Thanks, everyone!

Michelle, I based them on cicada wings...my favorite bug! My daughter might remember the Sectaurs, but I don't offhand.

"In the imaginal and dream realms of the Greek mythology variety, cicadas were originally human, but they were easily enchanted humans. The Muses, who were fairy-nymph-goddess like beings, played such lovely music for them one summer that they danced all through the day and night. They danced so long and so wholeheartedly, that they died without realizing it. The muses took pity on them, and granted them new lives as creatures who never needed to sleep or eat, and would only sing all day and night. This is when they became cicadas."

Fifi, Considering the amount of labor that goes into making a tail like this, it won't be inexpensive. With the built-in top and custom monofin (with translucent fluke), probably starting at around $3000 US. It's a lot of money for a lot of work, I know, but considering, for instance, that each individual scale can have upwards of 5 separate processes to achieve a certain effect...well, you can see from my tailmaking thread how much goes into the making!

I do love making them, though!