Carla Watkins is a photographic artist working in the realms of fantasy, magic & imagination, and different ways to look at the world. She lives & works on the north Essex coastline which suits her mermaid heart.
Through her photography, alter ego work, mermaiding, burlesque & cosplay, she creates images which could have come from a dream or from the pages of a book.
She also shoots mermaids, fantasy and magical portraits for clients – come & play!
Take the magic home
Limited and open edition prints, art cards and more – explore my shop for an escape from reality, and some gift ideas!
Recent happenings…
Introducing Foiled Again workshops – make the prettiest shoes & boots ever!
OMG you guys! I can't believe I haven't written about this properly yet! Do you want the shiniest,...
My mermaid tail is not AI
I've spent quite a bit of time recently reading about AI - it seems to suddenly be everywhere,...
Photos with my younger self
There's a really lovely trend doing the rounds on social media, inspired by poet Jennae Cecilia,...
Vision board: 2025
A fairly speedy post today - it's Imbolc, the pagan start of spring and my personal new year. I...
Collections: returning to dolls
You might have spotted some miniature scenes on my socials recently, and the photo of me chatting...
Barbies need brand shoots too • Doll photography
During lockdown I obviously had no actual brand shoots with clients, so I bought a couple of...
This is 38
I can't remember a time when I didn't take photos of myself - I've always been the most convenient...
Catching up with Raven Queen
It's been what feels like forever since I had a chance to work on something just for fun, but a...
The Wivenhoe Art Trail – May 2024
It’s been a whirlwind of a few weeks, but the 17-19th May marked the first Wivenhoe Art Trail of...
Making signs for my art business
For the art trail, the studio in general and the occasional events I do, I wanted to make some...
New studio signage
For open studios / the art trail and beyond! Although I moved into my new studio six months ago,...
Pop up shop magic
I got to play shop and have far too much fun - I had a two week pop up shop next door to Colcheco,...