Mermaid Self Portrait, 2025

It's a picture of me as a mermaid with bright orange hair and a bright orange tail. And I'm in the ocean with my crab friend and a starfish and a seashell. And I'm in the sea surrounded by blue waves. It's a fused glass mosaic. And I used glass pieces, three shades of blue for the sea. And I used three shades of brown for the sand. And I used pink for the shell on my left. And I used brown and gold on my right for the starfish. And I used blue glass for the crab. I have bright orange hair, curly hair, and earrings in my ears. And I am waving to the people on the land. And I'm just relaxing on the sand before I swim back into the sea. I used a glass cutter tool. I wore safety goggles and safety gloves so I wouldn't cut myself.

Aba audio describes her Mermaid Self Portrait artwork:

It’s a picture of me as a mermaid with bright orange hair and a bright orange tail. And I’m in the ocean with my crab friend and a starfish and a seashell. And I’m in the sea surrounded by blue waves. It’s a fused glass mosaic. And I used glass pieces, three shades of blue for the sea. And I used three shades of brown for the sand. And I used pink for the shell on my left. And I used brown and gold on my right for the starfish. And I used blue glass for the crab. I have bright orange hair, curly hair, and earrings in my ears. And I am waving to the people on the land. And I’m just relaxing on the sand before I swim back into the sea. I used a glass cutter tool. I wore safety goggles and safety gloves so I wouldn’t cut myself.

Mermaid Self Portrait (Unfired), 2025

The finished mermaid piece, yet to be fired. The background is the sea with three shades of blue and there are three shades of brown in the sand. There is a red piece of coral to complete the piece.

Aba Garbarah reflects on her final fired Mermaid Self Portrait artwork

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