H63xW59cm; Part-glazed S/W, slumped glass inserts

A development from Wonder of love. The mermaid’s preoccupation with her own image both makes her more alluring – she needs to be roused or conquered – and provides opportunity for viewer to be voyeur. While the reverse mermaid is more sexually available than the traditional fish-tailed version, she doesn’t present much of a come-on, leaving her free to indulge in self-absorption with her own image.