The Mermaid Lorelei gazes from the depths, dispassionately tempting yet another sailor to his doom. This creation, which reigns as the first in the artist’s Mermaids series, requires some explanation: it is the culmination of multiple works of art, each unique in its own right. Beginning with a life-size sketch, the artist then applies that sketch to a specialized rubbery vinyl which adheres to the surface of a panel of glass. 

Each line of the sketch was cut from the vinyl by hand and then carved into a 3/4” thick panel of glass. Once the glass carving was completed, the artist then stretched muslin fabric over the glass and executed a graphite hand rubbing of the design beneath. The rubbing was then embellished with pen and ink to create the image you see here.

The original carved glass Lorelei resides in the lakeside home of a private collector in Woodinville, WA

Many of the techniques used in the creation of the original piece are incorporated into the artist’s unique reproductions. All reproductions are created by the artist and her team in Santa Fe, New Mexico.