Art

Hand-hooked Mermaids!

There’s nothing better than a lovely mermaid, especially whimsical home decor.  As if fabulous mermaid furniture isn’t awesome enough…look at these handmade mermaid hook rugs!

Just look at the fabulous handmade rugs from Claire Murray!

These gorgeous rugs are from Claire Murray Lifestyles, but we came across them while browsing the oh-so-inspiring Completely Coastal Blog. Aren’t these gorgeous? What a fun and funky way to add a little mermaid magic to a room! Make sure to check out even more mermaids as well as all of the wonderful coastal home décor Claire Murray Lifestyles has to offer, and for all the coastal and nautical inspiration you could ever want, follow Completely Coastal on their blog and Facebook page!

We just love this piece! Fabulous!

Have you seen a mermaid lately? Well, we’d sure love to hear about it! Please send your stories and sightings to diane@mermaidcottages.com today!


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Catch the WAVE!

Artwork featured: The Wave, oil on canvas 30x40"

Everyone at Mermaid Cottages is so excited! Peter Polites, owner of Mermaid Cottages’ very own Tybee Daze Cottage, has a wonderful exhibit premiering soon!

Architect and artist Peter Polites (Puh-light’-us) lives in Atlanta. Founder of Polites Associates Architects, his work in both professions has been influenced by growing up in Savannah, Georgia’s old world beauty. As the architect of the art museum on the Hudson River, an Olympic monument, and scores of commercial and residential projects around the country, Polites believes …

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Third Thursday Fall Series on Tybee

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It’s Third Thursday time again on Tybee Island! Clear your schedule and come on down to the island for a fabulous evening at the beach. The festivities begin at 5 p.m. at the Tybrisa/Strand Roundabout with live outdoor music to enjoy as you explore downtown, stroll around the Pier and Pavilion, or simply find a spot to dig your toes into the sand. This Thursday’s featured artist is Jason Bible, and you don’t want to miss the show!

The Third Thursday Fall Series is a free and family friendly event and, even if the weather doesn’t cooperate, the show will go on! In case of rain, the show will move to Spanky’s Beachside along Strand Avenue. So, you have no excuses! Make plans to spend this Thursday evening on Tybee Island- there’s no better place to be. See you there!

Join us this Thursday on Tybee Island!

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More Fabulous Mermaid Art!

What’s better than one beautiful piece of functional mermaid inspired art? Well, more than one of course! If you remember, last week we shared Karyn Z.’s fabulous mermaid coffee table with you. The table was the creation of the super talented Duke DesRochers. This week, Duke himself has shared more fabulous mermaid creations with us! Just look at these gorgeous pieces. Simply stunning! Don’t you just love the way the lovely ladies seem to dance in place? We can’t get enough!

Just a sampling of the amazing talent of artist, Duke DesRochers!

Find out more about artist Duke DesRochers over at his blog or follow him on Facebook and never miss seeing his newest work, right in your news feed! Thank you so much for sharing your amazing talent with us Duke. Keep those sultry sirens coming- they are too amazing for words!

If you’ve seen a mermaid, we’d love to hear about it! Please send your mermaid sightings to diane@mermaidcottages.com and keep an eye out…your sighting could be featured right here on our blog. He can’t wait to hear from you!

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