Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Newest Obsession: Mermaids

Between growing up in a beach town and on a healthy diet of Disney, its hard not to love mermaids. These mythical creatures, also known as sirens have long captured my imagination, and my heart. In Homer's Odyssey, I loved their dark power over sailors. I related to Disney's Ariel, and her longing for another world. And let's not forgot Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah's grown up mermaid love story, Splash. I'm working on a new story, about a girl who discovers she is a mermaid. There are many subplots, and I am thinking this might turn itself into novel. Along the way, whenever I get stuck, or more likely am just procrastinating, I Google my afternoon away looking up mermaid legend and lore, and lots of images.

The picture I posted today is of a statue in the Copenhagen Harbour honoring Hans Christen Andersen and his story, you know the one Disney cartoonized. There are so many reasons I love this statue, the way she is placed on the rock, looking longingly out to sea, the way her legs are still discernible beneath her flippers--as if she is mid-mermaid-morph. I am half Danish, and also love the personal connection. I hope to see this statue in person one day...maybe on a Danish book tour for my mermaid novel.

4 comments:

  1. On my trip to Denmark during the spring of 1999 to visit my boyfriend who was an exchange student there I got to see this amazingly beautiful statue on the shore in Copenhagen. That entire city is truly amazing and a ton of fun!! Totally worth a visit no matter the reason! Lv ya... and miss ya! Holly

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  2. Art culture and a book tour overseas? Great plan! You've got it perfect! I'm looking forward to watching your transformation!

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  3. Holly! So happy to hear from you. Thanks for reading my blog.

    Thanks Karen! Unfortunately, and sometimes fortunately nothing ever goes to plan but I'm happy just to be on the journey!

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  4. Splash! I loved that movie but haven't thought about it in years. I think I'm feeling an 80s flashback movie weekend coming on. . .

    I can definitely understand why you're drawn to that statue. I would love to see it in person too!

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