Every Second Breath features a faceted onyx and petrified wood beaded mermaid with a needle felted tail and glowing fin. She is sitting on treated manzanita tree root. Her island is surrounded by glowing blue phytoplankton that produce the oxygen for every second breath of her chilling song. The ocean waves were painstaking formed of hardened blue silk fabric and painted with a sparkling deep blue Unicorn Spit mixture. She is 6" tall and on an 8" round of balsa wood. She is part of my series "Beads Unstrung into Lands Far-Flung". Shipping in very high or very low temperatures might damage the piece. If you order while temps are above 80° or below 40°, I will suggest paying for expedited shipping or letting me ship when temps are down. The shipping prices on these one of a kind pieces are mostly guesswork for me until I sell a few. If I have overpriced the shipping, I will refund you the difference.