Comments on: Maids of the Sea http://tammyvitale.com/maids-of-the-se/ Weaving It All Together Tue, 22 May 2012 12:45:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tinker http://tammyvitale.com/maids-of-the-se/comment-page-1/#comment-1731 tinker Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:02:51 +0000 http://d2018604.u291.foliopress.net/site/?p=317#comment-1731 <p>Your mermaid is lovely - I've always been intrigued with mer-people. It does seem to be a pervasive image/myth through a lot of different cultures - genetic memory? I have only the vaguest memory of it now, but I remember reading something several years ago, where the author had a theory that we once lived in sort of shallow waters, and made a fairly good case for it.<br /> Back to a more mythological idea, I'm also intrigued with the legend of selkies - Don't know if you've seen it, but "The Legend of Roan Innish" is a wonderful, magical film that incorporates that lore.<br /> Speaking of lore - that American Folklore Center sounds amazing!</p> Your mermaid is lovely – I've always been intrigued with mer-people. It does seem to be a pervasive image/myth through a lot of different cultures – genetic memory? I have only the vaguest memory of it now, but I remember reading something several years ago, where the author had a theory that we once lived in sort of shallow waters, and made a fairly good case for it.
Back to a more mythological idea, I'm also intrigued with the legend of selkies – Don't know if you've seen it, but "The Legend of Roan Innish" is a wonderful, magical film that incorporates that lore.
Speaking of lore – that American Folklore Center sounds amazing!

]]> By: charlotte http://tammyvitale.com/maids-of-the-se/comment-page-1/#comment-1730 charlotte Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:54:30 +0000 http://d2018604.u291.foliopress.net/site/?p=317#comment-1730 <p>Here's a site for all things mermaid:<br /> <a href="http://www.beautiful-mermaid-art.com/mermaid-art-blog.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.beautiful-mermaid-art.com/mermaid-art-blog.html</a></p> <p>I'm fascinated by mermaid and mermaid lore too. Your mermaid sculpture is beautiful!</p> Here's a site for all things mermaid:
http://www.beautiful-mermaid-art.com/mermaid-art-blog.html

I'm fascinated by mermaid and mermaid lore too. Your mermaid sculpture is beautiful!

]]> By: AscenderRisesAbove http://tammyvitale.com/maids-of-the-se/comment-page-1/#comment-1729 AscenderRisesAbove Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:40:38 +0000 http://d2018604.u291.foliopress.net/site/?p=317#comment-1729 <p>fascinating about the mermaids. have you stumbled over any mermen (not literaly!) As a Pisces; I feel that mermaids are on the same level. <br /> Quilts by a mechanical engineer: thus the attention to detail!<br /> Do you happen to find quotes from books that you are reading along with what you are creating or are you a collector of quotes?</p> fascinating about the mermaids. have you stumbled over any mermen (not literaly!) As a Pisces; I feel that mermaids are on the same level.
Quilts by a mechanical engineer: thus the attention to detail!
Do you happen to find quotes from books that you are reading along with what you are creating or are you a collector of quotes?

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