Melusinia came into being more than a year a half ago, destined for warmer climes, but after a brief vacation in the south, she decided to return to the cooler waters of Lake Ontario. However, this winter has been the last straw for her. She has packed her favorite box with memories and dreams and is requesting a new location; she doesn't care where. (I suspect a merman is involved in her decision, but she won't confirm or deny the allegations.)

She measures about 12" long from nose to tail, and less than 4" from her elbows to the top of her head. Made from plaster of Paris and gauze on a newspaper core, Melusinia is very fragile and not intended as a plaything. (Perhaps why she feels the need to escape the area?) She's been painted with acrylics, and sealed with a water-based acrylic; so although she *is* a mermaid, she prefers not to get wet.

Her wooden treasure box is about 5" x 3.5" x 2.5", covered in a blended blue-green polymer clay, bits of shell, worn sea glass, a shiny glass bauble, and a wash of green acrylic paint that mimics the algae covered rocks of her homelake, Lake Ontario. She did pack it with a few mementos, but she wouldn't tell me what; I only hope she didn't put in her favorite sushi, as that really might not keep well during shipping.

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