Transgender Mermaid

Tranny Mermaid

I started working on this during a short holiday to Sabah. Working on art during a holiday is the worst idea, ever. Most of my luggage space was consumed with art supplies and canvas, that I didn't have much space left for clothes. 

The idea came from binge-watching Orange is the new Black. I'm drawn to Sophia's character. The correctional facility had cut down her hormone dosage and she feared losing what she had worked so hard for. Hence the sagging skin and breasts that translated into this piece. 

Tail scales made with plastic spoons and the breast cover, with coffee stirrers.