Bailey the Mermaid

Bailey the Mermaid

I came across the idea that mermaids would use natural things found in the ocean for their clothing.  Therefore I drew this mermaid with woven kelp or seaweed as her clothing on her torso.  This kind of makes sense. . . after all, in the Bible, Adam and Eve wove fig leaves together to make their clothing after they partook of the forbidden fruit.  

Today I met a helpful young woman named Bailey who is the basis for this mermaid drawing.  Of course, Bailey is not really a mermaid.