Merdog

Because mermaids need pets, too.

This is a two-piece sculpture made from Sculpey and painted with acrylics. The base, octopus, and seaweed are one piece and the sea-dog creature is another; he just rests in the seaweed and isn't attached.

This started out when I wanted to sculpt a dog, then decided to add a fish tail to it. It's built on an armature of coat hanger wire. The seaweed is also sculpted around wire; the hook of the hanger is inside the base, to which I added a rock and some seashells. The octopus was an afterthought when I decided that the base looked too plain as it was.

Although there are some areas, such as the dog's face, that I should have sculpted a little better, overall I'm really pleased with this. The merdog looks so happy, swimming amongst the seaweed, and the octopus is really cute.

Height: about 8 in. (23 cm)
Merdog length: about 11" (28 cm)