OurBeginings

I am Angela, the Costumer, Coordinator, Performer/Model, Administrative Assistant and Web Designer for FoxMoon Productions. I am the creator of the tails we use for our Merfolk performances at various fairs and events and the maker of the tails we sell here online to "Make Your Mermaid Dreams Come True"

For many years there has been a mermaid at the Norman Medieval Fair at a bridge known as the Beggar's Bridge. The First mermaid to appear there was Madeleine Lambert, a beautiful Mermaid with a shimmering tail who enchanted the fair crowd for 6 years. After Madeleine retired, the joy of having a mermaid became the responsibility of various volunteers, each taking turns to wear a beautiful sequined tail made by one Amy Kercher. Amy and a number of other volunteers held this tradition for several years.

At the 2000 fair I was allowed to be one of those volunteers, and that is when my passion for performing as a mer began. Unfortunately, I do not have a picture of this performance yet. Pictures before 2001 are very limited in our collection.

In 2001, for my second performance as a mermaid there, I decided to try my hand at creating my own tail, a gold one. Doing so allowed a wonderful friend of mine to be able to wear the other tail. This would be the first time two adult mermaids had ever been present at the same time.

The first tail I made. Mermaid pictured was known as Pearl most often. Now known as Garnette.

Commonly mistaken for Ariel, was the mermaid most commonly known as Coral

The next year, I attempted once again to create a better, more versatile tail. I attempted a few other designs before I found our current and best designs which are suitable for land and swimming. This could not have been accomplished without the help of a former Weeki Wachee Mermaid who gave me a pointer or two on materials. Our tails are in no way a duplicate of the famous Weeki Wachee tails. They are my own original design.

When I had my tail design figured out we spoke with the fair coordinator again and she seemed very pleased with our ideas and the tails. Our first appearance as the Merfolk of the Norman Medieval Fair was at the 2002 Norman Mardi Gras Parade where we won the trophy for "The King's Favorite."

Then we had our fair performance and brought a whole new style and flair to the mermaids as the MERFOLK at the bridge. It was the first year that the bridge was populated on both sides by mermen, mermaids and even merchildren of all ages. Now we are a full troupe of merfolk, including a few guards, photographers and more

Since then the location of the fair has moved and we now have a sunken ship in a playground we dubbed Merfolk Cove that we get to set up with the Merfolk each year at Reaves Park, in Norman, OK.

However, though this site is based solely on our Merfolk, they are not our only performances. We also perform as other fae creatures and even historical characters as far back as the 6th Century Romano-Britain world. Contact us for more information on that if you are interested. Also, if you want further information about booking us for any of our performances, especially that of the Merfolk, or you want a tail of your own for yourself or for someone you love, contact us.

Making Mer-Dreams Come True,

~Angela

AKA

Garnette*<><