Shell Mandala - Oshun

Living near the ocean has changed my life. Our afternoon walks on the beach have made me connect with the ocean in a way I haven't felt before. I've never really been much of a beach person in terms of going there as an activity, not since high school anyway.

By going almost every day, I've witnessed the way the ocean's moods change, how it's alive, how it breathes. This beautiful moving expanse of water, that stays crashing on beaches and doesn't swallow the whole world. 

Walking barefoot through the seawater has become one of my daily delights. I feel that connection very deeply when I'm in the sea too. It's like when I'm on the mountain, I'm experiencing the fynbos, the rocks, and the views. But when I'm in the ocean, I'm physically IN it, I'm a part of it, and we change each other.

"Ọṣun, is an Orisha, a spirit, a deity, or a goddess that reflects one of the manifestations of the Yorùbá Supreme Being in the Ifá oral tradition and Yoruba-based religions of West Africa. She is one of the most popular and venerated Orishas. Oshun is an important river deity among the Yorùbá people. She is the goddess of divinity, femininity, fertility, beauty and love. She is connected to destiny and divination."

• 210mm x 210mm
• Hand-signed
• Editions of 100
• High-quality digital print
• Printed on acid-free Fabriano paper 

All prints are sold unframed.