#orishas

[sir-illmatic]

[orishaarchive]

Playing with colors

Ọbà, Ọya & Ọ̀ṣun

Oba is the Orisha of marriage, domestic life, loyalty, and sacrifice.

Oya is the Orisha of Winds, storms, transformation, death/rebirth.

Oshun is the Orisha of Love, Beauty, Prosperity, and Fresh Waters

The heads in Yoruba art are often disproportionately large. This intentional distortion is a fundamental characteristic of the artwork and is based on philosophical and spiritual beliefs. The Yoruba believe that the head, or orí, is the most vital part of a person, containing their inner essence, destiny, and life force. So i thought it might be fun to make the heads of my silly designs larger to reflect this!

[soulaansiren]

[jeneka]

[jadeseadragon]

Harmonia Rosales @honeiee

Mama Onile, 60” x 48” (2024)

She is the soil from which all life began. She is memory. She is breath. This is Mama Onilé, “owner of the house,” our shared home… Earth, held by the Orishas who guard her.

While the world continues to exploit and divide her, those who remember know: she is life itself. Every storm, every bloom is her voice.

[succulentsiren]

[lusticiars]

Oshun…on a mission to draw as many revered women of all things love as I can…