Above is a video I put together in 2022 showing the creation of my latest personal mermaid tail (at the time) nicknamed "Chester" after my original iconic mermaid tail.
Hey my fishes, courtney mermaid here!I am an artist and content creator from Vancouver, Canada and in June of 2018 I quit my day job as a character designer in the animation industry to pursue my passion of designing and bringing to life, fully functional and highly detailed fabric mermaid tails!
My mermaid adventure began in 2006 with a pair of flippers, some Spandex, and a dream. Once I knew it was possible to make a swimmable fabric mermaid tail, I was hooked!
In 2011 I began to experiment with digital designs in Photoshop where I used specialty fabric paints to bring the designs to life on plain white Spandex. From there my mother helped me explore the potential for having my original designs printed directly onto fabric and in 2017 she found me a printer willing to test it out! It was a smashing success and before I had orders coming in from all over the world! Through my YouTube channel I share my own adventures as an Autistic creative running a small business online in an aim to entertain, educate, and inspire others, as well as to document my life as a full time artist and content creator.
I am also an ambassador for FINIS (www.finisswim.com), I have my AIDA 1 freediving certification and I also belong to our local merfolk community known as Mermaids of BC. Happy Swimming! Courtney Mermaid words to live by: |
Courtney Mermaid's evolution from 2011, 2016, 2021, to 2022.
tools of the tradeAdobe Photoshop | Procreate | Wacom Cintiq 16
iPad Pro (Gen 2) | MacBook Pro | Custom Windows PC iPhone 15 Pro Max | SINGER Heavy Duty 4423 Sewing Machine GoPro HERO 9 | Blue Yeti USB Mic |