Fairy and mermaid sketches

I've started sketching fantasy again. I need fantasy in my life and my guess is I'm not the only one. My concepts came from watching the Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack with the kids. There have got to be a lot of human bones at the bottom of the sea right? Remember that seen in Disney's The Little Mermaid in Ariel's grotto with all the human stuff? Where were the human bones? My mermaid concept is that mercreatures use human bones and skulls for all kinds of things in their world like building material, jewelry, furniture, you get the picture. 

That got me thinking about fairies. Fairies are really outdoor creatures so wouldn't they be more tough, even warrior like? They would use bits of bones, wood, rock and feathers for their needs. Not to mention clay and mud to help with the glare of the sun and sunscreen! 

A Piece of My Mind Each Day. 01-11-10

I woke up this morning with pains in my back and neck. I have been stressed more than usual lately, so in pain (even after taking a few ibuprofin) I sketched my imagined captors, the "stress fairies." These beings have tools to pick, push and pull in the neck area until you are in pain and can no longer move. At night, they put on heavy, steel toe boots, and dance on the stressed victim's back. They stomp and kick all night until the break of dawn. At least, that's what it feels like.
I did a quick sketch of my view from a path I walk at lunch and on some breaks, but obviously, it did not come out as well as usual. Such is the day. I wrote down "Organized are my thoughts-so is my capability to sketch properly." Today, being not such an organized day in my mind. But it's still a piece of it!