YEMAYA: ORISHA, GODDESS, AND QUENN OF THE SEA BY RAVEN MORGAINE D&D Plush original photographs

original photographs

From the hustle and bustle of a busy shopping center to the dilapidated and overgrown shell of a once appealing mall

While each painting is a bold

coal and cotton

YEMAYA: ORISHA, GODDESS, AND QUENN OF THE SEA BY RAVEN MORGAINE D&D Plush original photographsYemaya, queen of the sea, first emerged in Yorubaland (now in modern Nigeria). A primordial deity, considered the mother of all, she is perceived by some to be at the root of numerous ancient goddesses, including Isis. During the Middle Passage, Yemaya accompanied her enslaved devotees to the Western Hemisphere, where her eventual association with the Virgin Mary helped her veneration take root and flourish. No longer a local water spirit, she is