Just Because

I may or may not catch a lot of grief about this, but this is my blog, right? Sharing my own opinions, thoughts, and writing about my points of view.

I started making mermaid tails because I wanted everyone to have a chance to live their childhood dream. Yes, I am also in business to make money. It is how I support myself and my family, pay my health insurance, make my mortgage payment, afford my electric bill, and my grocery bill. 

Men, women, and children of all ages have dreams and inspirations. Some children want to grow up as firefighters, police officers, or doctors. Others want to enter into the entertainment or artistic world as performers, professional dancers, or fashion designers. Then their are those who are not sure what they want to be when they grow up. Unfortunately for some, even after they are grown up have no idea what they want to do with the rest of their lives. 

Once in a while a childhood dream may be turned into a life long career. That is what happened to me. Let me tell you did I pursue it! I only pursued making mermaid tails and becoming an underwater performer because I was good at it. It was a talent. It was and still is something I breath, sleep, and live everyday of my life. Not only was I able to make it work for myself, but I had a handful of important supporters in my life. Not just family, but inspirational role models who pushed me to strive for perfection for who I am and what I am able to create today. 

In a nut shell what I am trying to say is that we can all dream and live out our dreams. However, that does not mean just because we have a strong passion or liking, we should pursue a career in that liking. There are many individuals who get involved in a specific industry because it is their passion or hobby. After time goes by they get bored, frustrated, and begin to hate what once use to be something they enjoyed. 

If your dream is to be a mermaid, then live your dream as a mermaid, but don't start a career in something that you love because you see everyone else doing it. Not everyone can succeed at making their hobbies or passions into a full fledge career. Many times it is better to just keep love, passions, and hobbies separate from work. 

I wish the best of luck to all of my fans, followers, and individuals with the same dream as me! 

Credentials

Mertailor LLC has been in business for 6 years. Be careful who you purchase from and the products which you purchase. Trust companies who are licensed, insured, and have credentials to back themselves up. Remember that you get what you pay for!

Over the past 6 years, Eric has worked with several production companies and celebrities such as:

• Walt Disney Studios - 2011
• MTV/Disney Production - Spring Break 2011
• Twig the Fairy - 2010 & 2011
• Belliscious Productions - Las Vegas
• Carly Jane Productions - 2011
• The Downtown Aquarium Denver - 2011
• Ripley’s Believe it or Not Aquarium (Myrtle Beach, SC)
• Sydney Aquarium Australia 
• Pacific Coast Beach Hotel - Hawaii 
• American Idol’s Melissa Mchgee
• T-Pain (SNL Music Video)
• Saturday Night Live
• The World Famous Weeki Wachee Mermaids
• Larry the Cable Guy (Merman Tail/Weeki Wachee Springs)
• Wyland (Artist)
• Todd Events (The Joule Hotel, Dallas Texas)
• Dive Bar (Sacramento, CA)
• Pacific Coast News
• The Silverton Casino (Las Vegas)
• Atlantis Resort (Celebrity Poker Tournament)
• Metropolis Productions
• What’s Happening Magazine
• Yow Dance (Yow Dance Fund raiser)
• Karst Productions
• Swimtastic Swim Schools

Photographers:

• Annette Batista
• Carly Jane Productions
• Andrew Brusso
• Miami Photo Studio (Abel Cruz and Jorge Freire)
• Walker Stanberry

Eric has also appeared in several documentaries, newspaper articles, and magazines.


The Mertailor is known worldwide for his mermaid tails all over the globe! Eric's mermaid tails have sent to the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, all over the USA, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Malaysia, Mexico, and many more wonderful places.

Now available at mertailor.com

New silicone tails for 2011. Check our our website to purchase yours today! 

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To come soon!

 

As most of you know, Mertailor is currently working on a new product line. Here is a sneak preview of one of our fluke sculptures.

Latex Mermaid Tails in the Works!

Working on Latex Mermaid Tails in the studio. Mertailor only uses the most quality materials available. Don't be fooled by cheap imitations. Our latex mermaid tails are lined with a rubber neoprene material which is used for everyday scuba diving. Every tail is hand painted and created to order. Check out our website to purchase one of these fabulous creations www.mertailor.com! Please keep in mind that these are production photos and not our completed product.

New silicone tails coming soon!

Community

If you want my honest opinion, I think it is a joke. Just because there is a group of people with a common passion, does not give them the right to break laws, infringe, or bully. In the real world there are laws, rules, and regulations for reasons. If people cannot follow them and get caught, they are likely to get called out by their wrongful actions or reprimanded by the law. People may not like this, but that's how the world rolls. If people do not want to get reprimanded or called out on a mistake that they made, then they should have not done it in the first place. It is a pretty simple fact of life. Right, wrong, or otherwise, when people duplicate original works of art (ie. sculptures, music, paintings, photographs, drawings, costumes, etc), they know what they are doing. Whether or not people are willing to deal with or accept the repercussions is another story in itself. Plain and simple, reproducing original images or reposting or publishing them without the consent of the original owner(s) is unlawful.

The community should be for people to be original and unique. To live dream. However, that is not the case from most material available on many public domains. Believe it or not there are hundreds of ways to create a mermaid tail. If I remember correctly from going back to my childhood days, mermaids are half human, half fish. If this is the case then there are thousands upon thousands of various species of fish. Each fish has a different color pattern caudal or fluke shape, scale patterns/shapes, and various pectoral and dorsal fins.

With that said, why do people say there is only a "select few" ways to create a mermaid tail? Unfortunately, I do not think this is the case. I think people are suffering themselves from being original by being lazy.