Exotic: Cabinet of Curiosities - Fiji Mermaid

A wunderkammer style Fiji Mermaid papercraft. I created this by cutting rigid bristol board which I covered with a light watercolor wash, and then I shaded each of the individual pieces using black pastels. I am quite pleased with the outcome!

This piece is currently available (framed) at our Etsy store.

And here are a couple of extra pictures of the piece:

The Vault: Fiji Mermaid

It's been a while since I did any personal drawing, so I've decided to start dragging some of my older drawings out of the vault.  I've been meaning to repost a lot of my artwork since my old blog went tits up, so this is as good of an excuse as any.

This is my version of the famed Fiji Mermaid.  I wanted to play off of the fact that Fiji mermaids were usually just mummified monkey torsos sewn onto dried fish bodies.

I really enjoyed messing with the colors and lines in this one too.