspiration for my first mermaid piece, inspired by me.  My long time swimming name "Orca" has been retired and replaced by "Mermom".  All of those days spent drawing myself in university resulted in this... A little more Come Hither than intended (although fits, kind of merfolk MO--lure in and devour--as hubby excitedly commented, "Oh shit, I'd be your first victim!"), and I was trying to smile, but I haven't figure out how to zoom in for tiny detail without accidently deleting the rest of the image...like half of this picture (had to redo that tail twice).   I am happy with the nose, although again, if I had more control with zooming in, I could make it look better with shading and highlights. Also I realized that the sun's position and the highlights and shadows don't line up. Especially with the tail partially blocking the sun.  Everything lined up...until I deleted half of the picture. Well, things for next tim...

 If yall observe.  If not, I hope you have a good weekend. It's been busy here.  A week ago I went swimming with the family and all week long I've been feeling that mermaid energy.  Must be them flippers or just me loving to swim.  I've never really been into merfolk--in high school I used to make a bunch of mini mermaids and fae out of sculpey, but that's about it.  I also have a mer-form in the astral, but I rarely use it.  I usually just shift into whatever fish or whale, ya know?  I've been indulging that energy by looking at artwork, swimming tails, playing with my merfolk families in Sims 4 , watching real merfolk actors, and shapeshifting trance work.   I've also been playing around with Procreate and making little artworks for interesting animals I come across, like the two foxes that came across my path, a lightning bug that explored my entire hand, and a chubby wobbly raccoon who ran towards the woods yesterday evening.  I...