Maybe the tragedy of the human race was that we had forgotten we were each Divine. -Shirley MacLaine
The inspiration for Divine Things came to me one summer on Martha’s Vineyard. The island is wrapped in a wild, raw beauty. There are images of mermaids everywhere. Lying on the beach, it’s not hard to imagine a secret world beneath the waves.
The mermaid in the illustration is a metaphor for the exquisiteness that so often lives below the surface. It takes an open mind and heart to discern it. But then again, sometimes all it takes is just looking……
I took this picture of my daughter Bridget on Martha’s Vineyard, around the time she posed for the illustration. She is a mermaid of the landlocked variety. For more information on mermaids check out my friend Margot Datz’s A Survival Guide for Landlocked Mermaids All text and images © Sue Shanahan. All rights reserved.
Commonplace Grace 
Lovely image, and daughter.
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Thank you
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Since I was a little girl I’ve often fantasized I was a mermaid. I’m drawn to water and all the beauty it holds. There’s something magical about the sun glistening on the surface of water, and it sets my imagination to wandering!
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I have a feeling being a mermaid is a secret wish of many little girls. I imagine after Disney’s, The Little Mermaid came out, fuel was really added to that fire. 🙂
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Intellignece and simplicity – easy to understand how you think.
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I like very much the combination of illustration and photographs. Beautiful.
robert
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Thank you for taking the time to share. Your kind words make my day. Cheers
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Beautiful, beautiful young lady.
But blessed is the mother who raised this lovely one and allowed beauty to bloom guided yet unhindered.
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Thank you for that. To guide her but keep her unhindered was my goal.
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