MerMay 2023
For MerMay 2023, I decided to go with a Seven Seas theme, and dressed dolls from my collection in homemade traditional garb. I did a few of the prompts, using the Seven Seas mermaids, photos from the previous year, and random dolls. Below, FISH STORY: Below, Mediterranean and Gulf of Mexico react to being called shallow. I thought I was so clever using the smallest (thus, presumably, the shallowest) of the seven seas. I think the prompt for this photo might have been HAGFISH. Below, I re-used photos from MerMay 2022 for the prompt of SALTY. I get almost all of my dolls from thrift stores, and when my collection gets too big, I re-donate some of the "supporting cast" dolls. Thus Kiki the mermaid shipping out with the "Salvation Navy." I crack myself up. Below, Atlantic and Caribbean discuss their SEA-CRETS: Thanks to posting the photo above on Instagram, I finally learned the origin of a little folk doll my great-uncle had brought back from Europe for ...
