I made this mermaid triptych a few years back. It is about transformation. Like the the little mermaid in the Danish fairytale, I wanted more than anything to be human. I wanted legs. I wanted the life I didn't have.
Stemming from early abuse, I associated "different" with being fundamentally wrong. I was repulsed by my differentness.
Over time, God has slowly convinced me that my uniqueness is secondary to my value and worth as a human being. Every day, I am learning to love myself more wholly and without reserve.
At the top of my piece inside the rusty circle it says: She came to terms with what her limitations were and turned them into strengths.
