I was so, so charmed by these illustrations by Etsian artiste and Sydney girl, Caitlin Shearer, that I had to post them right away (even though we're due for a Vintage Icon today). I love the idea of mermaids in the bathtub - it's the perfect marriage of magical and the mundane. Like fairies at the bottom of the garden. So much scope for the imagination, don't you think?








