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MisticUnicorn β€” A Mother's Work

Published: 2007-01-31 01:55:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 36921; Favourites: 830; Downloads: 0
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Description Β©2007 Sarah B. Seiter - - Please do not use without permission

This is a submission to the Merbaby contest at which is to turn her beautiful daughter Lyra into a mermaid

I have a two-year-old of my own and I created this image to capture how I often feel throughout the day as I rescue my child from random dangers. Thing is, he does not see the danger. It is a wide world of interesting and beautiful things to him. For a mother, the challenge is to know when to intervene and when to let a child learn through their own experiences.

EDIT: I added some detail shots here-
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"A Father's Work is from Sun to Sun, but a Mother's Work is Never Done" - Author Unknown
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Thanks to stock from-
(took bits and pieces from several different images)

I have a list of all the rest of the stock I used to create this, but I can’t find the disk that I burned it to. I will edit this description as soon as I find it.
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Comments: 152

kayceeus [2007-02-18 19:31:05 +0000 UTC]

Congratulations on winning the contest, you did such a wonderful job on this piece!!

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NatalieKelsey In reply to ??? [2007-02-18 14:00:19 +0000 UTC]

So lovely and stunning! the baby's ears really made this pic for me. And as a mother of three, the composition/concept just touched my heart. Gorgeous work!

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GothicLizzie [2007-02-18 08:02:17 +0000 UTC]

Aww that is absolutely adorable!!!

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Vylet3 In reply to ??? [2007-02-17 20:09:47 +0000 UTC]

Congratulations on the win!!!! Absolutely beautiful piece!!!

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yulii In reply to ??? [2007-02-17 19:53:58 +0000 UTC]

what an absolutely gorgeous work..!

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Della-Stock [2007-02-17 15:55:03 +0000 UTC]

Congrats on the win, I have an 8 month old daughter and can relate to this! What a beautiful manip!

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mizzd-stock In reply to Della-Stock [2007-02-17 15:59:10 +0000 UTC]

indeed I can relate VERY well too!

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lilly-stock [2007-02-16 03:31:07 +0000 UTC]

wow absolutely amazing, the colours and details are fantastic!

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Ciberfriky In reply to ??? [2007-02-13 09:34:38 +0000 UTC]

So emotional ! You catch the feeling!

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LynTaylor [2007-02-11 20:10:17 +0000 UTC]

Wow! That is incredibly beautiful

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amarilli In reply to ??? [2007-02-09 08:04:44 +0000 UTC]

You have used the stocks in a really intelligent, sensible and creative way! this work is soo sweet, true and beautiful!!! and so well done !!!

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Paigesmum-stock In reply to ??? [2007-02-08 02:23:42 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work!!!

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Dandelion-lion In reply to ??? [2007-02-07 15:22:49 +0000 UTC]

Wow, your going to win for sure, I dont stand a chance.
But its an honor to be in competition with such a wonderful piece of art. Its just lovely and so magical.

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MisticUnicorn In reply to Dandelion-lion [2007-02-07 17:45:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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alienation [2007-02-06 19:10:45 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome! I love it!
Good luck on the contest

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LittleSorceress In reply to ??? [2007-02-05 23:08:45 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!!

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seystudios In reply to ??? [2007-02-04 19:11:28 +0000 UTC]

ooo!

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Lluhnij [2007-02-01 21:35:13 +0000 UTC]

Totally wonderful, a masterpiece

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HuntressLight In reply to ??? [2007-02-01 18:04:06 +0000 UTC]

*gaspers* Oh wow! This is an amazing idea and execution! Such beautiful work!!!! <3<3<3<3! I love how you made an action scene here, and used so many different images of Ida & Lyra to accomplish it ^x^ The detail on Ida is just wonderful ^x^ I love their tails, especially Lyra's glowy fin bit And her ear! *squee* I LOVE pointed ears and scalloped is just all the more fun ^x^

If she manages to catch the butterfly, will she stick it to her shirt like her collection of starfish buddies? ^x^ But mommy swims too fast to let her get that horrid little lure... bad fisherman!

I really so love the shiny fin bit ^x^

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MisticUnicorn In reply to HuntressLight [2007-02-01 18:16:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the great comment You made my day

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HuntressLight In reply to MisticUnicorn [2007-02-01 18:38:38 +0000 UTC]

Eee, I love it when I do that XD This is SUCH a great image, though. Will there be a print available?

