The City of North Charlotte holds an annual African-American art exhibition that draws entries from all over the U.S. The theme of the 2023 exhibition was “Mermaids” which was in anticipation of Disney’s live action movie “The Little Mermaid” which starred an African-American actress (Halle Bailey). Although I did not learn about the exhibit in time to submit an entry, I was inspired to create several fantasy pieces like this one called “Mermaid’s Treasure”.