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MisticUnicorn In reply to HuntressLight [2007-02-02 02:27:56 +0000 UTC]

I have not decided yet, but I am thinking about it since there has been a really good response to this image

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mizzd-stock In reply to MisticUnicorn [2007-02-17 16:00:04 +0000 UTC]

Oh you def. should!

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HuntressLight In reply to MisticUnicorn [2007-02-02 16:11:37 +0000 UTC]

Yay!!! *jumps up and down happily*

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supergirlanna In reply to ??? [2007-02-01 16:32:04 +0000 UTC]

i love the little quote at the bottom, wonderfull done work! great concept!

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Milui [2007-02-01 13:41:55 +0000 UTC]

Oh how sweet!!!!! this baby is soooo cute!!! You did a great job on the details! her fishernet-top and everything. *hops around and wanting to cuddle this baby*

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ladynight In reply to ??? [2007-01-31 21:31:21 +0000 UTC]

It's such a beautiful picture, your work is so good.

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ladynight [2007-01-31 21:30:45 +0000 UTC]

It's such a beautiful picture, your work is so good.

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Vylet3 [2007-01-31 20:54:11 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! And so true!!!

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adsmonkey [2007-01-31 18:10:14 +0000 UTC]

awesome work

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Bexter-TheLil-Ferret [2007-01-31 17:07:25 +0000 UTC]

brilliant manipulation

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Cynnalia [2007-01-31 16:58:59 +0000 UTC]

Amazing job...I love everything about it!

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dragontamer363 In reply to ??? [2007-01-31 15:51:24 +0000 UTC]

realy nice- great deigns and awesome drawings. i love the clothes and fin deisgns too.

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Psychadelica In reply to ??? [2007-01-31 15:37:09 +0000 UTC]

I'm like a mom to my sister and...ain't it true.

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pearwood [2007-01-31 13:41:38 +0000 UTC]

Delightful, Sarah.
And it's a little boy about to get himself in trouble, wouldn't you know.
Steve

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theNekk [2007-01-31 10:15:24 +0000 UTC]

I really like the way you portrayed such a true phrase. Very nicely done... kudos!

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FrozenStarART In reply to ??? [2007-01-31 09:48:58 +0000 UTC]

wonderful work it's so cute and the concept is so true mothers always look after their children

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pathar In reply to ??? [2007-01-31 09:21:39 +0000 UTC]

It's very interesting. Watching it is pleasure for me.

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Iardacil In reply to ??? [2007-01-31 08:45:53 +0000 UTC]

Stunning...

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ErebusOdora [2007-01-31 06:24:50 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic work

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mizzd-stock In reply to ??? [2007-01-31 06:20:00 +0000 UTC]

gorgeus work.. too bad its so small....

would you consider uploading a bigger version or at least a detail? Looks like there are lots of them that you can't really enjoy

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MisticUnicorn In reply to mizzd-stock [2007-01-31 15:23:36 +0000 UTC]

Sure I will try to do that later today

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mizzd-stock In reply to MisticUnicorn [2007-01-31 16:51:44 +0000 UTC]

oh great!

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fantasyislove In reply to ??? [2007-01-31 05:10:09 +0000 UTC]

so pretty! Love the mother, great details. The raised border looks pretty nice, too.

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Unmeimiru In reply to ??? [2007-01-31 04:22:56 +0000 UTC]

ain't that true? i've never had a child myself, but i watched youngans young as twelve months.

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PickledPixie [2007-01-31 04:08:15 +0000 UTC]

Just beautiful.
Such tenderness, love & emotion is felt in this piece.

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miskis In reply to ??? [2007-01-31 03:54:51 +0000 UTC]

wonderful concept.. wonderfully realized.

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whisperelmwood In reply to ??? [2007-01-31 03:32:19 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous work.

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Mz-skellington [2007-01-31 02:45:57 +0000 UTC]

Gosh I envy you its wonderful I love the mothers expression How beatiful!

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ElkStarRanchArtwork In reply to ??? [2007-01-31 02:18:34 +0000 UTC]

very stunning - wow - it looks so real and lifelike and I can just see a little merman heading right for that butterfly not knowing it was a trap! Very well done!

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